School and Learning

To learn the best ways to work with and around the education code in Louisiana, contact several homeschool resource and support groups in Louisiana and speak with parents who are experienced with homeschooling.

Homeschooling offers kids a safe environment, free from the difficulties and struggles many of their schooled peers face on a daily basis.

The Well-Trained Mind: A Guide to Classical Education at Home by Jessie Wise and Susan Wise Bauer is a recommended guidebook to homeschooling.

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Find out what to look for in an after-school program.

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This article outlines what you need to know if you're considering homeschooling your child.

A parent seeks advice on how to get her daughter to take her college classes seriously.

This expert suggests ways to deal with a failing teacher-parent relationship.

Exposure to more than one language will reinforce mastery of syntax for gifted students.

The Kuhlmann-Anderson Intelligence Test is a standardized group intelligence test that may be given in grades K-12.

If your child is enrolled in a public school, contact her teacher or the principal and ask to have her referred for testing by the school psychologist.

Unfortunately, many schools screen for achievement or intelligence, and do further testing only if the child scores at a high level initially.

Learn what you can do to encourage a young creative writer.

Don't let your child be the conduit between you and the teacher, particularly when you have different behavioral expectations.

There are many reasons why a kindergartner might not be able to stay on task in the classroom.

Some students have trouble adjusting to the stricter environment of the first grade.

When a former teacher's pet starts causing trouble in class, it's time to make an appointment with the child's school counselor.

Children who have difficulty learning their letters despite repeated exposure to them may in fact be showing early signs of dyslexia.

Learn some tips for helping kids who have difficulty mastering math facts.