Private or public, which one to choose? What can we do to help our children succeed in school? These have always been discussion topics at our family's dinner table. After I traveled to all continents and visited K-12 schools in 89 different countries, I asked myself how ready my daughter really is to compete in this world?

Students often struggle when learning their multiplication facts. This is mainly because they try to rely completely on the memorization process. Learning multiplication facts is a challenge, but it does not have to be a stressful one. Follow the tips below to help your children master their multiplication facts.

Remember the feelings you had on your first day of school? Remember the questions that swarmed through your mind? Do I have the right clothes? What teachers will I have? Will I meet new friends? Will the classes be hard? These same questions are still being asked by students today, regardless of their age, gender or school they attend.

"Summertime is great", exclaimed one fifth grader. "It's like a whole bunch of Saturdays", added his sister. "Yeah", said a friend, “No school and you get to sleep late!" Every year as school work winds down and the weather warms up, millions of youngsters grow excited.

I am often asked to describe the experience of raising a child with a disability - to try to help people who have not shared the unique experience, to understand it, to imagine how it would feel. It's like this...

Though Individualized Education Programs (IEP's) can have their anniversary dates at any time during the year, most IEP's are reviewed annually in the spring. Now is a good time for parents to think about and plan for what they would like to see in their child's IEP for the next school year.