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High Expectations: “Tough” Teachers Benefit Students

by Laura Maniglia | Feb 18, 2020 | academic standing, classroom management, instruction, learning, parents, teacher effectiveness, teachers

Grade inflation is very prevalent. Because grades provided by teachers are highly subjective, comparing grade point averages (GPA’s) whether from...

Discipline: The Essential Component for Learning

by Laura Maniglia | May 14, 2019 | attention & focus, classroom management, non-cognitive skills, soft skills, student engagement, students, teachers

Recent studies regarding disciplinary programs in the nation’s schools include a popular program known as “restorative justice.” This is an alternative to traditional methods of punishment such as suspension. According to a recent discussion among educational leaders...

The “Recipe” for Instilling Intrinsic Motivation in Students

by Laura Maniglia | Mar 17, 2019 | attention & focus, cognitive skills, creativity, instruction, interpersonal relations, metacognition, mindset, SEL, soft skills, student engagement, students, teachers

Intrinsic motivation, the type that emanates from an internal drive rather than an external one, empowers an individual to persist in any endeavor. An elite athlete training for the Olympics, or a classical pianist preparing for an international competition can...

Changing the Academic Calendar

by Laura Maniglia | Mar 10, 2019 | instruction, students, teachers

Why does the American public school system adhere to a 180 day calendar? Why do high school students begin their day earlier than elementary students? Can changes to the school day and calendar effect substantial changes in academic outcomes? When America was an...

Sleep and Anxiety

by Laura Maniglia | Dec 30, 2018 | attention & focus, cognitive skills, Sleep, students, teachers

Quality sleep is crucial for good health. While that statement may be a truism, why do so many people underestimate the importance of good sleep habits? Not until the 1990’s did medical research focus on what appeared obvious to parents and teachers....

Erudition: How important is Vocabulary?

by Laura Maniglia | Dec 6, 2018 | academic standing, active learning, attention & focus, cognitive skills, instruction, language, parents, reading, teachers

Vocabulary refers to the words we must understand to communicate effectively. Educators often consider four types of vocabulary: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. The average teenager has about 3,000 words in his vocabulary. However, in 2016 researchers...

High Expectations: “Tough” Teachers Benefit Students

Discipline: The Essential Component for Learning

The “Recipe” for Instilling Intrinsic Motivation in Students

Changing the Academic Calendar

Sleep and Anxiety

Erudition: How important is Vocabulary?

If schools were permitted to have just one training, this is the one!