This article originally appeared on edweek.org Everyone’s favorite red-headed science teacher—and her pet lizard—will soon be back. Netflix’s appeal to nostalgia continues with its upcoming reboot of the beloved ’90s Saturday morning cartoon “The Magic School Bus,” starring eccentric science teacher Ms. Frizzle and her eager students as they embark on out-of-this world field trips. G&T101 …
We learned about a customer that had sent her child to UPK for 4 months. She ended up pulling her daughter out of FREE UPK because her daughter was always sick and was regressing from what she had learned at FasTracKids. FasTracKids educational preschool eliminates the need to send sick children to class or daycare. …
A recent article on the Hechinger Report states that “the math achievement of American high school students in 2015 fell for the second time in a row in a major international benchmark, pushing the U.S. down to the bottom half of 72 nations who participate in the international ‘Program for International Student Assessment’ or PISA.” …
Acceleration, commonly known as skipping classes, is an academic intervention in which parents decide to graduate the child up to two grades. The acceleration rate varies from child to child. In some cases, teachers suggest that the genius of the child is such that grades skipped can be more than one. The whole idea behind …
It seems that with time we are focusing so much on the technological aspects of our child’s education that we are moving away from basics like learning how to write. Remember that a person who writes well is successful in all spheres all of their life. Don’t you want that for your child? If the …
Parents: Do you want your child growing up with strong language and verbal communication skills? Of course you do! Communication and language is one of the pillars of society. One must be able to converse with others to be a functioning member of society. Some enrichment programs may touch on language, but language and verbal …
Handwriting has played a huge role in our lives on a day to day basis. The best part about it is that your handwriting can often be a reflection of your personality as well. In fact, it’s one of the few skills we learn in school that is still relevant to this day. However, it …
Studies in child neurology show that the early years of a child’s life play a significant role in their brain development. This means that what you teach your children when they are young, stays with them for life. Since the time they are little babies, children start picking up on different things that happen around …
Will it surprise you if I said that children are natural mathematicians? It shouldn’t. Why? Haven’t you ever seen your little ones stacking one car on top of the other? Or transferring water from one cup to the next? Or even the way they clap on your hands or play peekaboo? All these activities show …
Ever wondered what public or private schools think of our G&T 101: Gifted & Talented program? We just received a glowing review from Principal Brody at P.S. 87 Queens. The NYC Principal attended two days of training on the FasTracKids program and met Amy, Marketing Director of FasTracKids International. Principal Brody writes: The material is sophisticated yet presented in …