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If You Want a High Achieving Child, Learn How to Backward Design

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IF YOU WANT A HIGH ACHIEVING CHILD, LEARN HOW TO BACKWARD DESIGN Several months ago, a friend, who happens to be an estate planning attorney, made a profound but unusual request.  Jennifer asked if I could help her make sure her son got the best educational start possible.  Jennifer’s exact words were “can you help my son become Naeem ... [Continue Reading]

Four Things To Do Before Summer Vacation

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Four Things To Do Before Summer Vacation If you are having a difficult time believing that it is almost summer, join the club. Parents all over the Country are asking themselves the same question: “Where has the time gone”? It seems like only yesterday that children were just starting the school year. Now there are only weeks or days remaining ... [Continue Reading]

Nine Adventurous Ways To Make Mother’s Day Unforgettable

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Happy Mother's Day Believe it or not but this year I’m not going to bother suggesting or even waste one second of your time trying to convince you to make a wise financial decision on Mother's Day. I wrote the “let’s all be financially prudent” post a while ago but it didn’t go over well. Actually saying that it didn’t go over well is like saying ... [Continue Reading]

Hey Mom & Dad, Are You A Rocket Booster?

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Okay, let me begin by making a confession.  I am not a Rocket scientist.  Yet today, I’m going to share with you a thing or two about Rocket science, in particular, a few things about a rocket booster.  And despite my lay understanding, the things that I’m going to share are all supported by science.  Well, at least that’s my story. In the end, ... [Continue Reading]

Alternative Facts – Establishing Realities

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While being interviewed on Meet the Press, U.S. Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway uttered two words that I never expected to hear spoken again – alternative facts.  Mrs. Conway used the words that I have long attempted to forget to defend White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer's contested statement about the attendance at Donald Trump's ... [Continue Reading]

Hidden Figures Revelations

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If you haven’t seen Hidden Figures you should plan to do so.  Like many other Americans, I’ve seen Hidden Figures not once but twice. The first time I saw Hidden Figures was mostly for entertainment purposes which is not meant to be slight at the importance of the movie.  Hidden Figures is certainly historically significant but much of what I ... [Continue Reading]

Christmas Gifts From The 2015 PISA Exam

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The 2015 PISA Exam results are in.  And with Christmas being right around the corner, Americans are lucky that Santa won’t see the scores.  Because if Santa had any idea about where America ranks in Science, Mathematics, and Reading many Americans would be getting a lump of coal this Holiday. Although Christmas lore indicates that it is bad ... [Continue Reading]

Election 2016: America is Who We Thought She Was

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Like most parents, I too talked to my son about the outcome of Election 2016.  However, different than many would expect, our discussion of Election 2016 was not a pretentious oblivious lament about the current State of the Union.  Instead, our conversation centered squarely around the fact that the outcome was the one we long expected. Contrary ... [Continue Reading]