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...
by John Zurn | Mar 19, 2025 | Blog, Homeschooling1
John Zurn Educational Author- School Consultant Homeschool parents need to think hard about how they define success for their children. Is it to become the best in their field? ….the top scholar? ….the wealthiest individual? ….the one with the...
by John Zurn | Feb 26, 2025 | Blog
John Zurn Educational Author- School Consultant Teachers typically choose responsibility as the culminating Trait for Success. Once students have been given instruction on how to build character, their goal at the end of a school year is to demonstrate their...
by John Zurn | Feb 6, 2025 | Blog
John Zurn Educational Author- School Consultant One does not need to look far on the Internet to find articles that flout the importance of collaboration. Whether collaboration is focused on teamwork, building professional relationships, or conflict resolution,...
by John Zurn | Jan 30, 2025 | Blog
John Zurn Educational Author- School Consultant Parenting is undoubtedly one of the most challenging tasks most of us will face. Our children start entirely dependent on our ability and willingness to feed, bathe, clothe, love, and care for all their infant...
by John Zurn | Jan 15, 2025 | Blog
John Zurn Educational Author- School Consultant Students who are resilient do not get stuck in problem-solving. They know that if a solution is not forthcoming, it is time to look at the problem from a new perspective and try different methods for reaching...
by John Zurn | Jan 8, 2025 | Blog
John Zurn Educational Author- School Consultant As teachers and as parents, what kind of children do we want to raise? The child paralyzed by fear or the child challenged by hope? The child who easily loses confidence when confronted by alternatives or the...
by John Zurn | Jan 8, 2025 | Blog
John Zurn Educational Author- School Consultant ” I think it is easy to see that working hard contributes immensely to success. Words like grit and determination pop up regularly in success books, and certainly, one measure of educational success can be...
by John Zurn | Dec 18, 2024 | Blog
John Zurn Educational Author- School Consultant Social scientists in the past two decades have clearly stated that human values matter when it comes to defining and managing your measure of personal success. Brene Brown talks about the importance of...
