Documents tagged 'Children'

Home Schooling Is Loaded With Fun Activities

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Published: 27/07/2008

There are many reasons why parents choose homeschooling for their children. A lot of times this choice is made by parents who are dissatisfied with the way formal education is being run. Also by those who are concerned about safety issues. In addition, there are those parents who wish...

The Monetary Value of Education

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Published: 27/07/2008

The value of education is hard to define. We have heard from parents, teachers and employers that education is a pathway to a better life. Yet we must wonder how far we must go to achieve the lifestyle that we want. Whether we finish high school and start to work or go to our doctoral...

Top 20 Reasons Why Children Should Study Music

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Published: 27/07/2008

All you need to do is visit the kids audio/video section of your local CD shop and you will be bombarded with a multitude of educational enhancement products to buy. You may find Baby Einstein or Brainy Baby and an abundance of similar merchandise to make your child smarter. These types...

Reading to Learn: Turning Kids into Lifelong Learners

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Published: 27/07/2008

Along about third grade, children reach a level of reading competency which allows them to read independently for the purpose of gathering information and learning new skills. At this point, a whole world opens up to them. They are developing the tools to pursue interests of their own, and...

Homeschooling A Real Benefit

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Published: 27/07/2008

There are so many problems with our schools today that it can be a difficult choice to put your child on that bus each morning and send them away to an institution where it is likely little or no learning will take place throughout the day. Consider homeschooling your child. There are so...

Children Can’t Be Socialized Without School - FALSE

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Published: 27/07/2008

Children are born as social beings. Therefore, schooling is not necessary to "make" someone social. Truth be told, whenever you think about it, you cannot "make" a child do anything. Furthermore, what do you call interaction with parents, siblings and family? This is also social when you...

The Need for Arts

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Published: 27/07/2008

The arts have taken blow after blow from schools lately. People just arent supporting them. They push them aside and think theres no use for them in society. But without them society would fall apart. Without relief, without distractions, we would be mindless servants following the ever...

School for Children with Social Difficulties

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Published: 27/07/2008

Choosing a school for children with social difficulties is a very difficult task. Parents know that the school they chose will have a big impact on their childs self-confidence, their ability to learn and their childhood experiences. Get it right and you can help them learn and overcome...

Intellectual Development & Waldorf Education

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Published: 27/07/2008

According to the Webster’s dictionary, education is an action, a process, a stage which results in knowledge. In previous times, children were simply living and working with their families, playing whenever there was time, watching, imitating, observing, and participating. Nearly all...

Boring Textbooks = Bored Kids Bored Mom

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Published: 27/07/2008

Are your children growing bored with their textbooks? Are you growing tired of hearing them complain? Is it possible that your textbooks are the problem? If you’ve never thought about this, take a moment to think about it now. Think about how each child is unique. With this in mind,...