The Demeter School

Its official. I am now a graduate of Towson University. I can now devote my time to Early Childhood Education FULL TIME! I am very excited and I hope you will remain a reader as there will be much more to come! Thanks for sticking with me and Happy Holidays!

Filed under: General on December 26th, 2007 | No Comments »

Stay Tuned for Demeter to return. Mid - Decemeber 2007.

Filed under: General on December 1st, 2007 | No Comments »

So summer is officially here! Schools out and the children are off the hook from reading, writing, and arithmetic! Right?
Summer is a great time for parents and caregivers to join in the fun of learning! Also, parents can help prevent “summer loss syndrome” which happens to many children over the summer.
Help them be […]

Filed under: General on June 26th, 2007 | No Comments »

A recent article from the National Education Association names 5 National Education groups who are rallying for changes to the NCLB act, soon to be up for re-authorization.
The groups are urging Congress to focus on five areas of change:
*A redesign of the federal accountability framework to improve public schools rather […]

Filed under: General on June 3rd, 2007 | No Comments »

I must apologize for my recent decline in posts. I am working very hard on earning my degree while pursuing my advocacy work for children.
While I was away, a very exciting event happened for The Demeterschool.com! The site received the distinguished honor as the 2007 Community Service Award Winner from Towson University!
I must give […]

Filed under: General on June 3rd, 2007 | 1 Comment »

I normally suggest reading material for children or non-fiction books for parents and teachers as a source of reference and helpful information. But I had to notify my readers of my newest find.
I recently began a new Jodi Picoult book (author of “My Sister’s Keeper and many others) entitled Nineteen Minutes. Though the book is […]

Filed under: General on April 2nd, 2007 | No Comments »

Lately on the news I have been hearing about an ongoing debate about homework. Good? Or Bad? Is it helpful to children in primary years or is it a waste of time that could be spent with family?
Let me know what you think…

Filed under: General on April 1st, 2007 | 1 Comment »

In the October 2003 issue of the NCTM magazine, I read the article “The Power of Block Building”. I choose this article because it gave facts and evidence to our “world of data” on the power of play. Beth Casey and Barbara Cobb wrote about the mathematical benefits of blocks in the classroom and specifically […]

Filed under: General, Math on March 24th, 2007 | No Comments »