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Helping Your Kids And Students Deal With Holiday Stress
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While holiday time is full of joy and fun– it can also be stressful for kids, parents, teachers and schools.
School counselor Malene Dixon from KIPP Sunnyside High School takes time to share quick tips.
Check out these questions parents can use to ask their kids about their day.(read
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Recess In The Cold
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So it's cold or rainy and kids need to exercise to relax their brains, work with other kids, and get physical.(read
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Can Schools Handle The Truth Of Parent Feedback?
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“If my answers frighten you, Vincent, then you should cease asking scary questions.” This brilliant movie line comes from Samuel Jackson in Pulp Fiction. Jack Nicholson shares a thematic relative in A Few Good Men. “You Want the Truth! You can't handle the truth!”(read
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You're Good! The Truth Of First Days Of School
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irst days of school. On Facebook and Instagram they look like cute pictures of kids, impressive classrooms, and beautiful libraries.
The reality is crying kids at drop off and buses running late. The truth is a lot of first year teachers, class scheduling snafus, and kids worrying about their clothes. There's more! Parents worrying about whether their kid is okay and districts worrying about buses and transportation. We're not done yet! Schools have to figure out who is showing up – fewer kids than expected? More kids than expected?(read
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7 Tips To Get Your Kids Talking
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We know the feeling. You want to get your kids talking and know about every minute of your children's days of school (What did you learn? What did you have for your lunch? Did you make friends? How is your teacher?). Yet the conversation in the car after pick up, or during dinner, or dropping off at basketball is, “It was fine.”(read
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Beyond The Bake Sale: School Fundraising In The 21st Century
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Possip team member Adie Tate is a former teacher and teacher coach. Both having been a teacher – and now as an active member of the PTA at her kid's schools – she spends a lot of time thinking about how to make sure schools have the resources they need.(read
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7 Lessons Learned From A Year Of Possip Instead Of Gossip
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Possip just finished our second school year of working with schools. What a fun adventure! Using simple text and email surveys we learned a lot and were able to see the impact of parent feedback on schools.(read
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Homework: Friend Or Foe?
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Kristin Jeffrey is a former teacher, a mother of two, and a school board member. She has a lot of experience navigating homework. As a Possip team member she helps connect the many parts and pieces of the family feedback loop together to schools.(read
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Tips For Pick Up And Drop Off
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Schools spend a lot of time planning for pick up or drop off, carlines, and bus transportation. Possip hears from parents about pick up and drop off, buses, car lines, etc.(read
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The Gift Of Feedback
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This special feature on Possip's blog is thanks to educator and entrepreneur Lauren Sikes. Lauren is the Founder and CEO of DesignEd, which innovates culture + curriculum in K-12 schools. She taught for thirteen years in public and private schools in New York City and Nashville, TN. DesignEd offers leadership and organizational development, teacher coaching, and curriculum design. Lauren's experience as an educator and teacher leader informs DesignEd's work of engaging with empathy to design intentional culture + curriculum.(read
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