Livia McCoy has spent 25 years teaching science at The New Community School. She has a B.S.E. from the University of Arkansas, Little Rock and M.Ed. from Virginia Commonwealth University. In addition to teaching students daily, she trains teachers and runs workshops for teachers and parents who want to know more about how to help their children in school. She published an e-book, When Learning is Painful last summer. Email Livia, follow her on Twitter @struggle2learn, find her on Facebook, and visit her Web site.