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Musically Gifted: Tools to Help Parent

Do you believe your child is musically gifted? They may –       think in terms of chords or harmony, –       look at numerous lines of music on a page and hear it in their head, –       quickly learn to read and play music, –       show creative improvisational talent, –       enjoy composition, –       live as though they …

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Summer Goals and Portfolio Building

Do you actually sit down and set goals with your kids?  Share your experiences! I’m big on goal setting.  I have my own mission and goals I visit often, and so do my kids.  I read and listen to leaders in education and 21st century businesses announce that our kids need to not merely have …

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Listen So Carefully You Can Hear Their Dreams

What type of parent involvement helps kids do better in school? The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development recently conducted an investigation into the type of parent involvement experienced by students scoring high on the PISA (Program for International Student Assessment) that is conducted worldwide to 15 year olds (and in which the US ranked …

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