“Don’t send your child to a PROGRESSIVE SCHOOL because they won’t be able to...
I received a message in our other site Ask Teacher from a mom that voiced out what a friend told her. “A friend of mine told me not to enroll my child in a progressive school because college here in...
View Article“Creative Schools” should focus on these 8 C’s
I’m currently reading Sir Ken Robinson‘s latest book, “Creative Schools: The Grassroots Revolution that’s Transforming Education” and he sums up what schools should focus on with these 8 C’s. Forego...
View ArticleIs your child still crying in school?
What would you feel if you were brought to a new place, without any familiar face and made to do things you haven’t done before? I would probably cry, too! Now, you may ask why the other kids aren’t...
View ArticleProgressive Classroom Activities (PCA) for July
I believe that all teachers should write about their classroom activities. Not only will this give parents an idea on what they do in the classroom. It also teaches other teachers on what activities...
View ArticleProgressive Classroom Activities (PCA) for August
For this month we have 4 classroom activities for you! From Dr. Seuss to Pacman, from green eggs to fruit salad, from Math to English, from preschool to the early grades…click on the links to check out...
View ArticleIn Your Opinion (IYO): Should students still ‘copy’ notes?
I just came across a mom who was problematic about his son. She was worried that he wasnt getting high grades because he doesn’t copy from the board FAST ENOUGH. In the same week, I heard of a 6th...
View ArticleA School-ready kid has curiosity
Studies show that a child’s curiosity and creativity decline drastically by age 10 because their primary caregivers (parents and teachers, mostly) do not encourage them to ask questions but rather want...
View ArticleIs your child ready for school?
*Sponsored content via Smart Parenting Click on the picture to read the article I wrote for Nido Fortigrow via Smart Parenting ! You’ll be surprised that it’s not all about reading and writing to be...
View ArticleSeminar alert!
At last! Raya and Nest join forces to give you one of the best seminars about Progressive Education in January 2017. Teacher Ani Almario of Raya School and I will talk about a topic closest to our...
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