http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Susan+Kruger Education Susan Kruger Sat, 19 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=1556606&ca=Education A grad-school professor of mine said this in class one day. He was lamenting that his wife, a kindergarten teacher, had been on leave for two years to have their two children. He specialized in language acquisition and reading development, so he used his wife’s classroom as an observational laborato... Advice Susan Kruger Wed, 04 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=792679&ca=Advice If you read last week’s article, you know we have had some big changes in our household with our first-grader starting a new school this week. So far, we are off to a good start! Last week, I only described one element of our challenges with the previous school. I chose to avoid getting off on other... Education Susan Kruger Sat, 31 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=780925&ca=Education A week ago today, my husband and I were called into to a meeting with the principal at my son’s school. The topic? His attendance. My son, Mark, is a first-grader and has had a variety of health and learning issues that we have been sorting through all year. He has seen nine specialists and had a va... Education Susan Kruger Thu, 22 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=1430403&ca=Education For the last few months, my son has been drowning in homework! He’s in second-grade. As you may know, he has dyslexia and ADHD. But, his “disabilities” are not the problem. As a matter of fact, our targeted interventions and his hard work have put him very close to “grade-level.” He hates writing (t... Education Susan Kruger Mon, 19 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=1417011&ca=Education I imagine your life is a lot like mine…too many things to do and not enough time to do them! This seems to be the curse of our technological age. We have great tools for improving efficiency, but we are also expected to be infinitely more productive. As you know, most of the time, I write about impr... Education Susan Kruger Sat, 10 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=1368645&ca=Education Students: Check Emotional “Baggage” at the Door! It’s second hour in Mr. K’s class, and the bell has just rung. Mr. K is ready to get started with his lesson, but here’s what he doesn’t know is lurking under the surface: -Susie was just dumped by her boyfriend because of an untrue rumor posted on Fa... Education Susan Kruger Mon, 05 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=748570&ca=Education "We are currently preparing students for jobs that don’t yet exist, Using technologies that haven’t been invented, In order to solve problems we don’t even know are problems yet.” - Karl Fisch, “Did You Know” When we grew up, the employment rate was fairly stable and our greatest concern was being a... Education Susan Kruger Mon, 27 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=737673&ca=Education I was recently asked a million-dollar question, “How can I make homework more interesting for my child?” The premise of this question is a bit faulty. It is like asking, “How do I make ‘paying bills’ more interesting?” You can play loud music and eat a lot of ice cream while paying bills, but at the... Education Susan Kruger Sat, 07 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=1226746&ca=Education Our first home as young newlyweds was a small bungalow built in 1942. We purchased the house in the month of August, many months before we discovered the drafty windows. As the Michigan winter rushed in, it literally rushed right through our house. Day after day. Month after month. Winter after... Education Susan Kruger Sun, 04 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=1192649&ca=Education A client of mine found a study tip posted on an educational website. In fact, it was featured as the “study skill of the day.” He wanted to know what I thought about it. It read: “Write the thing to study repeatedly on a sheet of paper 25-40 times.” Honestly? I find this appalling! It is appalling t...