“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,…
Author: Michelle Porjes
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…
Advice for Reading Literature: Tips and Tricks
A Summary by Aviv and Maor (based on How to Read Literature Like a Professor for Kids by Thomas Foster) Most stories are about a quest. A quest is a specific journey or adventure that a character or characters go on…
Articulating a Summer Learning Program 2022
I’m excited to write this article. As someone who spent over two decades working in private schools, I know summer is a magical time. For me as an individual, I love the longer days, the warmer weather and the break…
Procrastination “The Thief of Time”
Procrastination is the delay or avoidance of a task that needs to be completed. It usually involves intentional or habitual putting off something that needs to be done even if the consequences to the action are severe. In our modern…
Improving Reading Comprehension in Literature
Reading comprehension is more than just understanding the storyline of a novel. It involves skills such as making connections among ideas, identifying conflicts, and connecting one piece of literature to another piece of literature, personal narrative, or world circumstances. Most…
The Blessing of a To Do List
A To-Do List is defined as a list of tasks that need to be accomplished. Typically, a To-Do List is time sensitive and has some sort of organization to it. Sometimes a to-do list is done by priority in tasks,…
The Academic Priorities for Diverse Learners for 2022: One Educator’s Point of View
by Michelle Porjes, Ed.S. As we move into March of 2022, we are also moving into the 3rd year of the COVID experience. Although like many aspects of COVID, in education we are nowhere near where we were in February…
Taking on the mid-school year slump
The middle part of the school year (January through March) is an important chunk of time where there is a big focus of mastering the academics of the current school year. It can also be a time known as the…
Promoting Executive Functioning During the Winter Break
“What??!” “These kids need a break from school!” “The last thing I want to think about is making my kid do anything!” “ No way! As a parent, I am tired too” Before you dismiss this blog, read on for…