The Benefits of Exposing Children to Music at an Early Age Early exposure to music not only enhances children’s ability to create and enjoy music, but research shows it also…
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“The next time you read a sensational headline in a parenting magazine or hear about the latest research on child development at a meeting or on a talk show, stop…
I have been wanting to read Einstein Never Used Flashcards by Kathy Hirsh-Pasek and Roberta Michnick Golinkoff for some time now. The baby-educating industry has become a huge market yet…
Ideas, Questions, and Knowledge, Oh My! by Victoria Ryan O’Toole Be a good role model. Take advantage of your kids’ “monkey see, monkey do” tendencies to increase their curiosity. Whenever…
A Curious Mind Is Never Bored: Victoria Ryan O’Toole, creator of Molly Moccasins, explains why curiosity is one of the most important skills parents can teach their kids in today’s…
If you think homework overload is interfering with your family life and jeopardizing your child’s wellbeing, you’re not alone. “We were surprised to discover that homework overload is happening from…
While Kieran Egan’s program may have radical effects on student learning, it’s surprisingly easy to implement. The key to deep knowledge is the following: breadth, depth, and participation. “The breadth…
“Look at the curriculum guides for all those years of school: they are like a vast encyclopedia of human knowledge. But it is as though all that knowledge was taught…
1. “We love your kids, but it’s getting harder and harder to act like we love the Favorite Teacher gifts.”Look in the highest cabinet of any teacher’s kitchen. Go to…
We crank up the radio in the car on the way to school, and we often form our own little marching band, complete with maracas (uncooked rice inside plastic eggs),…
