Archives for the 'education' Category

My Top Creativity “Happy Places” [Productivity @ Home]

“Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.” Scott Adams
Over at Productivity501 yesterday, Mark Shead had a post yesterday entitled Jumpstart Your Creativity at the Library. 
Mark’s post got me thinking about my own "happy places" - the places where my mind is free to wander, to create, and [...]

14 May 2008 | Creativity, Learning, Writing, education, ideas | No Comments

The Positive Influence of Being Involved in your Child’s Education [Productivity @ Home]

On Wednesdays, I share my thoughts on Learning and Professional Development.  Today’s guest post is written by Success for Kids.
It has been shown many times over in research studies that a parent who is involved in their child’s education
has a positive impact. It’s reflected in improved grades and test
scores, strong attendance, a higher rate of [...]

27 February 2008 | Learning, Parenting, Personal Development, education | No Comments

10 Ways to Help Your Teacher [Productivity @ Home]

Every Wednesday, I share my thoughts on Learning and Professional Development.  Today’s post was written by guest columnist John Bishop of Teaching Moments.  Please consider printing this post and sharing it with your favorite student.
10 Ways to Help Your Teacher
Your teachers want you to succeed, but YOU have to help them.
They teach you about [...]

23 January 2008 | Family Life, Learning, Running A Household, education, school, teaching | No Comments

Making the Most of Parent Teacher Conferences [Productivity @ Home]

Every Wednesday, I share my thoughts on Learning and Professional Development.
The leaves changing colors on the trees in my backyard and the points on the “No. 2” pencils growing a bit dull are primary indicators that the time for annual parent teacher conferences at my child’s elementary school are drawing near.  I’ll be the first [...]

18 October 2007 | Family, Family Life, Learning, Organizing, Parenting, Productivity, Running A Household, education, parent teacher conference, school, student, teacher, teaching | No Comments