For many parents who have home schooled their children through the elementary years, continuing the process during high school may seem like a daunting task. After all, math and science become more advanced in the teen years, and you may not have been a genius when it came to those subjects when...
Each child has unique interests and learning needs, not to mention attention spans. Therefore, for parents who are pondering whether homeschooling is for them, it is best to do an initial evaluation of what the preschool child’s needs are.
Several online resources provide lesson...
One of the biggest issues for San Francisco Schools over the past few years has been declining enrollment. Since the state provides schools with a per pupil allotment of funds, the annual loss of about 800 students has cost San Francisco Schools about $7 million. Given the budget pressures its...
Many current music educators grew up in a time when being in an ensemble was solely about playing the music for the next concert. I personally cannot recall ever doing a worksheet or any real music theory work while in high school. It seemed that all I had to do to get an “A” was...
Are all personality disorders the outcomes of frustrated narcissism?
During our formative years (6 months to 6 years old), we are all “narcissists”. Primary Narcissism is a useful and critically important defense mechanism. As the infant separates from his mother and becomes an...
Home Schooling has become such an alternative experience and although some people still find it hard to accept the fact that parents are taking responsibility for their childs education, there is no stopping a parent who is determined to homeschool his child.
The first thing that a first...
Childhood obesity is at alarming levels in this county. Children in the San Francisco Schools are no exception. Too much television and video games, and too little time spent playing outside has led to an epidemic of juvenile health issues. It sure doesnt help that the San Francisco Schools have...
During my years of teaching Ive been wondering what to do to improve math education. My own teaching philosophy is simple, but throughout the years it has proven to be effective. While the groups I have taught have been diverse, there are certain consistencies in their responses, particularly,...
Homeschooling is legal in all 50 states, and day after day, more parents decide to homeschool their children instead of letting them attend public schools. This may be due to countless reasons, nevertheless, home schooling isnt any lesser than formal education.
The first dilemma that may...
The MMPI (Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory), composed by Hathaway (a psychologist) and McKinley (a physician) is the outcome of decades of research into personality disorders. The revised version, the MMPI-II (also known as MMPI-2), was published in 1989 but was received cautiously....
San Francisco Schools Small Schools are Effective
The Small Schools program in San Francisco Schools was established back in 2000. One successful example of a small school is the San Francisco Schools Leadership High School. This high school has a total of only 345 students, uses high...
(The use of gender pronouns in this article reflects the clinical facts: most narcissists are men.)
Anxiety Disorders and especially Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD) are often misdiagnosed as Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD).
Anxiety is uncontrollable and excessive...