Are you experiencing thoughts of anxiety, guilt, worry, doubt, uncertainty, or all of the above concerning the upcoming school year? Are you singing the new school year blues? Join the crowd because wading through the information, news, and daily COVID-19 numbers are enough to drive anyone to madness especially when it concerns sending our children back to school in this ever-uncertain environment we’ve been stuck in for the past several months.
In many parts of the country and world, even on military installations, school is closed and likely to be closed for the rest of the school year. Parents and teachers are rightfully concerned that this will lead to a significant regression in learning, resulting in lowered scores on state standardized tests.
However, having kids at home, and for many of you that are now homebound as well, “no school” creates opportunities for enhanced learning, teaching kids things that are not typically taught in school, lifetime lessons and values that will endure long after memorizing multiplication tables.
Now is a good time to teach kids how to set a table. In fact, it is a good time to use the table for family meals and conversation (half of all American families don’t eat meals together).
In 2016, I had the opportunity to interview one of Hope For The Warriors’ very first Military Spouse and Caregiver Scholarship recipients, a Gold Star spouse who we assisted in her journey of achieving her doctorate in audiology. She shared the first line of her application essay:
“A regular day that began as seemingly innocuous was the day that all of my life’s goals went out the window. It was the day that my husband died.”
Being a milspouse while getting an education can be challenging, especially when your spouse is away. Join Anika as she talks about her educational journey.
Hello, listeners! Join Sharita as she interviews Brandi Buzzard Frobose, a cattle ranching mama who shares the juicy details of raising cattle and feeding the nation.
But, here you are post-corona outbreak starting to navigate the world of as speech-language pathologist (SLP) or even a speech-language pathologist assistant (SLPA).
If you are now your child’s SLP, we’ve got this!
If your child is connecting via tele-therapy and you are the SLPA, we’ve got this.
Let’s start with great tools and resources for parents who are implementing speech and language therapy from home.
Warrior-Scholar Project has a positive impact on the veteran community by making it easier for veterans to transition from the battlefield to the classroom. This program prepares veterans for college life in their endeavors to pursue their academic goals upon completion of military service.
Kayla Taylor is a 12-year Family and Consumer Sciences teacher in Kansas. She has a passion for helping parents and students understand what Career and Technical Education (CTE) courses are and how they are evolving to meet the needs of today’s society. A conversation with a student helped Mrs. Taylor delve into exploring how Career and Technical Education courses at the high school level can help students wishing to enter the military. This led Mrs. Taylor to investigate how high school students in military families can receive training in programs that often take multiple years when those families are often times moving. Tune in to hear more about her findings and gather information to equip your student by taking CTE courses in high school on a potential path to joining the military.
I have a child with a learning disability.
He has struggled academically and socially to “keep up” with his peers and grade level since Pre-K. As we begin his 4th grade experience in a new school, in a different state, with a number of changes (to include deployment in the mix), I need to gather my thoughts and streamline my efforts that will set him up for success this year.
Let’s do this.
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