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Category Archives: Children and Technology
Teacher Authority and the Business of School
Sitting in the speaker’s chair at morning meeting Claire presented a yellow silk scarf to her class. As she spoke she floated it through her hands and around her neck, all eyes of her second grade classmates were on her. … Continue reading
Posted in Achievement, Authority, Brain Development, Challenge, Character, Children, Children and Technology, Creativity, decision-making, Discipline, Education, Emotional Intelligence, Empathy, Enthusiasm, Excellence, Fun, Genius, Joy, Leadership, Learning community, parenting, Respect, Responsibility, School Reform, Self-Actualization, Self-determination, Self-esteem, Standards, Success, Teaching
Tagged Authority, building character, character, child-rearing, decision making, Discipline, education, Genius, kids, Leadership, Learning, Learning community, learning social skills, Parenting, responsibility, school, school reform, teachers, teaching, teaching responsibility, teenagers
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Building Strong Brains: The Real Reason Schools Need Environmental Education
One day second grader Miranda said: “I was in the garden looking at the tomatoes with Patrice and Josh, and we saw a wasp tackling a fly. Then it tore the fly’s head off and flew away with the body. … Continue reading
Posted in Achievement, Authority, Brain Development, Challenge, Character, Children, Children and Technology, College Acceptance, Creativity, decision-making, Discipline, Education, Emotional Intelligence, Empathy, Enthusiasm, Excellence, Failure, Fun, Genius, Gifted, Greatness, Happiness, High School Acceptance, Inspiration, Joy, Leadership, Learning community, Mathematics Teaching, Mistakes, parenting, Play, project based learning, Reading, Respect, Responsibility, School Reform, Self-Actualization, Self-determination, Self-esteem, Standards, STEM subjects, Success, Teaching
Tagged Authority, building character, character, child-rearing, decision making, Discipline, education, Emotional control, environmental education, Genius, kids, Leadership, Learning, Learning community, learning social skills, math, math teaching, Parenting, responsibility, school, school reform, teachers, teaching
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The Natural Resilience of Children
Dominique, age 8, sat in front of a computer screen doing addition problems—level one on Khan Academy. When 9 + 3 = ? appeared on the screen, “That’s easy,” she said, and started hunting for 1 on the keyboard. She … Continue reading
Posted in Achievement, Brain Development, Challenge, Character, Children, Children and Technology, decision-making, Education, Enthusiasm, Failure, Genius, Mathematics Teaching, Play, School Reform, Self-determination, Standards, STEM subjects, Teaching, Technology and Education
Tagged kids, math, math teaching, teaching
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New Media Are Neither Good Nor Bad. It’s Parenting Makes It So.
Ever since I was seven, when my father compromised his stand on the new technology, by allowing a television in our house, there has been a running dialog in this country about the evils of new media. As in my … Continue reading
Posted in Achievement, Brain Development, child abuse, Children, Children and Technology, Creativity, decision-making, Education, Fun, Genius, Mistakes, parenting, Play, project based learning, Reading, Respect, Responsibility, School Reform, Self-determination, Teaching, Technology and Education
Tagged building character, child-rearing, conflict, decision making, education, Learning, overparenting, Parenting, parenting skills, parents, play, Reading, respect, responsibility, school reform, teachers, teaching
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How Do You Get Your Child to Love Learning?
Well, it’s a trick question. Your child automatically does love learning. The question really is, “How do we get him to love to learn what we want him to learn?” It should be the job school to get kids to love school work, … Continue reading
Posted in Authority, Challenge, Children, Children and Technology, decision-making, Discipline, Education, Enthusiasm, Genius, Greatness, Homework, Joy, Leadership, Learning community, parent anxiety, Parent-Teacher Partnerships, parenting, Responsibility, School Reform, Self-Actualization, Self-determination, Teaching
Tagged Authority, child-rearing, conflict, decision making, Discipline, education, Genius, homework, kids, kids online, Learning, Learning community, overparenting, Parenting, parenting skills, parents, social media, summer reading, teacher, teachers, teaching
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