School and Learning

This article discusses the pros and cons of taking a break before entering college.

Giftedness is an extremely robust trait and can survive in all kinds of circumstances. For one thing, a child's giftedness is not going to go away.

Play to your child's interests in order to motivate him academically.

Ease your child back into education after a particularly bad experience with a teacher.

What questions should you ask when looking for a new school for a child with an auditory processing deficit?

In this fun activity, you'll trace your child's feet so that he can make his own species of dinosaur!

Despite the trend toward computer-based learning, an aversion to writing by hand still needs to be overcome.

Do you have any suggestions to help our gifted daughter feel good about being intelligent and to understand that learning might not always have a "fun" component?

Special teaching programs for preschoolers are not necessary. Find out what is.

For teaching young children, an interactive course of study, rather than a textbook, is recommended.

Parents have given very mixed reviews of the "Hooked on Phonics" program. As a homeschooling parent, it would not be my first choice.

A parent wonders whether sending his child to a private school will confer some sort of advantage in getting into college.

A smart but distracted child may just need a bit of time to play developmental catch-up.

More than one achievement test score needs to be looked at in order to determine if your child's school is providing him and the other students with the education they deserve.

Learn about the advantages and disadvantages of multi-age and multi-grade schools.

Just being young doesn't mean your child won't do well in school.

Find ways to challenge your bright student at home, as well as at school.

Find out what you should consider when choosing a school for your teen.