Bring Back Imagination in Children
“Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.”
These are our sentiments, but not our words; they belong to Albert Einstein.
If the words speak the truth, then why has imagination been allowed to slip so far down in the educational scheme of things?
We feel strongly that the time is right for an [...]
Overusing Teachers’ Websites
Getting homework assignments on-line from teachers’ websites is wonderful. However, overusing the service has a down side—it erodes responsibility.
The old-fashioned way of copying assignments from the board, legibly, and gathering the books and materials, requires a variety of valuable life skills. It also requires responsibility, the ‘R’ on our acronym STRONG.
If assignments are available only [...]
Why You Can’t Leave Creative Thinking Up to the Schools
Don’t leave your children’s creative thinking up to schools and teachers; they can’t handle it.
This is not to put down teachers or schools, but it is a fact of life. Think about it; there are 25+ children in the classroom, each with lots of needs and each vying for the teacher’s attention. Add to that [...]
Tips For Helping With Math Homework
We received an email from a mom that begins “My 9 year old son flips out when he has to do math homework. I’ve tried many things to help him get through it.”
She goes on to say that by accident, she stumbled upon something that worked. She was doing the math wrong, and her son [...]
What do pies have to do with math?
“What do pies have to do with math? I looked up ‘pie’ in the math book and couldn’t find it.” This was a frazzled parent talking. It sounds like a cute math joke, but it’s true.
The word is spelled pi. It is a cute Greek letter that stands for a number a little bigger than [...]
Geometry Proofs Made Easy
Remember geometry proofs? For many students, they are the basis of recurring nightmares.
Here is good news; they don’t have to be. Just do them as if you were telling a story.
Huh?
Bear with me. If you were telling a story about your trip to a beach, is there any way you would mess things up like: [...]
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