Monthly Archives: January 2012

Another Noteworthy Parenting Site

Check out Scholastic.com's parent section, found here, for a ton of useful information about parenting. In addition to offering recommendations for children's books and parenting books, this site has sections on Child Development (with Age-by-Age guides to the various ways in which your child will develop, including academically, physically and socially), and School Help (with Grade-by-Grade guides, and many [...]

By |2023-05-21T15:56:25-04:00January 31st, 2012|Parents, Resources|2 Comments

Red Tails Flies High

Hope you got a chance to see "Red Tails" this weekend. What an inspirational, action packed ride! The aerial fighting scenes are incredible. The good news is that lots of folks went on opening weekend. As Box Office Mojo reports, "Red Tails cruised in to second place with a very respectable $18.8 million", which is more than several other [...]

By |2023-05-21T15:56:25-04:00January 24th, 2012|Entertainment|2 Comments

“Double Victory”: Real Life “Red Tails” on the History Channel

While you are making plans to see "Red Tails", the film about the Tuskegee Airmen produced by George Lucas (try to go this weekend!), also make a note to check out "Double Victory", Lucas' documentary companion to "Red Tails", on The History Channel. Originally aired earlier this month, "Double Victory" will be shown again on The History Channel as [...]

By |2023-05-21T15:56:25-04:00January 19th, 2012|Entertainment|1 Comment

What Parents Can Learn From Football: Focus on the First Downs

GCP has previously featured articles about what teachers and coaches can learn from one another. Today we focus on what parents can learn from football. Regardless of how much of a football fan you are during the rest of the season, it is hard not to focus on the game during the playoffs. And even we novice watchers learn [...]

By |2023-05-21T15:56:25-04:00January 17th, 2012|Sports|Comments Off on What Parents Can Learn From Football: Focus on the First Downs

Creative Ways to Celebrate the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday With Your Children

If you are looking for interesting ways to enable your children to focus on the life and work of Dr. King on his holiday, take a look at the King lessons and activities on educationworld.com, found here. Although these activities were collected for teachers to use in the classroom, many of them are easy for you to do with [...]

By |2023-05-21T15:56:25-04:00January 15th, 2012|Holidays|Comments Off on Creative Ways to Celebrate the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday With Your Children

Red Tails: Take Your Boys on Opening Weekend–January 20th

Red Tails is an action film inspired by the heroic exploits of the Tuskegee Airmen, the first all African American World War II aerial combat unit. Directed by Anthony Hemingway ("The Wire"), from a screenplay by John Ridley ("Undercover Brother") and Aaron McGruder ("The Boondocks"), the film features a powerful ensemble cast led by Oscar winner Cuba Gooding and [...]

The Profound Impact of Good Elementary School Teachers

I'll bet you can easily name your favorite elementary school teacher, no matter how long it has been since your elementary school days. (Mine was Mrs. Portia Patterson, my third grade teacher at P.S. 116.) A good elementary school teacher can encourage you to love school and set you on the path to academic success. A recent study conducted [...]

By |2023-05-21T15:56:25-04:00January 8th, 2012|Academics, Parents|1 Comment

Protecting Our Sons from Sexual Abuse

Time to tackle a tough subject: how to protect our sons from sexual predators. With this issue so much in the news, it seems our boys are more vulnerable than ever to deviant behavior by trusted adults. GCP recently attended a seminar on child sex offenders offered by child and adolescent psychotherapist Alicia Henderson, Ph.D. to find out more [...]

Walter Dean Myers, New National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature

Walter Dean Myers, award-winning author of "Hoops", "Monster", Fallen Angels," "Sunrise Over Fallujah", and many other young adult novels, has been named the nation's third Ambassador for Young People's Literature. As the new (and first African American) National Ambassador, Myers will tour the country for two years, speaking at schools and libraries about reading and literacy. Myers, 74, will [...]

By |2023-05-21T15:56:25-04:00January 3rd, 2012|Experts, Motivators, Parents|2 Comments
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