I'd like to tell you about Fixed and Growth Mindsets. If you're a pop-psych junkie, you've probably heard these terms. Fixed mindsets are stubborn and pessimistic. Growth mindsets are ready to keep trying no matter what. It's evident which one has greater life-long benefits! Identifying a Fixed or Growth mindset is easy: If your student is quick to gripe over the difficulty of an assignment - that's a Fixed mindset. If your student comes home with a bad grade and a determin

Ah, a new school year. Isn't it so fresh, the sawdust smell of new pencils, the sleek feel of folders not yet crushed by books? Oh, you haven't gone shopping for school supplies yet? Good news! Some states have tax holidays for school supplies and even computers! Now that you're motivated, what do you buy?? There are so many options flooding the office supply aisles! Luckily, many teachers send out a list of exactly what they want. In higher grades, though, you're on