The Distance between Voice and Mechanics in Writing By Julie Bogart Is it possible to nurture your child’s writing voice without worrying about the mechanics of writing? Will that foster a carelessness in children’s writing habits? Shouldn’t kids learn to care about how they spell, how they punctuate, how they construct their sentences and paragraphs?
Looking for a way to get your child actively connected to the traditional heritage of your family or community while applying communication, research, critical thinking and writing skills? In the FREE Jr. Folklorist Challenge, students learn from Smithsonian folklorists how to follow the Jr. Folklorist Process to do research in their own family or community:
Victus is the Latin word for way of life. We can define way of life as our fundamental thoughts, beliefs, and actions. A philosophical friend once told me she believes some people walk around unconscious, not thinking much about where they are, where they are going, or how they will get there. Basically, they
What Happened to Our Math? Math in the United States has been, and continues to be, on the decline. It seems as though our students are getting dumber, when in fact, they are just part of the “great dumbing down” started many years ago. The students are not the problem. The curriculum they are using
HOPE FOR THE FUTURE: THE IMPORTANCE OF AMERICAN HISTORY by Tricia Raymond I’m not sure when it happened, but somewhere along the way education in America became an end unto itself. As a matter of fact, today’s conventional wisdom assigns education as the way out of poverty, the road to self-esteem, the chance to succeed
Every child can become an inventor! In fact, a child invented the trampoline, the popsicle and the trampoline. The first step in helping your child invent is to guide them to notice problems in their world and the wider world around them. When a marker rolls away, notice the issue and begin a discussion about
Let Their Dreams Soar! By Evonne Mandella Are you a traditional learner? Are your children? If you said no to either of these questions, keep reading! This article is for you and to all the kindred spirits out there yearning for understanding and a good dose of encouragement! First, let me share a little