Fournier Learning Strategies

Teachers from elementary school all the way up to the collegiate level are still on the fence about the credibility of Wikipedia, and where to draw the line.

Problems with fine motor skills, such as writing, usually spell big trouble for children in school.

Having met with many parents who have decided to home school their children, I see two distinct categories – homeschoolers and what I call “schoolhomers.”

The current industrial era model of education will only continue to become more and more out of date as culture continues to evolve, and as a result the number of students who say they are stuck in a system with no relevance will continue to grow.

The system itself, while efficient and appropriate for its time, is clearly now out of touch with the needs of the student who seeks to find a place in our globalized world.

Any transition from the past to the future is difficult, no matter whether it's a graduation from kindergarten or middle school.

The article you enclosed, Do schools share too much with parents? is a good example of how much has changed as Internet communication has improved and social networking sites have boomed in popularity.

As parents, we can help our children learn responsibility and decision-making by letting them create their own summer schedule, with our guidance.

Reading is a mechanical skill, like riding a bike. You learn to maneuver the bike to get to a given destination. So if reading is the bike, what is the destination? It’s called thinking!

I have always been hesitant to endorse school vouchers as a viable solution for the educational difficulties in this country.