Provisioning for the bare basics for all
Like some people have access to all basic human needs and have fulfilled them. But there are about 35% of people who don’t even have...
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Translate your dream into action
There are many people in the world without basic needs. Since Bangladesh is a developing country, the majority of people are under privileged. I believe...
How children learn a second language
Linda Halgunseth :In the 1970s, my early childhood provider advised my immigrant Mexican American mother to stop speaking Spanish with me at home. They were...
The homework debate
Johanna Sorrentino :Every school day brings something new, but there is one status quo most parents expect: homework. The old adage that practice makes perfect...
School uniforms
Hannah Boyd :To require uniforms or not to require uniforms: that is the question many school districts are facing these days. Students in many cities...
Theories of learning Thomas Shuell
(From previous issue) :The 1990s were dubbed “The Decade of the Brain,” and huge advances were made in neuroscience and how the brain relates to...
How do teachers’ expectations affect student learning
D. Stipek :The term “self-fulfilling prophecy” is apt because once an expectation develops, even if it is wrong, people behave as if the belief were...
Theories of learning
Thomas Shuell :Learning is one of the most important activities in which humans engage. It is at the very core of the educational process, although...
Classroom games for substitute teacher
Barbara Pressman :Classroom teachers don’t want subs to spend the day solving puzzles, handing out word finds, and playing games. After all, serious educational work...
Characteristics of social play
JL Frost, SC Wortham, S Reifel :Social development in the preschool years permits young children to include others in their pretend and dramatic play. Whereas...
Wash, brush, comb! Hygiene habits for kids
Pamela Wingerden M.Sp.Ed : “Wash your hands. Brush your teeth. Did you use soap?” These are just a few of the phrases preschool parents repeat like...