This the third and last post in a series from veteran educator and interview coach Charlie Margolis on creativity, higher order thinking and raising creative children. You can view the first post and second post – and then finish the discussion below! Whether or not a child fully develops his/her creative potential depends – to a large degree – on the environment. At home and in school, children need to
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“My contention is that creativity now is as important in education as literacy, and we should treat it with same status” – Sir Ken Robinson This is the first in a series of posts from veteran educator and interview coach Charlie Margolis on creativity, higher order thinking and raising creative children. A Bucket, Mop and… For many years, I washed my floors with a rag mop and
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There is no doubt that Full-Day Kindergarten is sweeping our nation. More and more school districts across the country are finding funding and space to offer a longer day of instruction verses a shorter half day. Over the past few years an abundance of research has been provided to prove that there are many benefits for the full day model. And so, the district
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For parents and children, the end of the day can be a busy and stressful time. When picking up young children from their child care center … are we connecting with our child and child’s teacher … OR are we on the phone, sending texts or focused on where we have to rush off to next? Author and parenting speaker Bill Corbett provides some tips for
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We had a question on a recent blog post about picking up your child at the end of the day. Monica asked the following question: “I will soon be sending my 6 month baby to child care and am wondering how to reconnect. She is already having stranger anxiety and we’ve developed a strong bond. I don’t want her to be mad at me for
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Do you use reward charts at home? Are you looking to start using one and need some ideas for getting started? Victoria Ballard, founder of The Victoria Chart Company shares with us some tips for parents who are want to get started, as says that “parents involvement is just as important as the child’s when it comes to using the chart.” Here are some
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We asked Bill Corbett to explain his idea of having children create their own “Dream Book” as a way for them to discover their passions and encourage their dreams. Here’s what Bill has to say … With a show of hands, how many of you reading this blog post would like to have a child who lives a happy life as an adult? And
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Below is a post from Charlie Margolis, who will share his expertise on the topic of parent-teacher conferences. Read below for PART 1 on having a successful parent-teacher conference. A member of Toastmasters once asked me, “What is the single most important thing that an effective speaker has to do?” Whether you are talking to several hundred people or holding a parent/teacher conference, it’s about how
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Here is PART 2 on having a successful parent-teacher conference from professional educator and interview coach, Charlie Margolis. (You can read PART 1 here, if you haven’t already). Below are more tips for teachers … Be a Diplomat I recall a mother who called me to see if her son had turned-in his term project. “I would do it for him, if I could, if I
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We had a question from a parent for Bill Corbett (our blog Parenting Expert ). This parent has a child who is having difficulty coping with decision making. She worries so much that she will make the “wrong” choice – that she gets so upset and argues. Here is the original question: “One of my 7 yr old daughters gives us a run for our money.
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