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Are exams important or do we need to find a better way to test our child’s intelligence? How clever are our children really? We rely on exam results, teacher reports and school grades to tell us how clever our own children are. After years of arguments about the GCSE exams’ getting easier and already abolishing the Key [...]
Every child is born with an established character and a bend towards certain thoughts, ideas and actions, both good and bad. The belief that we are shaped by our surrounding culture and society is true only in part, as many of us are largely the same people at 25 years old, that we were at [...]
Budding young writers get their pens at the ready as this year’s National Young Writers’ Award is set to return – bigger than ever before. The competition, which is now in its fifth year, will be judged by best-selling author, Cressida Cowell, writer of the world famous How To Train Your Dragon series, which inspired [...]
I am currently having a really big problem with my little ones school. Basically they have merged his year (year 1) with the foundation stage full time kids. Now not only do I feel this is simply holding him back academically but also emotionally. He is one of the oldest and the f2s will be [...]
I like time-travelling…I do it a lot. I often choose a year and travel back to it. The only glitch is that it has to be within 24 years I have been on the planet and I have no power to change what has happened – but nonetheless – I love time-travelling. So I’m [...]
Your child has a three-month break from school, and you’re afraid his brain is going to melt away in the hot summer months of nothing but playing, playing, playing. Don’t worry; he’ll probably be fine, and he does deserve to be a kid. But the best way to get him to exercise his brain during [...]
If you have kids, you have probably asked yourself why your kids need to play with toys. There are very different opinions on this particular subject, but in the end we all want what’s best for our kids. There is a growing trend for kids to sit around the house and watch television all day. [...]
At home educational programs have many benefits. They allow individuals to learn at their own pace, set their own hours and make education work with a busy career and family life. While there are many reasons to pursue an online degree, there are also challenges that come into play. One of the biggest challenges [...]
Homeschooling is a viable way to give your child the education he or she deserves. Whether you’re simply looking to provide your child with a tailor-made education or can’t afford the exclusive, private schools, homeschooling is the cheaper alternative. It isn’t cost-free, however. And seeing how you would rather lighten the burden on your wallet [...]
Reading and writing are fundamental skills that your child needs to have if they are going to become fully operational members of society. Without the ability to do either, children will not only struggle to learn as quickly at school and beyond, they will also struggle in everyday life outside of school: think about [...]
I found out I was pregnant the weekend after my 21st birthday, was half way through my third year of uni and excited to only have one more year left to do. All of a sudden I was pregnant, I was due September 4th, 24 days before my 4th and honours year at uni would [...]
A SCHOOL has sparked fury by banning pupils from raising their hands to answer questions — and telling them to put their THUMBS UP instead. Ok what is going on now? Is this some crazy idea? By sticking up your thumb it would create a relaxed classroom feel? [warning] Teachers insisted the [...]
Now this is a subject that seriously grills me. We all know the one I’m on about. ‘Oh well their parents are rich so no wonder they’re really smart and ahead of the class’. This winds me up! I was talking with a friend the other week about her child learning to read and I [...]
Do your kids love SpongeBob SquarePants? If they do it is turning them into dunces according to researchers. I have never heard anything so stupid but here we go again with more do’s and don’t to parenting. I am guessing if we allow only 8 minutes of the cartoon we are safe, since it states 9 minutes [...]
Like everyone I have watched the riots with utter dismay and contempt for those doing it. It was frightning that teenagers could rise up like that and be uncontrolled by the very people trying to protect us.I tried to listen to all sides of the spectrum as to why they chose this path and found myself [...]
Whether it’s your five-year-old asking you where babies come from or your 13-year-old curious about the mechanics of sex (if they don’t already know by then!), we all have to face the birds and the bees conversation with our children at one time or another. Some parents are all too keen to talk about [...]
When I’m building in the block room, Please don’t say I’m “Just playing.” For, you see, I’m learning as I play, About balance, I may be an architect someday. When I’m getting all dressed up, Setting the table, caring for the babies, Don’t get the idea I’m “Just Playing.” I may be a mother [...]
Play is a powerful thing. Despite this, many people still see play as time taken away from their child learning. Instead they should spend as much time with their books as possible right? Well, I don’t agree. While studying your books and becoming more academically intelligent should be a big aim for your child, there [...]
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