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I listened to an interesting bit on the radio today. It basically said that new studies show that reading and searching on the internet changes the way our brains work. Sites like Google and Wikipedia provide instant gratification rather than encouraging our brains to focus on one task. The result is lower attention spans and [...]
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Imagination is more important than knowledge. -Einstein Creative thinking is a skill that needs to be honed. As humans, we all possess the capacity to be creative- to invent, design, and express through various forms. But that capacity can be muted or developed. Children create naturally. They are usually immune to fear of judgment or [...]
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I have a son called Jonah, who is currently in the first year of his GCSE studies. Up until the last year or so he has been doing well at school, but the usual distractions of a boy his age are now starting to have an effect. As a result his school work has suffered [...]
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If you ask any employer or organization what are some of the most critical skills a person should have, creative thinking is usually one of the top three listed. Creative thinking is not just for artists and writers. We use quite a few terms for creative thinking: creativity, divergent thinking, innovation, problem solving, etc. It [...]
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Writing poetry is like painting with words. You can have all the tools for painting- brush, paints, canvas- and never really create anything from the heart. You can write poetry as an assignment, but unless it comes from the inner self it is just words on paper. That isn’t to say that poems written within [...]
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Why do people read and study poetry? Obviously people don’t analyze poems simply to make an academic work out of it. But often it appears that way. Teachers and professors emphasize the study of poetry without really allowing students to understand why poetry is important. Poetry can do what no novel or essay can do. It can [...]
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When you start with an answer and a formula to get the answer, there is no need for the question. If there were one question that I wish I could never hear again it would be, “What do I have to know for the test?” The American school system, with its emphasis on grades, tests, [...]
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There is a reason school kids pray for snow days. Not only do they get to skip out on worksheets, but they also get to go outside and handle some of nature’s funnest fluffy stuff. And those powdery flakes aren’t just fun, they can be educational as well. Build Snow Caves and Forts If you’ve [...]
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Have you ever planned and organized a seemingly awesome field trip for your kids only to be disappointed in how little they paid attention, how boring it was, or how they behaved? Did the field trip feel like a failure? Whether you attend regular field trips with your local homeschool group or you plan them [...]
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“The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.” -Alvin Toffler Last week while we were on vacation I became fascinated with the coloring book I had bought for my daughters to do in the car. The book was full of [...]
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Humans have a historically documented fascination with dice. They are the oldest game implements known to man. From “casting lots” in the Bible to backgammon in Ancient Iran, dice games have been around as long as recorded history. It is no wonder that these simple formed shapes keep the attention of children. Kids love hands-on [...]
Read More →If you are reading this, you already know how effective edutainment is. Yes, edutainment (aka infotainment) includes activities which educate, inform and entertainment people. When infotainment is created for children, it usually takes shape of educational toys. Making the right choice of educational toys for toddlers (children 8 to 36 months of age) can be [...]
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