I recently had the opportunity to talk to a college student who never attended a traditional school setting. She had been homeschooled since she was 5 years old. She felt that she had thrived from the experience and listed several
The Most Important Gift
Gifts Parents enjoy giving their children gifts–birthday, Christmas, other special occasions or no occasion at all. Parents want their children to be happy. Gifts can be practical or frivolous, expected or a complete surprise, tangible or intangible. What is the
Hypnosis For Stress Management With Steven Ortgiesen
Hypnosis is like seeing ghosts, you don’t believe it until you experience it on your own. Who would’ve thought that it could also be applied to stress management? Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist and a Certified Hypnotherapist, Steven Ortgiesen joins us
Theory of the Mind
Conscious and Subconscious Your mind is made of two parts, the conscious and the subconscious. Your conscious mind is what you can see, hear, taste, smell and touch. It’s what you know you know. It makes up about 10% of
The Sudbury Model With Mark Cluff
Student Directed Learning
What does learning look like? All of these photos show students learning. What do they have in common? Look closely. It isn’t the setting, the equipment, or the specific activity. What these four photos
What Can We Learn from Finland’s Educational System?
Russ McKell, a high school teacher, talks about his visit to study the educational systems in other countries. He shares his observations on what made them more effective and how we can implement some of the same success here in