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mj hafter

mj hafter

Hitting the Home Stretch and Looking Forward

Most of our kids are done or almost done with the mass E-Learning experiment. The results have been quite mixed from what I have heard…

May 30, 2020

May 30, 2020

mj hafter

I’m Back and Education Has Been Upended for Us All

Sorry for the hiatus, but life has been busy. I am sure you have felt it. Nonetheless, I have not stopped thinking about educational…

Mar 26, 2020

Mar 26, 2020

mj hafter

How to get an ADHD kid to take the first step: admit there is a problem

Attention Deficit Disorder affects every type of intellect. It often accompanies other learning challenges, and it may exacerbate the…

May 14, 2017

May 14, 2017

mj hafter

Is Encouragement Just More Coddling?

Each week I struggle with a student who has taken one step forward and three steps back. Our mutual frustration with the situation is never…

Apr 6, 2017

Apr 6, 2017

mj hafter

“Sit, Ubu, Sit”

Attention Deficit disorders are the current most common diagnoses. Since when did kids get so squirrelly, so disinterested, so…

Feb 3, 2017

Feb 3, 2017

mj hafter

Teaching Your Child How To Ask The Right Questions

My favorite moment as a tutor is when a kid realizes he or she no longer needs me. Don’t get me wrong — I love feeling needed, but I love…

Nov 27, 2016

Nov 27, 2016

mj hafter

How We Sometimes Sabotage Our Kids’ Success

I work with students from many different socioeconomic backgrounds and many different parenting situations. One student I have worked with…

Oct 31, 2016

Oct 31, 2016

mj hafter

But I HATE Flashcards!

The kids I work with really hate working on their own. They feel ineffective and inefficient. So how do I go about getting the ADD/ADHD…

Oct 18, 2016

But I HATE Flashcards!

Oct 18, 2016

mj hafter

AD/HD — It’s no party

Attention Deficit disorders are no party for the people who struggle with them. They affect some people’s ability to form lasting…

Oct 3, 2016

Oct 3, 2016

mj hafter

Music, Metronomes and Memory

As a tutor, every week presents different problems for me. This week was all about Attention Deficit Disorder, both with and without…

Sep 28, 2016

Sep 28, 2016

mj hafter

mj hafter

In my 30 years as an educator, I’ve spent more than 40k hrs teaching kids with learning differences to discover and develop their strengths.

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