Year: 2016

Many people consider dyslexia simply a reading problem in which children mix up letters and misconstrue written words.  However, more recently, scientists are beginning to realize that reading problems are only a fraction of the problem of the issue of dyslexia.  Another, part of the picture, which has gone virtually unnoticed for years, is how the brain processes speech and... Read More

Teenagers feel a host of pressures.  Some have to do with changes in puberty,  how they fit in or about their place in life.  Teen turmoil and depression goes beyond just mere moodiness. If left untreated it can become a serious problem and can even lead to death.  Compared to the rest of the world US teens are less happy... Read More

The article, “Art-Infused Project-Based Learning: Crafting Beautiful Work”’ discusses infusing “….the arts into a project-based learning model, emphasizing personalized learning and redrafting multiple revisions in the process of iteration.”  It is such a wholistic way of teaching, that one student even stated that, “…it gave me a chance to put myself in the shoes of the people at the time... Read More

If your child is having difficulty reading, rather than hiring a tutor, the solution could lie in fatty acid supplementation. This is the latest conclusion of a  new study from the University of Gothenburg in Sweden and published in The Journal of Child Psychology  and Psychiatry. The research was led by Mats Johnson, chief physician and researcher at the Gillberg Neuropsychiatry... Read More

Kids these days undergo a great deal of stress.  School, extracurriculars and homework adds to their stress levels.  Some kids have a difficult time trying to cope with the vigors of daily life. In a 2015 study of 20,000 Australian children were tested for their stress levels. One in fifteen children worried most or all of the time.  They mostly... Read More

New research suggests that children who attend Montessori schools may have an edge over other children in terms of both academic and social development.  However, this early education researcher stated that the , “…study was far too small to be conclusive.” Researchers only tested 30 5-year-olds and 29 12-year-olds attending a public inner-city Montessori school in Milwaukee, Wis. They also... Read More

As a teen, I lied to my parents often about everything from school grades to where and how I was going to places or when meeting certain people.  In those days, there were no digital tracking devices or any way for my parents to know what I had done throughout the day.  After a while, I  had developed a good... Read More

Key concepts Electricity Batteries Electrochemical reaction Electric conductor Background Batteries are containers that store chemical energy, which can be converted to electrical energy—or what we call electricity. They depend on an electrochemical reaction to do this. The reaction typically occurs between two pieces of metal, called electrodes, and a liquid or paste, called an electrolyte. For a battery to work... Read More

These days with emerging studies of, whether we need to give our kids more space and outdoor time and, less instruction have been circulating throughout the presses.  Scandanavian models of education, simply put less emphasis on classroom instruction and homework. Are we in the US doing something wrong?  Do we really need to give lots of homework to our kids... Read More