Whether a child has been to an institutionalized school or has been home schooled forever, many six to eight year olds enjoy learning. As a parent, understanding how your child learns, which temperament is their strongest, and what type of intelligence they excel in will greatly assist in the teaching/learning process. Six to eight year olds learn best when they are having fun. Reading to the child is essential to their learning experience. Read about a variety of subjects, such
When home schooling a child between nine and twelve years old, there is a lot of pressure for peer pressure. Keep in mind that not all children undergo this pressure to be with and like their peers, while distancing themselves from their parents. These preteens still need plenty of attention, eye contact, positive reinforcement and praise, personal communication, and good interaction with their parents. Believe it or not, children at this age do still enjoy being read to. Keep having
By Winnie Custodio Taking the ACT is a life-altering endeavor. Good ACT scores mean admission to the college of your choice, receiving free money for your college schooling and many other perks. That sounds daunting and exciting at the same time. There is actually no “failing” in the ACT, but you have to keep up to a certain standard, and that’s the required score of your target colleges. Now, you might be
By Winnie Custodio There are two particular skills that you need to cultivate so that you can improve your ACT science score. Mainly, they are your 1) Reasoning skills, and 2) Analytical skills. You should be proficient when it comes to identifying data that are presented in graphs, tables and maps and in interpreting questions logically. If you are keen enough, you will find that most of the problems in the ACT
What is the ACT test? The ACT test is a college entrance exam. It is used by majority of colleges and universities in the U.S. to make decisions about student admissions in their institutions. Scores in the ACT or the SAT are required by colleges as part of their admission process. If you want to apply to your preferred college, you therefore need to take the ACT to be able to acquire a score. The body that administers the ACT test
Teachers are the architects of any developing nation. It makes me feel on top whenever I am reminded of the quote, “Teaching is the profession which creates all other professions.” But, I failed miserably to understand the fact that very few of us are into this profession by choice and most of us are into this profession by chance. Over the past three years, I hardly met one or two students who took pride in acknowledging the existence of this
Education methods have been morphing through various channels. Along with the traditional classroom-based study system, online education is also getting hugely popular. The best thing about digital study is that people from all age group and profession can participate in it and comprehensively continue their study and earn a valid certificate at the end of the session. Using digital platforms for education purpose is not new, the new thing is it got enormous popularity in the past couple of years because
Teachers and the school staff management work together daily to provide safe educational settings and positive experiences for students. The schools have made major contributions to the countries’ development. Although these educational institutions are far from perfect, but still promote successful accomplishments. Yet, the students, teachers and staff management need to communicate well within the schools’ environments, in order to understand issues and make decisions for effective change. The lack of effective communication in schools derives from the misuse of accurate
I usually start a series of lectures with the following phrase, ‘My name is Mark, and I am a reflective practitioner’. This is done not just to introduce myself to the students, but to make the point that ‘reflection’ is a pervasive ingredient in my approach to the learning and teaching dynamics. In practical terms, this means that I give careful consideration or thought to my teaching and students’ learning. Essentially, I adopt an analytical approach to teaching, which involves examining,
Having your kids around is one of the greatest feelings in the world. The bond between the parents and children is unmatched, which doesn’t need an external effort to develop. Being a parent, have you ever thought to put an extra fuel to gear up the friendship with each other and contribute to the comprehensive development? If not, it’s time you consider a range of activities that will accomplish the same effortlessly. You can start with reading some inspirational moral
