Does your child light up when they receive an award? Are they eager for the sound of an audience clapping? If so, they may be tuned into the third strategy in our series on motivation: prestige.
Each May, Advanced Placement (AP) exams are taken by students all over the world. These standardized exams are designed to measure how well students have mastered the content and skills taught through the course. Here we share some survival tips.
The end of spring and the beginning of summer brings graduations at many levels. Here we showcase five of our favorite graduation gifts for elementary students that's sure to build critical thinking skills and engage the whole family.
Hard work pays off and they land the role, the admission letter, or the score. This is certainly cause for celebration – and there are specific ways to go about it that will help your child internalize the success in a positive manner.
One of the hardest parts of parenting is helping your child through moments of rejection. Here we offer some advice on how to help your child deal with the emotional disappointments in school and life.
Parent-teacher conferences may seem intimidating, but they don’t have to be. After all, you and your child’s teacher share the common goal of helping your child succeed. Each parent-teacher conference is a new opportunity.
The second strategy in our motivation series is all about projects. Here you’ll learn a bit about project-based learning: what it is, why it works, and how you can use it to motivate your unmotivated child.
The recent college admissions cheating scandal was a wake-up call for parents everywhere, serving as confirmation that students who make it into selective schools don’t always do so on their own merit. Where do we go from here?
You’ve heard that your child is taking the NWEA MAP assessments at school, and you have no idea where to start. What is this assessment and what does it mean for your child? We’ll cover the questions you should be asking and where to find answers.
Carla Morgan, a parent of two, sat down with us to share how her experiences with Lemi at The Critical Thinking Child (CTC) have shaped her son’s learning. Carla’s son Kenneth is a six-year-old student in first grade in the Chicago Public School System....
