Learning Differences

Download and listen to Episode 12 (This is a Google Drive file) My son’s math teacher created a new system for homework submission. It requires him to take pictures of his homework and upload it to an app with the title of the homework. Seems simple enough right?...

Download and Listen to Episode 10 (This is a Google Drive file) One of my favorite shows is The Middle on ABC as they seem to have the pulse on what it's like to live in most American homes these days.  A good friend of mine once told me, "Sometimes it hits too close...

How to Conquer Disorganization and Homework Angst: Four Solutions| This post contains affiliate links | Download and Listen to Episode 9 (This is a Google Drive file) UPDATE 8/8/18:  We are getting ready for back to school and I chatted with each of my boys about...

Download and Listen to Episode 6 (This is a Google Drive file) Ugh....Study skills and test prep.  I know it's important to teach my son.  Often I neglect to think about the long term effect of not teaching this life skill.  To motivate me more, I like to think of the...

Download and Listen to Episode 1 (This is a Google Drive file)   During the middle school open house, I was nervous as I stood in line waiting to speak to my son’s teachers. Each teacher had very similar things to say about my son, he was letting just little...

Writing math notes has changed significantly from when we went to school.  In retrospect, did I even take math notes?  Very rarely did I write much down beside the problems my teacher was writing on the board.  I never thought about writing down key vocabulary words...

.com.As I rocked back and forth in my office chair, I listened intently to my 12 year old bragging to me that he got an 82 on his latest test in World Civilizations without even studying. I couldn't help but scream inside of my head. But no. I kept my boxtox brow in...

The room was brightly lit and worry washed over me as I stared at the math test. I could hear two things: pencils writing and popcorn popping. My teacher announced that he needed to step out of the room grab an item for our movie. After the door closed, a boy in my...

My frustrated student tosses her math test on my desk. I sense she’s fighting back tears, but I don’t make eye contact as I know the tears will bubble over onto her cheeks. Scanning down the page, I look at the marks the teacher has left in red. It’s not that she...

Most of my students have major issues with online learning in general. Especially Khan Academy. I always tell them, “For a free teacher, it is amazing! But, you get what you pay for.” Khan Academy was really the first to empower online learning. I will tell you the...