Professionally speaking for teachers
Sara was interviewed about her latest book, Don’t Leave, Please Go, for Professionally Speaking Magazine, for teachers in Ontario.
Tag: transitions
Freshman focus
Sara is quoted in an article about how you can help your child with the sometimes tricky transition into high school.
What to expect when transitioning from high school to University or College
In this podcast Sara Dimerman chats with Brenda Whiteside. Over the course of this episode, you will learn more about:
- The biggest changes or challenges students face when transitioning from high school to a post secondary school program
- How living away from home – on residence, for example – affects the way in which a teen manages the transition to a post secondary program
- How students and parents can expect to feel at first
- How long the transitional phase typically lasts
- Resources and programs most Universities and Colleges have in place to assist the student
- What students can look forward to once he or she is more settled into residence or in their program of choice
- Do’s and don’ts for parents to consider – prior to, during and following the adjustment phase
Saying goodbye to Summer
There’s typically a feeling of impending change in the air this time of year. For students, September means saying goodbye to the long awaited summer months often devoted to de stressing, catching up on sleep and socializing. For parents, September denotes the end of a…
Campus life 101: How parents can help ease the transition
Interviewed on Canada AM about how parents can help their teens transition to campus life.
School's Out Forever
As a child, I remember belting out the lyrics from Alice Cooper’s School’s Out Forever – “no more pencils, no more books, no more teachers dirty looks” – on the last day of each school year. I haven’t heard those words for a long time,…