Building the Next New School: A Conversation with Tal Birdsey

By Evangelia Biddy

 

Tal Birdsey was a single father with an extensive education background who longed to see his own sons in a learning environment where they could flourish. When he found no such school he set out to build one. In his extremely personal memoir, A Room for Learning: The More »

Bringing Up Strong Sensitive Boys

By Evangelia Biddy

As greater focus is paid to the study of males and in improving the educational outcomes of all boys, new research continues to surface. New studies show that twenty percent of all boys have a finely tuned nervous system. What does that mean? How is an increasingly global More »

Posted in boys on May 18th, 2011 | Permalink | 2 Comments »
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Bullying and the School’s Responsibility

By  Renee Bogacz

 

It is natural for parents to want to protect their children from bullies, and it is natural for parents to want their children’s school to address bullying when it happens.  But what can schools really do about bullying, and what can parents do to help the schools help More »

Posted in Bullying on April 21st, 2011 | Permalink | Comments »
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The Top 5 Safe Search Engines for Kids

By Jonathon Wylie

The following search engines for kids are designed to help provide your children with a safe environment with which to navigate the Internet. Each offers a filtered search service that eliminates inappropriate results and keeps your kids focused on the information they really need.

1. Safe Search – This More »

Posted in Technology on April 11th, 2011 | Permalink | 5 Comments »
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