Autistic 12-year-old has IQ higher than Einstein
When Jacob Barnett graduates from Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis this spring, he’ll already have a place staked out in the university’s PhD program where he plans to expand on Einstein’s theory of relativity. This in itself would be impressive for … (Read more )
Florida parents want child with allergy removed from school
Parents at Edgewater Elementary School are lining up with picket signs this week. While parents,teachers, and politicians around the country have spent the last six months arguing about education spending cuts and failing schools, these Florida parents have gathered to … (Read more )
Importance of early reading up for debate
How soon should parents start teaching their children to read? Public schools begin instruction as soon students enter kindergarten. Yet, a recent article in the New York Times revealed than many Manhattan private schools are waiting until first grade to … (Read more )
Study says social class, not good parenting, predicts a child’s progress in school
An article published in the Guardian today claims that social class makes all the difference when it comes to school. Good parenting techniques — like reading bedtime stories and checking homework, have no effect on a child’s educational progress. None. … (Read more )
New proposal would put parents in jail for missing parent-teacher conferences
During a Detroit City Council meeting last week, Wayne Country Prosecutor, Kym Worthy, recommended a proposal that would put absent parents in jail for up to three days for failing to appear at least one parent-teacher conference a year.So far, … (Read more )
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New data shows 1 in 10 children are living with Grandma
The Pew Research Group reported last week that 1 in 10 children reside with a grandparent. That’s 8 % more than in 2000 with the most growth (5 %) occurring between 2007 and 2008. More than 60% of said children live with their grandmothers but half also have a single parent cohabiting with them. (Read more )
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Study reveals secret to getting kids to read over the summer
we at Speakaboos are launching our Summer Reading Program — watch any 10 of our storybook videos, submit an entry form listing what you watched, and we’ll send you an Arthur Celebrity Audiobook CD! Happy reading (Read more )
The”Only Child Myth”through the eyes of an only child
In her 1989 book Family Size and Achievement, Judith Blake calls the only child peculiar, “over privileged, asocial, royally autonomous…self-centered, aloof and overly intellectual.” The article I read today in Time Magazine (“One and Done” by Lauren Sandler) spends most … (Read more )