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Do Video Games Really Make Kids Smarter? (Part 2 of 2)
In Part One I addressed Mr. Zicherman’s claim that video games make kids smarter. I argued that the only brain benefits of playing video games are related to areas concerned with problem-solving and...
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Time Magazine Reminds Us of Education’s Importance
In a recent November issue of Time magazine, two separate articles each pointed to one area that America must focus on in order to improve our country: education. One article, entitled “What Ever...
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Loving with Discipline
Over the years, the topic that I receive the most questions on, write and speak on most frequently is discipline. I’ve written several books on discipline that you can check out, including a new one...
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Discipline By Design Series – Part 7 of 12 – Helping the Difficult Elementary...
Last week we discussed some ways we can cultivate the climate for preschool-aged children. Today our focus will be on helping difficult elementary students find peace and balance at home and in...
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Discipline By Design Series – Part 9 of 12 – Positive Discipline for Junior...
As we concluded last week, by the time students get to the middle school, junior high, and senior high years, issues not dealt with in elementary school have grown larger. This is a good time to...
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Discipline By Design Series – Part 11 of 12 – Building Parent-Teacher...
In parts 1-5 we discussed how to use the design and unique personality of each child to best reach him or her. Parts 6-10 discussed discipline issues that must be addressed at each different stage of...
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Discipline By Design – Part 12 of 12 – Creating a Climate for Success
We’re finally here. Part 12 of 12 in our “Discipline By Design Series.” We’ve covered learning styles and personalities, various ages, specific developmental problems, and the more difficult...
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Helping Kids Learn to Remember
Would you believe me if I told you that there are such things as memory championships here in the United States in which competitors memorize 1400 random binary digits in under thirty minutes and...
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How to Stimulate Your Child’s Growing Mind
This past month I had the joyful experience of driving to Minnesota with my daughter’s family, which included my grandchildren: Keagan (5), Hudson (almost 3), and Charlotte Grace (9 months). The...
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Practical Procedures for Preschoolers
Earlier I wrote about some ways you can stimulate the mind of your preschooler – meaning any child between the ages of two and seven. Before we move on to the elementary student’s brain, let’s go over...
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As an educator, I love to teach. As an administrator, I miss being in the classroom and am too busy to teach. Likewise I realize that if I don’t have time with the students, my soul will not thrive and...
View ArticleThe 3 Keys to Great Teaching
It’s a good thing Thomas Edison invented the light bulb, so when we get a good idea, we can shout, “Got it!” Which just sounds better than “Stupid fire, why won’t you light?!…hold on…hold on…I think...
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How to Instill the Power of Prayer in Your Classroom
This post also appeared on my blog for teachers and administrators called “Equipping Educators” When I walk into a classroom where prayer is a living part of the day, there is a presence that...
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The Internet’s Effects on Students’ Brains
This post also appeared on my education blog Equipping Educators and originally appeared on my newsletter, which you can sign up for here on my main website www.jodycapehart.com. Brain research is one...
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Time Magazine Reminds Us of Education’s Importance
In a November 2011 issue of Time magazine, two separate articles each pointed to one area that America must focus on in order to improve our country: education. One article, entitled “What Ever...
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Discipline By Design Series – Part 9 of 12 – Positive Discipline for Junior...
As we concluded last week, by the time students get to the middle school, junior high, and senior high years, issues not dealt with in elementary school have grown larger. This is a good time to...
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Helping Kids Learn to Remember
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Modeling for Young Minds
This post originally appeared on Bible.org’s Heartprints series here. God created the mind of the young child to learn by absorbing the world around them. They also learn through all of their sensory...
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Why Classical Education?
This coming fall of 2011, Grace Academy of North Texas will open its doors as a school rooted in the Classical education model. Which means I am once again being asked, “Jody, why Classical? What is...
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