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Monarch Class BLOG: March 2015
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Friday, March 20, 2015. The Case for Keeping Sixth Grade in Elementary School. Which concluded that sixth graders behave and test better when kept in an elementary school environment, 75% of school districts in the United States place sixth graders in middle school. Sixth graders enjoy recess with other elementary students. More self-assertion and curiosity. More socially expansive and aware. A range and intensity of emotions. Moody and easily frustrated. Ability to relate feelings. At Mountain Sun, our ...
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Monarch Class BLOG: October 2014
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Tuesday, October 21, 2014. Six students and one teacher. Will they be happy? Will they be lively and engaged? What if they don't get along with each other? How will we handle the dynamic? I feel so appreciative to witness these moments as a teacher. I love how closely I can work with each individual. It is truly a unique opportunity for us all. Monday, October 6, 2014. To see our pictures from Buffalo Cove. Students experienced how the Cherokee and the Gaelic people satisfied their Fundamental Needs on t...
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Monarch Class BLOG: November 2015
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Tuesday, November 3, 2015. How can we raise kind children? Harvard researches identified the five child-rearing techniques we need to raise kind children. Take a look at their ideas:. Researchers from Harvard surveyed 10,000 kids in middle and high school in the US between 2013 and 2014. Nearly 80% of these children said that their parents taught them personal happiness and high achievement was more important than caring for other people. 1) Give kids opportunities to practice being kind. These will help...
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Monarch Class BLOG: November 2014
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Tuesday, November 11, 2014. Are we raising nice kids? I came across this article that I think fully embodies what we as a community acknowledge is important for our children. I love the part about being careful not to prioritize our children's happiness and achievements over their concern for others. I see so much of these things in your children. Let's spread it around! Are we raising nice kids? Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Check out these Blogs! One Mother’s Story. Brevard Rosenwald Reunion 2016.
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Monarch Class BLOG: How to Help with Homework
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Wednesday, January 6, 2016. How to Help with Homework. I love the tips in the article about helping with homework:. Suggestions for Montessori Parents: Helping with Homework. Never help a child with a task at which he feels he can succeed. Words of Wisdom, p. 58. Former Stanford dean explains why helicopter parenting is ruining a generation of children. Emma Brown, Washington Post. Helicopter parents stir up anxiety, depression. IU News Room/Indiana University. 1 Wait to be asked. If your child doesnR...
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Monarch Class BLOG: March 2016
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Tuesday, March 22, 2016. The best kind of "Home" work. What’s the Most Important Thing Parents Can Do for Their Kids? Being able to roll up your sleeves and pitch in can get you ahead in the working world. Originally appeared on Quora. The knowledge-sharing network where compelling questions are answered by people with unique insights. You can follow Quora on Twitter. Answer by Julie Lythcott Haims. How to Raise an Adult. Former Stanford dean; Getting In. Love them and make them do chores. Seriously.
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Monarch Class BLOG: December 2014
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Thursday, December 4, 2014. Thomas Wolfe and Ninety-Six pictures. As part of our study of US History, we finished our historical home sequence with a visit to the Thomas Wolfe Memorial in Asheville. We also caught a performance of the Asheville Symphony Orchestra that same day. Yesterday, we traveled to Ninety-Six, SC to visit the Ninety-Six Historical Site. We learned a lot about the Revolutionary War in the South. Here are the pictures from both trips:. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Check out these Blogs!
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Monarch Class BLOG: We have Rainbow Trout babies!
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Wednesday, December 2, 2015. We have Rainbow Trout babies! Just before Thanksgiving Break, we headed out to the Fish Hatchery to learn a little more about our trout that we will be raising. Daniel gave us a lot of information about trout habitat and life cycle. He even let us into the private back room of the Hatchery where all the magic of trout conception happens! Then, on Monday, Mihalas' brought in our trout eggs. They acclimated them to our tank and now we observe and wait! Check out these Blogs!
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Monarch Class BLOG: January 2015
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Tuesday, January 27, 2015. Botany Program at NC Arboretum. Last week the Monarch Class visited the North Carolina Arboretum. Students had the opportunity to learn about the Vegetative and Reproductive parts of the plant and they got to dissect a flower. Students were also assigned a tree and we learned to identify certain trees based on their bark. It was a great experience! Checking out the cell walls that are unique to plant cells. Learning the differences between photosynthesis and respiration. View m...
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