Flip the script: benefits over consequences

It’s often difficult to get children to finish tasks like homework or chores. Sometimes, students can’t see the benefit of...

The internet can be tamed

For many students (and adults), the internet can be an enticing, never-ending rabbit hole that’s difficult to avoid and then...

The view from the next tee

In golf, what happened on the previous hole doesn’t matter on the next tee. Whether it was a birdie (1...

Do you have a crammer in your house? 

Cramming for a test the night before is an ineffective way to study. Deep down, students know this, and yet...

Why Spaced Study is Far More Effective than Cramming

By Janzen Harding, Instructor It’s okay, I don’t have to study until Thursday, the test is Friday. I’ll just cram...

The Perfect Trap

A perfectionist considers anything less than perfect to be a failure. Make a mistake? Never! The drive to be perfect...

2,738 unread emails!

If your child’s email functions as a black hole, it’s important to teach them how to create and maintain order...

21, 66, 254

In 1960 Dr. Maxwell Maltz wrote in his book Psycho-Cybernetics that “…it requires a minimum of about 21 days for...

Don’t forget the last step!

In an effort to finish their homework as quickly as possible, many students skip the last and important step of...

Declutter your mind

Don’t try and hold in your mind what paper or a device can hold for you. In today’s fast-paced world,...

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, DR. SEUSS, AND EXECUTIVE FUNCTION

By now you’ve likely heard of the many tech companies competing to make artificial intelligence (AI) available to the general...

Artificial Intelligence and implications for education, executive function skills

By now you’ve likely heard of the many tech companies competing to make artificial intelligence (AI) available to the general...