In 1968, futurist educator George Leonard wrote a book called Education and Ecstasy, which had a chapter titled ”Visiting Day, 2001 A.D.” In this chapter he described a learning environment for kids where they would have access to all cultural knowledge via giant ten-foot square screens. While our screens are usually smaller in 2020 A.D.,...Read More
The sudden appearance of a worldwide pandemic, and the closure of most schools across the United States, has left many parents scrambling to provide homeschooling for their kids. While in many cases the schools have taken the lead in this effort and are providing online learning for their students, in other cases parents are more...Read More
Knowing how your child learns best can mean the difference between experiencing frustration and failure at school or achieving academic excellence and engagement. One of the best frameworks for understanding how your child learns is Howard Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences. Gardner argues that there is not one intelligence for all (measured by I.Q. tests),...Read More
One of the most important things that homeschooling parents can share with their kids is to teach them about how they learn best. You can always teach them individual things (spelling, math concepts, reading skills), but if you teach them about their own personal style of learning, you give them a gift that they will...Read More
While many parents are opting to use the school’s or the Internet’s learning programs with their kids during the COVID-19 outbreak, some parents are using this time as an opportunity to engage their children and teens in unique learning adventures and experiences. If you find yourself in that latter category of parents, I want to...Read More
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