How effective is my child’s education?

How effective is my child’s education?

We are long past the time when getting an education meant getting a lot of data.  Data, both true and false, is readily available; we have an app for that. We are also past the time when exclusivity and expense indicated a a good school merely knowing who’ who...

Christmas Advice

Do you remember what you got for Christmas when you were 7 or 12 ?     I don’t.  I am sure there were presents, but I forgot what they were long ago. I do remember outings, time spent together, concerts (not even the music, but the fact that Dad took...
A Truly Ethical Child

A Truly Ethical Child

An ethical child would be a child who could figure out the best way to get where he wants to go in life.  Of course, he figures this out with the data that he has, and he takes the other dynamics into consideration.   That’s a lot of figuring and it takes...
The 2nd Most Common Mistake in Parenting

The 2nd Most Common Mistake in Parenting

Surveys are handed out at the beginning of all seminars I do.  So I have a good idea what parents have been struggling with for the last 30 years.  No matter how they word it, it comes down to three issues: (1) Disrespect for parents, (2) Lack of discipline and (3)...
3 Most Common Mistakes in Parenting – First Mistake

3 Most Common Mistakes in Parenting – First Mistake

Surveys are handed out at the beginning of all seminars I do.  So I have a good idea what parents have been struggling with for the last 30 years.  No matter how they word it, it comes down to three issues: (1) Disrespect for parents, (2) Lack of discipline...
Math – The problem isn’t the student

Math – The problem isn’t the student

MATH – THE PROBLEM ISN’T THE STUDENT The year – 1952, the place – Chicago (not really, but it sounds good). At this point math was reason, and it was taught in a sequence which allowed one to follow the trail of cause and effect.  Folks could think with math,...