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Great Question
By Lauren Edmunds |
Mediation is the art of bringing the child’s mind to themselves and what they are doing. The last thing we actually want is for the ...
Keep reading Business books should be read by teachers
By Lauren Edmunds |
Find a teacher that is looking for solutions from far flung places. Real solution finders look beyond their world and their thinking. They get uncomfortable ...
Keep reading Long division…oh my hat…
By Lauren Edmunds |
So many kids battle with long division. (Other things they battle with are time, converting measurements, fractions and decimals – but we’ll get to that ...
Keep reading Gritty Industriousness?
By Lauren Edmunds |
All success takes industriousness – effort and hard work. 1) Set up goals that you value. 2) Figure out what effort is needed to achieve ...
Keep reading 100 days …
By Lauren Edmunds |
You got to decide what you did with the last 100 days. The only condition was that you obey the laws. Which side of the ...
Keep reading Father’s Day, when he’s gone.
By Lauren Edmunds |
My children lost their father 4 months ago. Today is going to be difficult for them because reminders will be everywhere. In years to come ...
Keep reading Working, Mom?
By Lauren Edmunds |
Without the punctuation it is just a title. With the punctuation it screams at you, like a five-year-old in a foul mood. Turns out kids ...
Keep reading Hands up, own it.
By Lauren Edmunds |
I was labelled a procrastinator for most of my childhood. I thought it meant I wasn’t good enough. Now I know better. Procrastinator: I leave ...
Keep reading Land the Helicopter
By Lauren Edmunds |
I am reminded of the old joke… I just flew in from California, and boy, are my arms tired! It was first told in 1948. And it ...
Keep reading how we do school-at-home
By Lauren Edmunds |
OMATAS has a job to do. It must find a way, all the time, to build children’s self-esteem and cognitive skills. This year is no ...
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