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What Class Is This? Parents, how many of you are involved in selecting the classes your child is taking in school?  Class selection matters and most guidance counselors are talking to students now for next year.  (Maybe even in January!).  Students who can take higher-level courses are more likely to be accepted into college.  ButContinue reading “What Class Is This?”

A commercial aired with Malcolm Gladwell and Kevin Hart sitting across from each other talking about their experience with an audio book platform.  As I watched the commercial, I was intrigued to find two of my favorite geniuses in their own professions sitting across from one another. Kevin Hart is a comedic genius. He hasContinue reading “Multiple Intelligence”

Summer Learning The idea of summer learning can be hard for many students and parents when learning during the school year is a challenge.  Whether the learning happens at a summer camp or at home, it is important to start planning now. Summer camps can be a great way to help bridge the achievement gapContinue reading “Summer Learning”

Many of us know that children need sleep.  But how much is enough? American Academy of Pediatricians supports the American Academy of Sleep Medicine recommendations for children “Infants 4 months to 12 months should sleep 12 to 16 hours per 24 hours (including naps) on a regular basis to promote optimal health. Children 1 toContinue reading “Sleep Matters”

Learning Social Studies By Dr. Stacy Haynes, Ed.D., LPC, ACS Social studies as a class subject was integrated into education by the National Education Association in 1916.  The goal was to integrate history, geography and political science to help school children understand our American heritage and acquire skills to participate in our nation’s democratic system. Continue reading “Learning Social Studies”

The most important school readiness skill Head-Toes-Knees- Shoulders Remember the song, Head Shoulders Knees and Toes?  What if I told you that performing Head Toes Knees and Shoulders with your child would allow you to know if they were academically ready for school?  This simple task was studied by a group of researchers looking atContinue reading “Self-Regulation”

Black students who attend preschool are more likely to be ready for school learning, score higher on standardized tests in 3rd and 4th grade and more likely to graduate high school.  Preschool matters. Research supports that about 60% of Black students do not attend quality preschool programs. Many students are in lower quality educational settingsContinue reading “Preschool Matters”

Remote Learning If you told me a year ago that I would be homeschooling my children, I would laugh, out loud and in your face.  Fast forward, and here I am like many parents trying to juggle the world of Zoom classroom meetings, breakout classwork sessions and holding down my job at the same time. Continue reading “Remote Learning”

Suspensions? You are probably wondering what does suspensions have to do with Raising Black Genius? A lot.  Black children are suspended at higher rates than their White counterparts in schools across America.  The challenge with suspensions translates into Black students missing key learning instruction time.  Research studies look at the amount of time children areContinue reading “Suspensions”

Raising Black Genius: Boys and Reading I can tell you as a parent of a son and a daughter, there are definitely gender differences even in learning.  One question parents ask me is “How can I get my son to read?”  I personally had to figure out this question as my son’s early reading habitsContinue reading “Boys and Reading”