Let’s try something. I’m going to utter a few words that are ubiquitously shared countless times a year in school settings across the United States, and I’d like you to pay close attention to your instinctual response. Ready? Here goes… S.M.A.R.T. goals are due. Did this statement ignite a...
Are Kids Failing Kindergarten Or Is It Failing Them?
*Originally published on Becker’s Insights on Early Learning blog. What happened to kindergarten? Is kindergarten the new first grade? Are kids failing kindergarten or is kindergarten failing them? Over the past two decades, kindergarten classrooms nationwide have become increasingly academic as a result of the pressures of high-stakes testing...