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Predicting the Future

Thursday, 14 March 2019 by TOSBlog

How many times have you found yourself explaining to your child that they WILL use this ______ in their adult lives? “You will need this someday!” we sing as we force rote memory inside their beautifully open minds. We assume we know what they’ll need to know when it comes time for them to

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Fostering a Growth Mindset in Young Children

Wednesday, 13 March 2019 by TOSBlog

How many of us have heard our students and children say, “I can’t do this” or “I don’t know how,” time and time again? It can be frustrating, as an educator, to combat this type of negative commentary, especially when we may feel the urge to simply say, “Yes, honey, you can! You can

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Women’s History Month

Tuesday, 12 March 2019 by TOSBlog

Women have made a huge impact on our history, those who have come before us and those who to come. During the Month of March, it is National Women’s History Month, and to celebrate, we recognize women who have been movers and shakers in history. Many names of our “present history” come to mind

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Pooh Sticks

Monday, 11 March 2019 by TOSBlog

My two-year-old, Linus, had his face pressed against the sliding glass door. He was miserable. He was an outdoor sort of boy, and whenever I kept him inside he reacted as if he had been put into prison. I always tried to let him have outdoor time every day, but it was 38 degrees