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		<title>Just not good enough: why your child deserves a better curriculum</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 18:46:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Parent, If you attended Elementary Curriculum Night on February 2nd, you had a sneak-peek into LePort’s unique approach to education. [See the videos on the right if you weren’t able to attend.] In this newsletter, I’d like to offer &#8230; <a href="http://www.leportschools.com/just-not-good-enough-why-your-child-deserves-a-better-curriculum/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Why Do We Study Science</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 18:09:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Science education is a staple of modern schooling. One rarely hears anyone question the value or necessity of teaching our children science. But what is the reason behind this view? Why should a child study science? Despite today&#8217;s focus on &#8230; <a href="http://www.leportschools.com/why-do-we-study-science/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Focusing on Focus</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 18:12:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As parents, we know that children are not automatically able to focus. When a toddler loses interest in a toy, she stops paying attention. She can’t just will herself to keep going. So how is it that a child eventually &#8230; <a href="http://www.leportschools.com/focusing-on-focus/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Healthy eating starts with knowing foods</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 16:08:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a recent segment of ABC’s Food Revolution show, host Jamie Oliver hypothesizes about the poor food choices made by children and adults alike. Oliver holds up common vegetables—tomato, cauliflower, potatoes, eggplant—and asks school-age children to name them. Oliver draws &#8230; <a href="http://www.leportschools.com/healthy-eating-starts-with-knowing-foods/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>At LePort, the &#8220;passion for learning&#8221; is kept alive</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 23:23:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What does medieval history have to do with a juicy steak from a modern, upscale restaurant? Read on, watch the video and find out! In a recent LA Times article, education reporter Karin Klein reflects on her experience at her &#8230; <a href="http://www.leportschools.com/at-leport-passion-for-learning-is-kept-alive/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Drive: Keeping a Child’s Love of Learning Alive</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 18:21:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>apattee</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every school we know talks about instilling a love of learning in children. But what does that actually mean? Daniel Pink’s book Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us highlights the importance of self-directed, autonomous learning, of learning that &#8230; <a href="http://www.leportschools.com/drive-keeping-a-child%e2%80%99s-love-of-learning-alive/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Silence: An Unexpected Montessori Benefit</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jun 2011 18:53:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When parents first visit a well-run Montessori school, they often comment on how quiet the classrooms are compared to many other environments where groups of preschoolers come together. It’s true: our classrooms are quiet—not quiet in the sense of totally &#8230; <a href="http://www.leportschools.com/silence-an-unexpected-montessori-benefit/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Creative Play and Montessori Principles</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jun 2011 18:53:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Several recent articles in major newspapers discussed the demise of creativity in kids, and linked it to a lack of “unstructured, messy play.” For example, The New York Times reports: For several years, studies and statistics have been mounting that &#8230; <a href="http://www.leportschools.com/creative-play-and-montessori-principles/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Tiger Mom vs. Enjoying Childhood: A Choice you Don’t Have to Make</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jun 2011 18:52:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>apattee</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recent article excerpting a chapter of Amy Chua’s book, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, has sparked quite a debate on parenting and educational choices. Ms. Chua and her supporters argue that it takes an authoritarian approach to parenting &#8230; <a href="http://www.leportschools.com/tiger-mom-vs-enjoying-childhood-a-choice-you-don%e2%80%99t-have-to-make/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Choose Prevention, Not Treatment</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jun 2011 18:51:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two weeks ago, I read the following urgent requests for help on our local parenting resource, Berkley Parents Net’s “Advice Wanted” newsletter: Kindergartener’s writing skills not great – repeat? … The main issue we’ve had though has been his fine &#8230; <a href="http://www.leportschools.com/choose-prevention-not-treatment/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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