If your children are like mine, they love technology and are very savvy at navigating all of their electronic devices. As parents, we all want our kids to be in step with today's modern times because we know that technology is evolving daily and will open many doors for them in the future. The problem is that sometimes young people become consumed with their tablets and smartphones and don't know how to use them in moderation. Thankfully, us parents have The Screen Time app in our arsenal. It provides parents with the management tools to limit the time that kids spend on their devices. It is available for both iOS and Android users and is a wonderful resource for parents who want to establish boundaries when it comes to their children's screen time. The Screen Time allows parents to automatically limit the amount that their child spends on selected apps each day. You can even block certain apps from ever … [Read more...]
Calling All Parents! #Education
This past week, I have taken the opportunity to reach out to many of the parents of my students just to introduce myself and to give them an update on how their children are progressing in class. I cannot begin to tell you how many parents immediately get scared when I introduce myself because they think I am calling to give them a bad report about their child. Nine times out of ten I have to reassure them right away that this is a good call and that there is nothing to worry about. As an educator, it makes me wonder how often my colleagues are calling parents just to tell them that their children are doing well or simply to touch base. My experience has been that I get a lot more support and cooperation from parents that I contact regularly than parents that I only call to give complaints to. After all, nobody wants to hear bad things about their child all the time. I'm a parent and I hate when I get bad reports from my sons' teachers. The response to this round … [Read more...]
