FRCS Summer Activity Guides
Each Monday over the summer, FRCS is sending an FRCS Family Activity Guide to all FRCS families enrolled in the 2020/2021 school year and anyone who opts in to the mailing list. The guides are...
The Truth About Sexting
There is a lot of misinformation and misunderstanding about sexting—the act of taking a nude selfie and sending it to someone else—amongst teens. It is a scary concept for parents and one to which many teens...
Education is Never Neutral
written by Dan Sarian When I was a child, one of the toys I enjoyed playing with involved the creation of little army men by pouring liquid rubber into a heated metal mold, adding thin...
Dewey and Progressivism
written by Dan Sarian David Brees wrote a book called Seven Men Who Rule the World from the Grave. Some of these names are probably familiar: Karl Marx, Charles Darwin, Sigmund Freud, Julian Wellhausen, John Dewey....
My Philosophy of Education
written by Dan Sarian “A few years ago the city council of Monza, Italy, barred pet owners from keeping goldfish in curved bowls. The measure’s sponsor explained the measure in part by saying that it...
Piaget’s Schema
written by Dan Sarian How much information did you retain from your 13 years of grade school? If, on average, you were exposed to 800 hours of instruction per year, well, do the math. That’s...
Multiple Intelligences
written by Dan Sarian One Teaching Style Does NOT Fit All Are you smarter than a 5th grader? The answer isn’t as easy as you might think. According to Harvard psychologist and researcher Harold Gardner...
Maslow’s Hierarchy
written by Dan Sarian Maslow and Self-Actualization – Is this Biblical? Is your child motivated to learn? What makes a student want to learn? Why do some students appear highly motivated and others not? All...
What Minecraft Teaches Us About Educating Boys
written by Dan Sarian As one of the few males at the Elementary Campus (I’m not complaining, just sayin’) I continually ask myself and my teachers how we can best shepherd the warrior hearts of...
Christmas Blues
written by Dan Sarian The Thanksgiving – Christmas corridor can be anything but “the most wonderful time of the year.” The expectations of the holiday season (a time for family, gatherings, gifts, joy, happiness) can trigger feelings...