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April 23, 2021
Things overheard in my house last week: “Why do you breathe like that?”
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April 23, 2021
When you visit one of our schools, I promise you’ll be impressed by how great our students look.
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March 11, 2021
At Cornerstone, our families are important to us. We love connecting with our parents and caregivers and welcoming their involvement in a variety of ways throughout the educational journey of their child.
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February 25, 2021
As we revealed in our previous “Heritage of Valor” lesson, our Cornerstone students share an important heritage with one of their own from Detroit, Major Pat Walker Locke.
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February 13, 2021
Valentine’s Day is this week, and when we think of that day, we of course think of love.
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February 10, 2021
Our Cornerstone students share a very important heritage. They share a heritage with people that not only look like them, but whose parents look like their parents, and whose grandparents look like their grandparents.
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February 8, 2021
What comes to mind when you think about literacy? Do you think about reading?
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January 14, 2021
Monday, January 18, 2021 is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in the United States. It is the only federal holiday set aside as a national day of service. AmeriCorps has been charged by the federal government…
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January 9, 2021
iReady is a digital tool with such richness and depth that it has spawned an entire site of ideas devised by educators to maximize its use.
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December 24, 2020
The holiday time of year can be filled with the rush of gatherings, time with family, and in most cases a break from the norms of the day. In all this hustle and bustle, the standard time for teaching can often be lost.
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December 4, 2020
Educators with a scholar who has ADHD or parents of a child with ADHD face a unique set of challenges.
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November 27, 2020
An effective mentor can often be the difference between a student succeeding or failing in an online environment.
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November 20, 2020
During the month of November, the Cornerstone Community is concentrating on gratitude. It’s been shown that expressing gratitude has a wealth of benefits…the mere act of stating what you’re grateful for can…
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November 7, 2020
I began working with students identified as having Autism Spectrum Disorder as a Teacher of Speech and Language Impaired 46 years ago.
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October 20, 2020
Parents are considered a child’s first teacher before collaborating with classroom teachers. Given this, as children develop, steadfast parental involvement and engagement is fundamental to a youngster’s lifelong learning and growth.
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September 25, 2020
There is no job in the world quite as busy, overwhelming, or rewarding as that of a parent. As the long lazy days of summer have come to an end, and school has started, the family calendar is getting a work out.
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September 13, 2020
It’s startling to realize that the United States ranked last out of 21 industrialized nations in child health and safety. It is imperative that students are well-fed and active if they are going to be ready to learn.
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August 7, 2020
Summer is ending. For many, this only means one thing. It’s back to school time! The adjustment from summer break to school schedule can be a daunting task for any parent and child duo.
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July 19, 2020
In Detroit and other Michigan cities, employers are struggling with a talent shortfall that limits their growth and that of the overall economy.
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July 7, 2020
“Summer slide” is not a ride at the local carnival, but a real issue, especially in lower income areas. Children in low income areas tend to fall back two reading levels or more during summer months, which puts many children who are already below grade level at an even greater disadvantage.
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June 11, 2020
Schools help shape us and define our early formative years. Given that schools play such a vital role in a student’s life, it is important that we select schools with programs that will be the most valuable for our children.
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May 19, 2020
Many of us have heard of the term “Individualized Learning”, but what does it really mean? How does a teacher build individual learning structures with 30-36 students in a classroom?
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May 16, 2020
The Arts create joy and success in education. Having taught art in Detroit for over 15 years, the path I choose was right. I love what I do. The arts are important to education because they bring a form of truth to learning and enrich curriculum while bringing joy to students.
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April 9, 2020
The quote: “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence is not an act, but a habit”, by the philosopher, Aristotle is on a poster on the wall next to the door that leads into my office.
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February 19, 2020
Everyone has a different preference for reading. My daughter Ashley, needed to find a series that she loved…
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November 20, 2019
It’s nearly Christmas, the time of year when everyone seems to be a bit more generous, a bit more kind and a bit more aware of the plight of those less fortunate. It’s usually a time of love, caring and peace.
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July 26, 2016
Cornerstone hosted a press conference on June 30, 2016 to make some big announcements.
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