Welcome to the “Navigating the Yearly Calendar” series! This is a monthly series where we will explore strategies and tools that intersect with the calendar and the rhythm of a school year. There is a reason we as humans mark…
Author: Michelle Porjes
What Tik Tok Taught Me
I recently began using Tik Tok and creating content on its platform as a new way to communicate. For those of you who do not know, TikTok is a highly popular social media platform. The main purpose of Tik Tok…
Supporting Your Child’s Entrance to College
It is not unusual for our children to have educational support services beyond the classroom experience. Many children work with tutors and coaches to master material, prepare for high stakes tests, and process the bumps of development and/or time management.…
How to Start Your Own Tutoring/Educational Support Businesses-Part 2
I am often asked about the nuts and bolts of starting a tutoring or educational support practice. Although there is no one set of guidelines, there are steps to engage in to maximize the success of tutoring or educational support…
How to Start Your Own Tutoring/Educational Support Businesses-Part 1
I am often asked about the nuts and bolts of starting a tutoring or educational support practice. Although there is no one set of guidelines, there are steps to engage in to maximize the success of tutoring or educational support…
Hopping on the Tik Tok Trend: 5 Things I Would Never Do
There’s a trend on the social media platform Tik Tok called “5 things I would never do” where different professionals post about things they would never do based on their expertise and experience. Here’s mine: 5 Things I would never…
Navigating the Yearly Calendar: Executive Functioning in August
Welcome to the “Navigating the Yearly Calendar” series. This is a monthly series where we will explore strategies and tools that intersect with the calendar and the rhythm of a school year. There is a reason we as humans mark…
Teens, Money, and Experience: Creative Ways for Teens to Gain Experience and Make Money
No one looks forward to summer vacation more than teens! However, summer can often be a time where teens do not have enough to do and resort to extended times of tech and sedentary activity. Teens and even pre-teens fall…
Volunteer Opportunities
“It’s not your responsibility to finish the work of perfecting the world, yet you are not free from desisting from it either” Perkei Avot. Volunteer opportunities build us as humans. They allow us to strengthen our empathy and sympathy skills,…
Summertime and Executive Functioning Skills
Executive Functioning: The managing of time, stuff and information is not only for school time. Summer is an excellent time to stretch and practice executive functioning skills in real-world situations. By making executive functioning skills a part of life, meaningful…