Unlock the Love of Learning
As a math tutor, I frequently work with kids having difficulty staying focused. Even when they are able to compute accurately, if a problem requires more than one step to solve, they frequently lose track of what they are ultimately supposed to find out. Therefore, my job includes helping these students develop work habits and …
Originally Published: February 2002 This is a good time of year to step back and review what’s working and what’s not. As we draw on our observations and ask for our kids’ input, we can adjust our methods and materials at any time to ensure their progress and sense of success—the great advantage of homeschooling. …
The merits of music education are no secret. Articles and books have pointed out the wide variety of benefits of listening and moving to music and learning to play an instrument. We’ve been told that musical studies develop the reasoning portion of our brain. My son even followed advice he’d read and listened to Mozart …
Originally Published: January 2001 For teenagers trying to avoid reading fiction, movies can be used to help teach the elements of literature as well as comprehension, reasoning and composition skills required in high school English. However, all students can benefit from learning how a filmmaker uses visual effects and sounds to accomplish in moments what …
When children struggle repeatedly without success, their natural reaction is to avoid that challenge in the future. And, so, kids “hate” math, or reading, or spelling, or. . . the list goes on. Is it possible for a teacher to tear down that wall of resistance, or must she simply become a drill sergeant demanding …