I think I can, I think I can

“Whether you think you can or think you can’t, you’re right.”- Henry Ford

Help identify a starting point

When your child is overwhelmed and his school work feels beyond his control, often the easiest and least stressful in-the-moment...

A solution to a sea of yellow highlights

Many students have a hard time identifying the most important information in a particular text. So when it comes to...

“Failing to plan is planning to fail.”

"Failing to plan is planning to fail." - John Wooden, legendary UCLA men's basketball coach On Friday night, the University...

Executive Function Skills Help Students Outside the Classroom

Many parents can identify how doing well in school or joining a sports team can positively impact their children as...

Memory is not a homework tracker

No matter how strong your child’s memory is, she should not rely on her memory alone to track and manage...

Flip the script

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

Dictionaries, Siri and Alexa

Many times, students can infer the meaning of a difficult word by using the text around it as a clue....

Meet Dan Levine of Engaging Minds in Newton and Natick

Solutions start with education

In honor of President's Day: "Think about every problem, every challenge we face. The solution to each starts with education."...

Acknowledge small successes

On the path toward achieving big goals, it's important to acknowledge your child's small successes along the way. Your child...

Play to Win

It's not easy to make it to the Super Bowl. It takes a lot of preparation, practice and hard work...