Xmas Gift Idea: Blocks!!
Thinking about what to get for your toddler, preschooler or kindergarten child for Christmas or an upcoming birthday? How about [...]
Coach Natalie Randolph: Teaching on the Field and in the Classroom
Here's an inspirational story from The Washington Post to savor along with your Thanksgiving leftovers: Coach Natalie Randolph, an African [...]
Texting, Sexting: What You and Your Children Should Know
GCP recently attended a seminar on "Texting, Sexting, Facebook and Cyberbullying" conducted by New Jersey Police Detective Sergeant Thomas Rich. [...]
Learning to Play the Game
The New York Times, always a good source of articles about education, today includes an article which is particularly noteworthy [...]
Better Teachers? Yes, But Better Parenting Too
While better teachers can certainly help a student achieve, better parenting can make a huge difference in a student's academic [...]
Young Chess Masters
Now here's some good and inspirational news for everyone: three African American teenaged boys are among the youngest players to [...]
Saturday Academies of American History
GCP is always on the lookout for ways to help our sons (and daughters) learn and excel. Here is a [...]
Minority Elementary School Students More Anxious, But More Motivated
A recent study conducted by UCLA and NYU researchers concluded that minority (which included African American, Chinese, Dominican and Russian) [...]
Education Issues in the News
Today's first education issue in the news comes from The New York Times, courtesy of Avram Barlowe. Avram is a [...]
Focus on Facebook = Poorer Grades?
A professor at a Pennsylvania university recently set out to determine how college student's grades are impacted by their Facebook [...]