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Continue reading →: Hug Them Now (Because Next Year They’ll Be Different)I was recently avoiding all of the housework and holiday work by scrolling through social media when I came across a video of children growing up, with this note scrolling across the bottom: The hardest part of motherhood? You don’t get to keep any version of them. Not the baby…
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Continue reading →: Why Handwriting Still Wins: What Pencils Do That Keyboards Can’tI remember sitting at my kitchen table, practicing my spelling words by writing them in shaving cream. It was messy, ridiculous, and fun. I loved it so much that I took the same activity into my classrooms twenty years later. It always seemed to work. Even now, when I need…
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Continue reading →: Proving It vs. Perfecting It: How Boys and Girls Tackle School DifferentlyMy children each approach school so differently. My daughter will sit with a test or a paper revision and go through it with a fine tooth comb. She looks for ways to improve, makes sure she understands the content or the error, and comes up with a plan to not…
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Continue reading →: Locking Apps and Dusting Baseboards: A Thanksgiving Break PlanAlthough it now seems like the week before Halloween catapults us straight into the holiday season, as we turn the corner on this week there is no denying we are officially in it. The conundrum of the holidays, at least for me, is that I somehow feel like I have…
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Continue reading →: Dr. Wagner’s Weekly Message: What pushed you to do that?I’m reading a fantastic book right now, 10 to 25: The Science of Motivating Young People by David Yeager. I’m deep into Chapter 6, “Questioning.” I’ve listened to it on Audible so many times that my car probably knows the words by heart. Then I go back to my Kindle…
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Continue reading →: Dr. Wagner’s Weekly Message: Raising the “I Can” Kid at HomeDuring conferences last week, my oldest was told to cut herself some slack and my middle was told to cut down on the chit chat. That tracks. My oldest has always held herself to an incredibly high standard, which is easier to do when you genuinely love learning. I won’t…
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Continue reading →: Dr. Wagner’s Weekly Message: Halloween Joy, Candy for Breakfast, and the Time ChangeTonight is one of my favorite nights of the year. Costumes, giggles, and the kind of joyful chaos that only happens when children sprint from porch to porch. If your house is anything like mine, there will be a shoe missing, a superhero cape in the kitchen, and a pumpkin…
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Continue reading →: When the “Big Jumps” Feel BumpyI often hear parents talk about the big jumps when children move between grades. The usual suspects are kindergarten to first, third to fourth, and fifth to sixth. Some students cruise over the change with only a few small speed bumps. For others, and for their parents, the transition can…
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Continue reading →: Mistakes Welcome: Raising Growth-Mindset MathematiciansMy dad can work “math rules the world” into almost any moment. Negotiating allowance? Math rules the world. Perfect pancake flip? Math rules the world. Last weekend he said it to each of my three kids… twice… and then to me, because fairness. It’s funny what we carry from our…
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When Achievement Isn’t the Answer
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Continue reading →: When Achievement Isn’t the AnswerThis summer I read a book titled Never Enough: When Achievement Culture Becomes Toxic and What We Can Do About It. The inside cover opens with this line: “Today’s children and teens are under increasing pressure to excel in all areas of their young lives—academics, athletics, and extracurricular activities—often at…
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