Does self-discipline stifle creativity?

News Herald - Juliann Talkington Employers want creative workers who [...]

October 5th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Accountability, Behavior, Brain development, Child Development, Children, Creativity, Discipline, Education, Juliann Talkington, Parenting, Parents, Perseverance, School, Students, Talkington|Tags: Education, School|

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Embrace the world

News Herald - Juliann Talkington The widespread use of computers [...]

October 2nd, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Arts, Child Development, Children, Cultural Intelligence, Cultural Tolerance, Culture, Education, Foreign Language, Geography, Global, Global Competence, Global Workforce, Globalized World, History, Juliann Talkington, Parenting, Parents, Students, Study Abroad, Talkington|Tags: Education, School|

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Creating a successful adult

News Herald - Juliann Talkington The beginning of the school [...]

September 7th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Accountability, Behavior, Child Development, Children, Education, Family, Gifted, Juliann Talkington, Parenting, Parents, Performance, School, Students, Talkington, Work Ethic|Tags: Education, School|

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Waiting to specialize means more career options

News Herald - Juliann Talkington According to Education Week, the [...]

August 26th, 2015|Categories: Career, Children, College-prep, College/University, Curriculum, Education, High School, Juliann Talkington, Magnet School, School, Students, Talkington, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, School|

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Schools can — and should — teach more than discipline

The Seattle Times - Jerry Large "Dismantling the school-to-prison pipeline [...]

August 4th, 2015|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, After-School Program, Asia, Behavior, Bicultural, biliteracy, Boston, Bullying, Business, Cambodia, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Community College, Countries, Curiosity, Current Events, Delaware, Detroit, Discipline, Dual-language, Education, Kansas, language and academic achievement, Learning, Rwanda, San Francisco, SAT, Scandinavian, School, School Choice, School District, School Safety, Talkington, Tax Credit, Teacher, United Arab Emirates, United Nations, United States (U.S.), Wales, Walking, Washington|Tags: Education, schools|

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Will S.T.E.A.M. improve employment prospects for college graduates?

News Herald - Juliann Talkington Close to half of the [...]

August 4th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Performance, Achievement Gap, Arts, College and Career Readiness, College/University, Computer Science, Creativity, Current Events, Education, Employment, Engineering, Foreign Language, Global Competence, Graduates, Innovation, Jobs, Juliann Talkington, Math, Science, STEM, Talkington, United States, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, School|

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College Entrance Exam Anxiety – Old SAT, New SAT, or ACT?

News Herald - Juliann Talkington The Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) [...]

July 8th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, ACT, Admissions, College/University, Current Events, Education, Juliann Talkington, SAT, School, Students, Talkington, United States|Tags: Education, School|

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Building the foundation for success

News Herald - Juliann Talkington Researchers now say the foundation [...]

June 19th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Performance, Behavior, Brain development, Child Development, Children, Cognitive Development, Early Education, Emotional Literacy, Family, Global Workforce, Information Technology, Juliann Talkington, Learning, Parenting, School, Talkington|Tags: Education, School|

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What happened to personal responsibility?

News Herald - Juliann Talkington We hire lawyers to sue [...]

June 3rd, 2015|Categories: Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Behavior, Child Development, Children, Juliann Talkington, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Soft skills, Talkington|Tags: Education, School|

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Socialistic Model for K-12 education is failing

News Herald - Juliann Talkington Is the U.S. education system [...]

May 19th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Performance, Children, Curriculum, Education, Government, Juliann Talkington, K-12, Learning, Performance, Reform, School, School Voucher, Talkington, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Evaluations, Teacher Training, United States, Vouchers|Tags: Education, School|

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