Our modern conveniences and products make our lives easier to manage, but have you ever considered that they might impact on our health?
“How was school today?”
“Good.” (monotone)
“What did you do?”
“Nothing.” (same monotone)
“Wow! You spent 6 hours doing nothing?”
“Oh mom!” (melodramatic sigh)
If you’ve been around the educational scene for any length of time you would have heard these statistics:
Every evening, Johnny sits at the dining table to do his homework. Nearby, the goldfish are frolicking in the fish tank. He watches their bodies glisten as the light hits them.
“That’s fascinating!” he thinks.
He’s intrigued.
Why do girls do better in school than boys? Does it have to do with the way they are socialized?
What are little boys made of?
Slugs and snails
And puppy-dogs’ tails,
That’s what little boys are made of.
What are little girls made of?
Sugar and spice
And everything nice,
That’s what little girls are made of.
Do you remember this nursery rhyme?
Today, in our politically correct world it would most likely be thought to be sexist.
But guess what?
This post is the follow-up to yesterday’s: https://www.florencecallender.com/dreaming-about-children-learning-and-mothersteachers-teaching/
“Life is like a departure lounge. The place you end up depends on which ticket you bought.” ~ Dr. Dion T. Harrigan
When children are born, they each come with their own “equipment.”
Law enforcement officers turn to their fingerprint files when searching for a criminal. The doors to some high-tech offices are now opened by the eye-print of the person seeking access. Blind people identify the person addressing them by their voice-print. An approaching individual can be recognized by his gait. The identity of a dead person may be ascertained by his dentition.
“When you have the privilege of changing someone’s brain, you not only change his or her life, you have the opportunity to change generations to come.” ~ Dr. Daniel Amen
“No! You can’t have her. She is mine,” I screamed, and grabbed on to my daughter’s ankles. With super-human strength, I pulled her down into my arms…away from the woman who had snatched her.
With a baleful glance, the evil-looking woman slinked away.
A few years ago, I went to visit my friend during my vacation time. When I walked into her home, I straightened up immediately. Everything was in order.
You know the stuff your parents tell you as a child like, “A place for everything, and everything in its place?” She followed that principle.
I peeked into her closet. The clothing hangers were all white. And not only were her clothes sorted by category, but also by color.
At the parent teacher conference, Kenny’s teacher told his mom that he should read for at least 20 minutes every day. All children love stories but some children hate books. Kenny hated reading books. What should his mom do in that situation?
Many children who learn differently, have trouble reading flat symbols on a page.
Good listeners are good learners. Conversely, a struggling listener is a struggling learner. Why? Because Listening is: