Perfect is good, right? Well, sometimes, say scientists. Perfectionism is a personality trait characterized by a person working to be perfect – in their own eyes and in the eyes of others. But, as a Psychology Today study on teen anxiety suggests, perfectionism can often be unhealthy and focused on seeking approval. Stanford psychology professor… Read More »
Category: Communications
Teaching Multi-Age English in Micro-Schools
Our guest blogger this month is Jacob Janin, who is in his second year teaching English at LEADPrep. He received a BA in philosophy from Whitman college, and loves audiobooks, cooking, and sports. At LEADPrep, we believe that our primary responsibility in English class is to foster within our students a lasting love of reading… Read More »
Play More!
Summer is almost over. As children we look forward to summer vacation as a time to rest, relax and play. But as we get older many people tend to leave “play” behind. But they shouldn’t. Play isn’t just for little children. Playing can improve your health, your happiness and your productivity. Laughter reduces stress A… Read More »
Thoughts, and Facts, on Kindness
Kindness is one of those things that we are all taught to give, and we all hope to receive. But it isn’t something that we often spend time THINKING about. But maybe we should. The writer Emily Esfahani Smith says: “There are two ways to think about kindness. You can think about it as… Read More »
Eight Simple Rules for Support
Everyone has trouble being motivated at one point or another. But imagine how hard it is to feel motivated when much of what you try regularly goes awry. While everyone makes mistakes students with ADHD have distractibility and memory deficits that lead to frequent mistakes, and the subsequent correction from parents and teachers. This can… Read More »
Parent/School Communication is Vital
LEADPrep considers constant communication between parent/guardians and teachers to be VITAL to our day to day work with students. Our teachers want to support our parents and our parents want to share useful information about our students with the teachers who work with them every day. I am reminded of the message I brought home… Read More »
It Takes a Village
At LEADPrep we work hard to ensure there is regular communication between parents/guardians and teachers. We know that communication is the key to the strong village of support for our students. By being available and investing precious time in communication we allow this to happen. It’s very common for the media to concentrate, when reporting… Read More »
