by John Zurn | Sep 17, 2025 | Blog
John Zurn Educational Author- School Consultant Daria had a weight problem in her elementary school years and it soon grew into a social problem with the other girls in the class. This started as the other girls in the class excluded her from activities. But...
by John Zurn | Sep 3, 2025 | Blog
John Zurn Educational Author- School Consultant Jackson was a difficult student. He was exceptionally bright and, in many cases, knew more than I did as his fourth grade teacher. When we had discussions about latest events in different parts of the world, Jackson...
by John Zurn | Aug 20, 2025 | Blog
John Zurn Educational Author- School Consultant Jonathan Haidt thoughtfully dissects the issues surrounding technology and children in his book, The Anxious Generation. He pinpoints a problem that began with children coming of age (from 2 to 18) after the...
by John Zurn | Jul 24, 2025 | Blog
John Zurn Educational Author- School Consultant Lenny wanted to be a Navy pilot. Since he was a little boy he had always taken an interest in the aircraft that flew overhead and his parents encouraged that interest by purchasing Matchbox aircraft, Classic WW2...
by John Zurn | Jul 10, 2025 | Blog
John Zurn Educational Author- School Consultant -‘ Mrs. Taylor was a teacher in our middle school long before I had arrived there and was very concerned about her relationship with the new Head of School. I was young then and somewhat naïve about the...
by John Zurn | Jun 18, 2025 | Blog
John Zurn Educational Author- School Consultant Kelsey’s mother was in on the second day of school questioning a grade that her daughter had received on day one. Kelsey was new to our school in 6th grade and the start of her tenure was not going well. ...
by John Zurn | Jun 4, 2025 | Blog
John Zurn Educational Author- School Consultant Thomas was an outstanding athlete. When he played football or basketball or baseball, he was wonderful to watch. His body was fluid and smooth, he ran with abandon and was faster than the others. He would juke...
by John Zurn | May 29, 2025 | Homeschooling
John Zurn Educational Author- School Consultant If you asked a homeschool parent about important things to teach your children, courage might not make the list. But being an observer of daily courage is the largest risk you take in removing your child from the social...
by John Zurn | Apr 30, 2025 | Blog, Homeschooling
John Zurn Educational Author- School Consultant Children are self-motivated learners as seen in their relentless determination to walk and then to talk. But not all children thrive within the competitive pressures of an academic school program. Homeschooling...
by John Zurn | Apr 9, 2025 | Blog, Homeschooling
John Zurn Educational Author- School Consultant The start of the school year is the best time to go over organizational routines. Children need to understand that organization never guarantees success, but it is the first place to look when a child or adult...
by John Zurn | Mar 25, 2025 | Blog, Homeschooling1
John Zurn Educational Author- School Consultant The federal government conducts National Household Education Surveys every three to four years that focus on a variety of subjects, including homeschooling. In the 2023 survey, the top three reasons parents chose to...
by John Zurn | Mar 22, 2025 | Blog, Homeschooling1
John Zurn Educational Author- School Consultant By all estimates, homeschooling has gone through considerable growth in the past decade. At least some of this is due to the impact of Covid beginning in 2019 in which many schools closed due the scare of virus...
