Does Practice really make Perfect?

To become an expert at something, all you have to do is practice, practice, practice, and then practice some more, right? Is practice alone enough? The simple answer is no. There are many factors that have a correlation to your success such as your intelligence, your...

New school year assessments: NWEA, MAP, RIT

Summer vacation has gone by and children are starting their new school year. For some children (and parents), this new year begins at a new school. Along with the excitement of meeting new teachers and friends, parents and children have to familiarize themselves with...

Growing up to be happy – life education

  All parents want the best for their children. We have dreams for them. For some, it’s dreams of their child becoming a doctor or engineer. For others, it’s their child becoming an actor or a great musician. For others still, it’s keeping up...

Sir Ken Robinson: How schools kill creativity

“If you are not prepared to be wrong, you’ll never come up with anything original.” – Sir Ken Robinson I’ve watched the TED talk by Sir Ken Robinson at least a half a dozen times. Everytime I watch it, I come away with a sense of epiphany and at the same time,...

Music at The Banyan Kids!

There is no arguing that Music does something to all of us – emotionally, spiritually, physically and mentally. Research has found music to be helpful in healing many health ailments, improving language development, increasing IQ, improving brain function,...

Parenting lessons from the parents of a gifted child!

Steve & Jane Adraka are the proud parents of Jake Andraka who at just 15 years old, made a breakthrough in cancer detection that was far superior than anything that existed at that time. His parents offered some advice on some rules or guidelines that might help...