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Teach Kids When They Are Ready
We now teach reading to 5-year-olds even though evidence shows it’s more efficient to teach them to read at age 7, and that any advantage gained by kids who learn to read early washes out later in childhood.
Teenagers are as sedentary as 60-year-olds by age 19
The adolescent years are when people’s bodies are supposed to start the ascent to their physical peak. Teenagers are growing like beanstalks. Their hormones are raging. They’re eager for new experiences.
This is the one skill your child needs for the jobs of the future…
Schools today tend to focus primarily on developing children’s cognitive skills – or skills within more traditional subjects – rather than fostering skills like problem solving, creativity or collaboration.
Too Much Facebook Causes ‘Virtual Autism’
Spending hours on social media affects ability in children to read emotions.
What Knitting Can Teach You About Math
In this professor’s class, there are no calculators. Instead, students learn advanced math by drawing pictures, playing with beach balls—and knitting.