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Tag Archives: Education
Phonics help.
If you have children in nursery, pre-school or primary school at the moment, you will no doubt have heard the word phonics. If you have a school or nursery which communicates well, you may even understand a bit about what … Continue reading
Whose responsibility is it to teach our kids?
Erin’s in preschool but before long I’ll be signing her life her education over to the professionals, up until now I’ve been her teacher. We’ve spent nearly four years together, I’ve taught her to walk, talk, make pasties and play … Continue reading
To Kill or Not to Kill: The Great Meat Debate
“Anger over sheep slaughter” the BBC reports. Some parents are up in arms over the slaughter of a sheep that was raised by school children on a farm. One mother says that she feels it’s wrong to kill the animal … Continue reading
Nursery
Erin finally started nursery on Monday, she was due to start in April but the class was full so she was more than ready. On their first day they only stay for an hour which was a big dissappointment to … Continue reading
Countdown to Nursery
Only two days to go and Erin begins nursery. I’m trying not to sound too relieved, but I am. It’s been a long three years and we’ve had lots of fun and I’m glad that I did it (stayed at … Continue reading
Teachers: Young vs Old (er)
I had a discussion with someone the other day on young vs older teachers. Are older teachers better than younger teachers or vica versa? We talked about the pros of having a younger teacher They’re more ‘with it’ Seem cooler … Continue reading
What they should teach at high school…
Ben at Instigator Blog has a very interesting post entitled 10 Things They Need To Teach in Highschool. I’m in agreement with most of the list, here’s what I would add. Goal Setting – How to set goals and achieve … Continue reading
Do Schools Kill Creativity?
Do schools kill creativity? Following on from my own post Term-Time Holidaying & The Education System please check out the above talk by Sir Ken Robinson. (Thanks T-Bird) Don’t forget to come back and share your views. ……………………………………………………………. I think … Continue reading
Term-Time Holidaying & The Education System
My opinions here were aroused by this news article on plans to keep a register of holidays taken within term-time. I can’t stress enough how wrong I think this is. For a start, the law states that a child must … Continue reading
Fine Motor Skills (Part 1): A Weeks’ Plan
Fine motor skills are small muscle movements of the fingers that help your child to perform school readiness activities such as: Painting with a paintbrush Cutting with scissors Drawing and writing using a pencil or crayon correctly Holding and using … Continue reading
Teaching Pre-Schoolers Another Language
I have long wondered, should I have been started much earlier in my language training would I now be bi-lingual, or even fluent in more than two languages? It’s a long argued point that kids in Britain do not start … Continue reading
