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Edward de Bono’s Lateral Thinking Philosophy Transforms Schools in the U.K.

Edward de Bono
Edward de Bono, author of  Teach Your Child How to Think,  has been in despair over the state of education in the U.K. for decades. He’s the man who invented the phrase, ‘lateral thinking’ and is adament that the British education system is “wasting two-thirds of the talent in society.”

His answer to this educational dilemma can be found in the world’s first university-based Centre of Serious Creativity and Constructive Thinking at Manchester Metropolitan University’s Crewe campus. It is the largest University for educators in Europe and plans have already been made to turn it into a hub for educating professionals De Bono’s concepts in four-day crash courses. …continue reading »


Lunch Box Ideas for Celiac Kids and Kids with Allergies

Looking for lunch time solutions at school for your celiac child?

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Celiac kids have special needs in the school cafeteria. Most teachers and classmates are dangerously unaware of the dangers of cross contamination for celiac kids and kids with food allergies. Parents of celiac kids are fully aware that the slightest exposure to gluten can cause a host of celiac related symptoms in their child.

When fall is just around the corner, if you are a parent of a food intolerant child like me, anxiety starts to build. Your friends and neighbors scurry around trying to get supplies, clothes, registration, books, and shoes for their kids at the last minute. The last thing on most parents’ minds is the lunch box. But your situation is different because your child has a celiac diagnosis. So what can you do to make lunch in the cafeteria an easy, safe experience for your celiac child? …continue reading »


Does My Child Have ADHD? Consider a Different Diagnosis

This is the First in a Series of Articles About ADHD Diagnosis and Treatment

sxc.hu | author: Kay Pat

sxc.hu | author: Kay Pat

It is back to school time across America, and for a small percentage of the population this time of year is always met with trepidation. If you have a child that hates the thought of going back to school, is easily distracted and often times unable to learn, then you are probably one of those families. It is hard to watch a child suffer, and as a parent you may feel anxious and completely unprepared for the problems that you know are about to resurface all over again. Your child is fidgety, easily distracted, and highly forgetful. The teachers will remind you that your child does not complete his homework, is impulsive, and sometimes downright annoying toward others. The school may even have approached you about diagnostic testing and you’ve heard the term ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) brought up. You are scared and confused, and you are searching for answers. What is going to happen if your child actually gets an ADHD diagnosis? …continue reading »


NCLB Exposes Need for New National Gifted Legislation

sxc.hu | author: Tim & Annette

sxc.hu | author: Tim & Annette

As the 110th Congress begins to take a second look at the reauthorization of Public Law 107-110, we need to consider one very small population of public school children that is being left behind. The much needed NCLB (No Child Left Behind) act covers the immigrant child, the special needs child, the minority child, the child that lives in an urban school that is under-funded and under-performs, the child whose needs cannot be met in the school district for which he lives…. Or does it?

What if that very same child was also gifted, functioning two or three grade levels above his peers and soaking up new knowledge like a sponge? There are currently no provisions for such a child, nor is there funding, as the NCLB act has forced many states, including Illinois, to reallocate funds from gifted programming toward achieving better test scores among at risk populations [1]. …continue reading »