Lori Day

Lori Day is an educational psychologist and consultant with over 25 years experience in various positions within the educational field. Learn more about Lori and her practice by visiting her website, Lori Day Consulting and her blog, It's Your Day. You can reach Lori at lday@loridayconsulting.com.

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Kids, Social Media Use, and Cyberbullying: the Role of Parents

Last April, as I was up to my eyeballs in cyberbullying among my middle schoolers, a New Jersey middle school principal told ABC’s “Good Morning America” that he had emailed his students’ parents stating that “there is absolutely, positively no … Continue reading →

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Redshirting in the Age of Academic Kindergarten

Every September, the incoming group of kindergarteners becomes ever so slightly older.  When I had my daughter almost twenty years ago, I remember a friend of mine exclaiming, “Oh, you’re so lucky, she’s birthday-blessed!” The term referred to her fall … Continue reading →

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The iPad2 for Schools: Effects on Education and the Digital Divide

Sigh. Is it just me, or does the current hyper-focus on technology in the classroom leave anyone else just a little bit cold? Tech-hungry teachers and students are licking their chops.  Design fanatics are genuflecting at the feet of Steve … Continue reading →

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