How do we teach? Aug 2024
What does Kishami Academy use for curriculum? It varies to meet student needs, individually or as a group. We often begin with Pikes Peak Library District, Kishami Academy’s accumulated library, and thrift stores. We analyze workbooks, do research on students needs, search for topics that cover what we are looking for (or student interests/requests), and…
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Autism & Punishments
This is an old-school vs new-world debate. The religious “spare the rod, spoil the child” is being replaced with new parenting that encourages natural consequences and a child focus that at times makes no sense at all. However, many of our children these days are unique and have needs that are more apparent than those…
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