{"id":597,"date":"2016-08-30T09:43:50","date_gmt":"2016-08-30T13:43:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/heidimayo.com\/topblog\/?p=597"},"modified":"2016-08-30T09:53:06","modified_gmt":"2016-08-30T13:53:06","slug":"back-to-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/heidimayo.com\/topblog\/back-to-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Back to School!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"_58cn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hashtag\/backtoschool?source=feed_text&amp;story_id=1154273888000763\" data-ft=\"{&quot;tn&quot;:&quot;*N&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:104}\"><span class=\"_5afx\"><span class=\"_58cl _5afz\">#<\/span><span class=\"_58cm\">backtoschool<\/span><\/span><\/a>\u00a0<a class=\"_58cn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hashtag\/artforkids?source=feed_text&amp;story_id=1154273888000763\" data-ft=\"{&quot;tn&quot;:&quot;*N&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:104}\"><span class=\"_5afx\"><span class=\"_58cl _5afz\">#<\/span><span class=\"_58cm\">artforkids<\/span><\/span><\/a>\u00a0<br \/>\n I hope everyone had a great summer break. Unlike pharmaceutical companies, I have not raised my prices for around 7 years, and I\u2019m holding back doing it now because it\u2019s my mission to keep lessons affordable for all families. So, for now, I\u2019m staying the course and hoping I can afford to keep it that way for a while longer. Lessons will remain $30 per for the time being.<\/p>\n<p>With school starting for all of my favorite doodlers, I think it\u2019s important t<span class=\"text_exposed_show\">o equip parents and teachers with this article and TED Talk. Please bookmark them to use if your kid is admonished for doodling. Fact is doodlers retain more knowledge; it\u2019s how we think, remember and learn, and teachers should get that we are not being disrespectful, and our attention, understanding, and retention is enhanced by doodling:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.smashingmagazine.com\/2012\/08\/i-draw-pictures-all-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.smashingmagazine.com\/\u2026\/08\/i-draw-pictures-all-\u2026\/<\/a>\u00a0 <\/span><span class=\"text_exposed_show\"><br \/>\n Sunny Brown\u2019s TED Talk, Doodlers Unite!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sunni Brown: Doodlers, unite!\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.ted.com\/talks\/sunni_brown_doodlers_unite\" sandbox=\"allow-popups allow-scripts allow-same-origin\" width=\"795\" height=\"448\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Students should be encouraged to doodle.<\/p>\n<div class=\"text_exposed_show\">\n<p>And for the older kids, it\u2019s proven that students who take notes by hand learn and retain much more and better, so ditch the laptop.\u00a0<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/2016\/04\/17\/474525392\/attention-students-put-your-laptops-away?utm_campaign=storyshare\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.npr.org\/\u2026\/attention-students-put-your-laptops-aw\u2026<\/a>\u00a0.<\/p>\n<p>After school classes will start the week of Sept 12. I\u2019m offering Tues, Wed, and Thurs 4-5:30. In the meantime, if anyone wants a private or group (you arrange the group), please just ask, and we can probably do it.<\/p>\n<p>So far I\u2019ve got:<br \/>\n Tues, Sept 13 &#8211; Lincoln (need 3 more)<br \/>\n Wed &#8211; need 4<br \/>\n Thurs &#8211; Emma P, Tessa, Sydney, and Capri &#8211; good to go<br \/>\n I need 4 minimum to make a class; 8 is max. Pay for the month in advance to hold your spot.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>#backtoschool\u00a0#artforkids\u00a0 I hope everyone had a great summer break. 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