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Dispelling six myths about back‑to‑school readiness

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By Conor Barker, Lisa Lock, Andrew Zinin Verified
| Phys.org Verified
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain August always feels like one long Sunday to me. It is also a time of year when parents across Canada begin the ritual of preparing their children for September. We buy the backpacks, lunch boxes, running shoes and colored pencils. There is a nostalgic excitement to it all. I have worked as a school psychologist for the past 15 years. Even now, I still remember the scent of a fresh package of Mr. Sketch markers.
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Dispelling 6 myths about back‑to‑school readiness Original

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By Conor Barker
| The Conversation Verified
August always feels like one long Sunday to me. It is also a time of year when parents across Canada begin the ritual of preparing their children for September. We buy the backpacks, lunch kits, running shoes and pencil crayons. There is a nostalgic excitement to it all. I have worked as a school psychologist for the past 15 years. Even now, I still remember the scent of a fresh package of Mr. Sketch markers.
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Dispelling 6 myths about back-to-school readiness

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By Conor Barker
| Flipboard
1 hour ago Charley Pritchett is emabracing his love of learning on campus and off. Each year around this time, Charley Pritchett gets what he calls “the itch.” He yearns to expand his worldview, so he enrolls in a series of courses at the University of West Florida, its campus conveniently around the corner …
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