Time to Upgrade Your Processor: Building Better Brains
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Time to Upgrade Your Processor: Building Better Brains

by Bob Doman Your computer’s CPU, or Central Processing Unit, carries out instructions and performs calculations that run programs and operate the computer system. This processor collects information from computer memory, decodes, executes operations, and stores results. The better your processor, essentially the better your computer. Our combined internal processor and CPU, our brain, gathers…

Is the Problem My Child or the Curriculum?
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Is the Problem My Child or the Curriculum?

by Ellen Doman Parents can become aware of their child’s lack of progress from report cards, meetings with teachers, standardized test results, or even helping with homework. It’s a terrible feeling to realize that your child isn’t learning as well as is expected, particularly when you may not have been previously aware of it.  A…

I’m glad I know now—that what I knew then—was absolutely right
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I’m glad I know now—that what I knew then—was absolutely right

by Lyn Waldeck Those of us who have passed that 60-year-old mile marker will often ponder the things of our past. What would we do differently? How do we mend past transgressions? What could have been avoided had a different fork in the road been followed? I am no exception. On a personal level, after…

Taxis, Busses & Rocketships: Harnessing Responsibilities to Build the Brain
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Taxis, Busses & Rocketships: Harnessing Responsibilities to Build the Brain

by Lyn Waldeck Recently I ran across a study from 2006 that presented what was labeled as “new” and exciting findings. Let me start by explaining why I placed the word “new” in quotations. I began as a parent on program and quickly moved into being a volunteer and then on to being a staff…

A Heartwarming Birthday Celebration: Charles’ Mission to Help Children in Need
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A Heartwarming Birthday Celebration: Charles’ Mission to Help Children in Need

I have been working with the Allman family for several years now.  As NACD staff, we often talk amongst ourselves about how fortunate we are to work with what we consider to be the cream of the crop parents.  Ken and Julie Allman are fine examples as to the level of dedication that we see every day in…