Is your family (or are your kids) Red Dye #40 free (did you know that stuff is a derivative of coal)? Here’s an interesting recipe that allows you to make Red Velvet Cake / Cupcakes and you’ll never guess how this Mom got the red naturally …… she used beets! Beets in cake? Hey, she [...]
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This week in our interview with Robert Siciliano we discussed the wide spread threat of Identity theft. During the interview we covered a variety of topics including : Why Credit Cards are a safer alternative to Debt Cards How your fax machine and copiers could be sneakily stealing your identity without your knowing it The one [...]
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“Well, you’re the teacher aren’t you suppose to be able to find a way to ….. teach it to him?” I love this clip. I love it not only because I’ve felt this way in so many meetings but also because it’s a good portrayal of an educational culture that is, in many cases, broken. [...]
You Missed A Show? Missed a show? How could you? Okay, besides you have a family and the show is on early Sunday mornings. Then here’s your chance to catch up. I’ll be posting full breakouts of all the shows we did in 2009 but in the meantime check out any of the shows that [...]
Animal, Beaker and the Swedish Chef (along with all of the others) are back! Watch them for a good laugh and share them with your kids. This one’s gone viral and racked up huge views all over the net already.
We spoke with Barabara Coloroso about her book “The Bully, The Bullied and the Bystander”. We first came across her in the Costco Connection magazine, believe it or not, and thought she had some good information and good approaches. Coincidentally enough in the last couple of months we’d had a couple of parents talk to us [...]
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This week we interviewed Dr. Arthur Benjamin – a Mathematician and Mathemagician. Now normally ….. Math would not be the kind of topic I would want to spend a lot of time talking about. So let me explain why I chose to pick this as a topic and Dr. Benjamin as our expert for the [...]
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“Parents will always be catalysts for education reform.” def: Catalyst: An agent that precipitates -or- accelerates fundamental change In what is sure to be a phenomenally informative show, this Sunday on the “My Great Kid” Radio Program (Sunday 8:00am-9:00am, WAAM 1600am or online at www.waamannarbor.com; A podcast will be posted after the show) we will be [...]
Swine flu, E. Coli, The Black Death now in the stuffed toy aisle!
The charter school that my son is at uses a Core Knowledge style structure. This article highlights the debate of the value of teaching to “modern life skills” vs “core skills”. In a modern world though shouldn’t computers, typing, etc. be considered “core”? Should Johnny Learn Core or Skills What do you think?
Q: What is it you want people to know about people with Down syndrome? A: Give kids with Down syndrome a fair shake — that’s all. That’d be great, for starters. Read the full story here
The Contribution of Diagnostic Substitution to the Growing Administrative Prevalence of Autism in US Special Education — Shattuck 117 (4): 1028 — Pediatrics Autism Strains Families’ Pocketbooks, Emotions – On Parenting (usnews.com) Autism Caught On Tape — Computer Scientists Use Technology To Help Children With Autism New Method Of Scoring IQ Tests Benefits Children With [...]
“Teachers aren’t trained to handle that,” said Dr. Roger Pierangelo, executive director of the National Association of Special Education Teachers.
“When you have an out-of-control student threatening your class — it’s not right and it can be very damaging — but seclusion is used as a ‘quick fix’ in many cases.”
An Interview with Laura Johnson from the University Of Toledo. I really don’t like the way that she phrases and refers to some of the topics in this interview HOWEVER, I do think that some of the strategies and insight that she brings to the topic are not only interesting but VERY RELEVANT as a [...]
IEP FAQs: Can We Write our Parapro’s Name in the IEP? Is a Child with ADD/ADHD Eligible for Special Education? – Wrightslaw Parent Volunteers Cannot Substitute for Trained Teachers by Sue Whitney Heath IEP FAQs: Is There a 10 Day Timeline for IEP Meetings? Teachers Trump Psychologist? Who Decides Eligibility? On Special Education: Q&A with [...]
Wayne State Prof Research Pushes Autism Treatment Forward Helping Your Child and Family Have An Autism Friendly Holiday Season Autism diagnostic evaluation in multiple settings: Who should really be evaluating my child? Recovering from Autism. Part I Recovering from Autism. Part II Neuropsychological evaluations of children with autism: From recommendations to practical implementation. Sleep problems [...]
