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The First Lady of the State of Missouri, Mrs. Georganne Nixon, visited South School as a part of the global literacy initiative, “ Read Every Day, Lead a Better Life,” through the Scholastic Summer Challenge. This is a reading program designed to keep parents informed and kids motivated to read over the summer months. Scholastic… [Read more »]
Experts recommend asking questions to build your child’s thinking skills. The trick is to ask the right kinds of questions. A well-known classification system, Bloom’s Taxonomy, divides thinking skills into six categories. Ask your child questions that fall under these categories: Knowledge. Find out what your child knows about a topic. Talk about facts. Start… [Read more »]
All parents have dreams for their children. And those dreams can motivate children to succeed. But sometimes, those dreams can turn into pressure. How to keep a good balance? Try to: Link your dreams to our child’s interests and strengths. If he loves legos and math, he may be an engineer one day. If he… [Read more »]