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A Road Map for Successful Parent: Teacher Conferences
Conferences provide one of the best opportunities during the school year for parents and teachers to share important information. At times perspectives will differ but the goal of the conference will be the same: for the child to make academic progress, to feel valued and to be successful. Research has ... Read More
The Gap Year
Quick disclaimer: If you know and have always known what you want to do with your life once you leave school, and absolutely nothing is going to sway your decision, then this article might not be for you. If, on the other hand, you are like many people your age ... Read More
The 411 on Phonics
Phonics? Phoneme? Phonemic Awareness? These are words that are constantly thrown around almost interchangeably in the education world, but many parents do not know the difference between these words or even their true meaning. So what is “phonics” and why is it important? More importantly, why do parents need to ... Read More
The Journey to Become A Bar Mitzvah, Part Two
The Bar Mitzvah Service Begins... Excitement filled the beautiful room of the Alexandria River Park as family and friends eagerly anticipated joining the family in the age old Jewish tradition to become a Bar Mitzvah. The guests were welcomed into a beautiful space, where soft, elegant light gray drapes enveloped the room ... Read More
The Journey to Become A Bar Mitzvah, Part One
I was simply thrilled when Brad and Faya from My Learning Springboard called and presented to me an exciting albeit challenging assignment. I would soon join the MLS team to prepare a young boy for his Bar Mitzvah. My work was to guide my new student in writing his D’var ... Read More