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Walk, Don’t Run: Seven Simple Tips for a Successful School Year
By Justin Ashley, author of The Balanced Teacher Path: How to Teach, Live, and Be Happy I was lying by a friend’s neighborhood pool, minding my own business, when my wife poked me and suggested I get out of my … Continue reading
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Tagged back to school, Free Spirit author, goal setting, new school year, summer break
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Empower Gifted Learners to Advocate for Themselves
By Deb Douglas, author of The Power of Self-Advocacy for Gifted Learners: Teaching the Four Essential Steps to Success (Grades 5–12) As the days of summer passed, eleven-year-old Carmen grew more and more anxious about the start of another school … Continue reading
10 Tips to Help Kids Set and Achieve Summer Goals
By Beverly K. Bachel, author of What Do You Really Want? How to Set a Goal and Go for It! A Guide for Teens This summer, turn your get-to-it-later kids into real goal getters with the help of behavioral science, … Continue reading
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Tagged Free Spirit author, goal setting, goal setting for teens, SMART goals, summer break, summer vacation, summertime
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The Semester Ahead: How to Help Your Kids Set Realistic Goals
By Beverly K. Bachel, author of What Do You Really Want? How to Set a Goal and Go for It! A Guide for Teens The beginning of a new year is the perfect time to prepare your kids for academic, … Continue reading
6 Tips to Help Kids Become Savvy Consumers (Prompts for Writing and Discussion)
By Eric Braun and Sandy Donovan, coauthors of The Survival Guide for Money Smarts According to the Council for Economic Education, four in ten millennials say they are overwhelmed with debt, and more than half are living paycheck to paycheck, … Continue reading
