Meredith W. Burton

Teaching, Learning, and Living
 
Meredith W. Burton
Education, Personal

Building Blocks of Reading

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This just in: my two-year-old can read!! No, we did not purchase a ridiculous “teach your baby to read” program and he has never seen a day of public television (or any TV for that matter). Perhaps my joyous proclamation is a bit misleading, but my son is definitely building …

Education, Personal

An Environment of “Yes”

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I recently reread a book called Unconditional Parenting by Alfie Kohn. While I don’t agree with everything Mr. Kohn says, I do respect him for taking a radical stand on parenting practices and for making the reader really think about parental motivation, what’s really important, and how to have a …