Education & Learning

When kids are in grade school, it’s important to let them know that their efforts and achievements are noticed. When they’re just learning to read and write, it’s easy for them to become discouraged. If their classmates seem to catch on more quickly to the basics of ABC’s, printing, writing or arithmetic, this can foster [...]

Gifted children need extra help in their studies to make sure they can learn at the appropriate level. The Summer Institute for the Gifted (aka SIG) is a program designed for children and teenagers, meeting their academic and social needs. The program began in 1984 and many students have taken advantage of it and enjoyed [...]

Going to a talented and gifted school was quite a privilege, but it also involved quite a few more responsibilities than other kids had. When I was growing up, most talented and gifted schools cost an arm and a leg. My parents didn’t have a lot of money, so we were lucky we were able [...]

You may not think about doing much more online than using email and looking up information about whatever is on your mind. There is so much more to the Internet, and you can help with just about anything. If you are looking for learning online for kids, you just have to look in the right [...]

I have always considered myself to be a good parent, but I never knew how many things I didn’t know about my little ones until I took a class in child development psychology. I have been interested in child development and psychology for as long as I can remember so, when I went back to [...]

I was lucky enough to go to a school with a great child art education program. I did not know it at the time, but it was actually one of the best in the state. Only the art magnet schools were better, and not by much according to most people. Art was integrated into everything [...]