By Brenda, on May 28th, 2010%
I just read an article about a school district in Charlestown, Indiana that experimented with giving laptops to middle and high school students. The results were inspiring to say the least.
I was especially interested in the comments made by a couple of the students who said that using a laptop in school helped them maintain their . . . → Read More: Laptops, Learning, and ADHD
By Brenda, on April 27th, 2010%
My son Andy has been struggling through one of those classes with a mind numbingly boring textbook. Hey, you know they exist.
Thankfully he understands the importance of reading and retaining the material whether or not he’s interested in it.
I went over a technique with him that I have taught students for years. It has . . . → Read More: Retaining What You Read
By Brenda, on April 21st, 2010%
As the parent of an ADD Student, it’s up to you to make sure that the basics are covered when it comes to learning.
Each of us has strengths as well as weaknesses, and we all benefit when we learn to minimize our weaknesses and maximize our strengths.
Some weaknesses are things that are just a part of . . . → Read More: Getting the Basics