Kids say the most hilarious, embarrassing, and profound things. Today’s post is dedicated to every adult in need of a laugh break. …
WHEN YOU HATE TO SEE YOUR KIDS GROWING UP Part of being a parent is working yourself out of a job. And since…
Are you in the all-too-common habit of working frantically all day, only to finish, exhausted, pretty much where you started? Do you dread…
CAPABLE PROBLEM SOLVING FOR TEACHERS Shady Oak believes in preparing children for adulthood by building on “6 Pillars”: Connection, Communication, Collaboration, Creativity, Critical…
WAYS YOUR FAMILY CAN PROMOTE PEACE ON EARTH The phrase “peace on Earth” has been associated with Christmas at least since the King…
COLLABORATION: THE CLASSROOM AS A TEAM The “sit still and listen” classroom is going out of fashion, which is a blessing. Learning should…
At age seven or eight, it’s hard to comprehend the limits of the human lifespan; but it still pays to start early on…
At the height of 2020’s COVID-19 shutdowns, outdoor activities—and the demand for bicycles and gardening supplies—soared. Electronic screens just didn’t cut it as…
However it may sound at first hearing, “critical thinking” doesn’t mean “thinking negative things” any more than “graphic novel” means “R-rated literature.” If…
HELPING YOUR FAMILY START THE DAY RIGHT You’ve probably seen cartoons that portray children leaping out of bed on Saturday morning-then hiding under…
No matter how high your Bachelor of Education GPA, no matter how many years you dreamed of a career in the classroom, you’ll…
Children get dozens if not hundreds of daily laughs from “plain old ordinary” life; most adults manage fewer than two dozen laughs a…
