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 »
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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 [...]