Monthly Archives: October 2011

Minority Elementary School Students More Anxious, But More Motivated

A recent study conducted by UCLA and NYU researchers concluded that minority (which included African American, Chinese, Dominican and Russian) students as young as second grade recognize stigmas against their ethnic groups and experience increased anxiety because of these stigmas. However, these elementary school students are more motivated about school than their European American classmates. Read about it here, [...]

By |2023-05-21T15:55:54-04:00October 28th, 2011|Academics, Ages 0-5, Ages 8-12|Comments Off on Minority Elementary School Students More Anxious, But More Motivated

Education Issues in the News

Today's first education issue in the news comes from The New York Times, courtesy of Avram Barlowe.  Avram is a co-founder of The Urban Academy, a New York City public high school nationally recognized for its commitment to pedagogical innovation, academic rigor and its diverse, engaged student body. He has taught history and social studies courses for more than thirty [...]

By |2023-05-21T15:55:54-04:00October 27th, 2011|Saving Our Sons|Comments Off on Education Issues in the News

Focus on Facebook = Poorer Grades?

A professor at a Pennsylvania university recently set out to determine how college student's grades are impacted by their Facebook usage.  Today's New York Times reveals his study's surprising conclusions, in an article found here.  The study found that while spending an inordinate amount of time on Facebook is related to negative outcomes,  just checking Facebook for a few [...]

By |2023-05-21T15:55:54-04:00October 22nd, 2011|Academics, Ages 13-15, Ages 16-18, Ages 8-12, Entertainment|Comments Off on Focus on Facebook = Poorer Grades?

What We All Can Learn From Coaches

I spent last Saturday with one of my sons at a college lacrosse clinic, where he along with scores of other high school juniors were demonstrating their skills to a group of college coaches, with the hopes of being recruited for a college team. After the lunch break, the head coach of the host school stepped in front of [...]

By |2023-05-21T15:55:55-04:00October 18th, 2011|Academics, Sports|1 Comment

Words of Wisdom from a Montessori Mom

Back in August, GCP posted a piece called "Waiting For Superman? Superwoman Was Already Here" in which Daniel Petter-Lipstein extolled the virtues of a Montessori education. As a follow-up to that post, we asked Anne Williams-Isom, mother of three Montessori trained children ages 18, 15 and 9, for her perspective on Daniel's piece and the Montessori experience. She began [...]

By |2023-05-21T15:55:55-04:00October 4th, 2011|Academics, Guest Bloggers, Parents|3 Comments

What Works: The North Carolina Teaching Fellows Program

Today's New York Times features an article, found here, on the North Carolina Teaching Fellows Program. North Carolina gives scholarships to top academic students attending an in-state public college, and in return the students spend at least four years teaching in a public school. The program, which for the last 25 years has been attracting top talent and training [...]

By |2023-05-21T15:55:55-04:00October 3rd, 2011|Academics, Parents, Resources|Comments Off on What Works: The North Carolina Teaching Fellows Program
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