Curb your Words: Remedies for Foul Language
By Wendy Taylor, M.Ed, Executive Director, Learning Essentials For preschoolers and early elementary-age children, “bad words” might range from potty language and/or bodily function-themed terms to…
What it Means to Have a Growth Mindset
By Jennifer Peterson, Upper School Dean of Teaching & Learning, Oak Knoll School of the Holy Child If you’re an educator or have been near…
Tips for Completing Your Private School High School Application
By: George Higgins, Headmaster, The Beekman School Applications for private high school admissions may vary slightly from school to school, but there are several components…
The Dream Denied
How to manage the disappointment when your first choice school rejects your child. This is the time of year students spend on the shadow trail.…
An Apple a Day…..Keeps the Stress Away
By Dr. Lenka Glassman, Georgetown Psychology Associates We know that good nutrition keeps our bodies strong and healthy, and now, increasingly, research is showing that…
Summer Fun: To Pool or Not to Pool?
By “J”, a Child Care Center Director For the safety and security of the children and to provide a “real” perspective on child care, “J”…
College: For More Students Than We Think
by Dr. Samantha C. Sweeney, Ph.D., School Psychologist, fpsch.com I had a professor in graduate school who would tell his students when they entered the program…
Is the AIMS College Fair a Good Thing? It is.
by Jonathan Oleisky, President, Kalix Communications What do you get when you pack 200 college admissions counselors, over a thousand Maryland area independent school juniors…
Juggling College, Child Care Leaves Millennials Impoverished
by Allie Bidwell, Education reporter for U.S. News & World Report People say millennials are a lot of things – more educated, more entitled, more…
The Future of Education is Now, But Where is It?
by Trevor Waddington, DCschoolHUB, Founder I keep hearing that the future of education is now, but I look around and fail to see any major…