Posted in Social Issues and Ideas on Feb 28th, 2008 No Comments »
WIRED magazine has a fascinating article: The Truth About Autism: Scientists Reconsider What They Think They Know which features Amanda Baggs who is in the video below.
Note: Watch the entire video, Amanda explains in “our” language how she perceives the world. This is fascinating stuff.
Posted in K-12 Schools on Feb 25th, 2008 1 Comment »
World Hope Academy
10689 N Kendall Dr., Suite 321
Miami, FL 33176
305-270-9830
305-270-9780 fax
goldstein@worldhopeacademy.org
www.worldhopeacademy.org
Posted in K-12 Schools on Feb 12th, 2008 No Comments »
Red Hill Academy
300 Sunny Hills Drive
San Anselmo, CA 94960
888-864-5437
415-457-9865 fax
jmathison@redhillacademy.org
www.redhillacademy.org
Posted in LD Support Professionals on Feb 10th, 2008 3 Comments »
Parampreet Sekhon
#1265, sector 8C
Chandigarh, India
Phone: 09815181048
paramsekhon85@gmail.com
Parampreet is an educational-cogitive psychologist, currently pursuing her Doctorate. She is working with kids with learning disabilities since the last 1 year and is trained in Instrumental Enrichment. She is one of the few people in India working with kids having Learning disabilities.
Posted in Education Issues and Ideas on Feb 8th, 2008 4 Comments »
In Bronx School, Culture Shock, Then Revival
A Hasidic Jew becomes the principal of a Latino-populated school with a history of violence. The results are dramatic.
This is an incredible story and worth taking a look at. The video (below) is incredible, made me tear up.
A Bronx School Revives
Posted in Reading, Writing, and Math on Feb 6th, 2008 No Comments »
Everyone Can Read
Posted in Social Issues and Ideas on Feb 1st, 2008 1 Comment »
A Child’s View of Attention Deficit
While the report gives insights into the sadness and frustration felt by kids with attention deficits, Dr. Bartlett said she chose the students because they had “achieved some measure of success by virtue of now being college students.’’ She said she hopes the research can be used to help identify [...]