Moving Ahead in Mid-Year
Think carefully before allowing your child to leap ahead in the curriculum during the school year. read more
March 28, 2002
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My Child Is "Labeled" as Bad
It is important that children get the help they need to behave appropriately at school. read more
March 1, 2001
Academic Underachiever
Part of an academic underachiever's problem may be that he has never come to "own" this as his problem. read more
November 17, 1998
Adapt Lessons to Your Child's Interests
Play to your child's interests in order to motivate him academically. read more
July 30, 2001
Are My Classroom Rules Paranoid?
It's quite normal for a bad experience to have effects on classroom rules, but one needs to be rational about the actual risks faced. read more
March 31, 2000
Artistically Talented, but Unmotivated
It is not at all unusual for gifted kids to immerse themselves in a single subject or interest to the exclusion of other topics. read more
April 22, 2002
Attitude Problem in School
If your child has a bad attitude in school, it's time to plan a conference. read more
October 31, 2000
Big Differences in Daughter's Test Scores
A school psychologist can explain the various tests (e.g., what they are designed to measure), discuss your daughter's performance, and comment on how... read more
August 29, 2001
Building Better Test Scores
Find ideas on how to help a child become a better test-taker. read more
July 5, 2000
Can Color Blindness Affect Gifted Testing?
An eye-care practitioner can determine what sorts of specific color combinations would be significant for a child with color blindness. read more
November 20, 2001
Choosing to Repeat a Grade
It's rarely a good idea to hold back a good student simply because she wants to stick around. read more
May 30, 2001