Coming soon
This is Maria Parks, a brand new site by Hunter Parks that's just getting started. Things will be up and running here shortly, but you can subscribe in the meantime if
Token Economy & Work/Break Systems
Although a pillow fight is a bit of an extreme "break", it hopefully drew you in! It feels like it was just yesterday I was sitting in class at UW-Whitewater as
"I-N-D-E-P-E-N-D-E-N-C-E do you know what that means?"
Let's talk independence and especially independence of kids. Who doesn't want all kids to grow up to be independent? But why is it so hard as adults to have
"Serving" up Life Skills (Pre-Vocational Skills)
First, what are pre-vocational skills? To my understanding, pre-vocational skills are the skills that kids/people develop before going into vocational training or experiences. Almost like the building blocks to different jobs that
Cooking in Life Skills
Cooking in School? (Pre-COVID) Although I know cooking in school, is not a crazy idea, especially with all of the amazing Family and Consumer Education teachers out there (shout out to the two
Meet Maria Parks & What this is ALL About.
Who is this lady? Hello! I am a special education teacher in Wisconsin. I have been blogging my journey in education on and off since I graduated from college (go UW-Whitewater!) in 2018.