Tag: kids
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Why You Need A Workshop… Even a portable one
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in Adult Learning, Aion, Aion Con, Aion Media, AionCon, Education, Education delivery model, Education resources, Improve learning, Improve teaching practice, inform teaching, Lean education, Learning, Learning Strategies, Should we teach, teach, Teach better, Teach Better Now, teacher, Teachers, teaching, Teaching philosophy, You can teach betterRecently, I spoke at #AionCon 2020 on the subject of craftsmanship. This is something that I’ve written about in the Aion newsletter and in my eBook subtitled “The Way of the Craftsman”. One of the things that I wanted to explore in more detail is the idea of the workshop. As a craftsman – and…
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Homeschooling won’t save your kids
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in Anxiety caused by learning, Children, Education, Education delivery model, educator, Educator’s Journey, Home, Homeschool, Improve learning, Improve teaching practice, inform teaching, Kids, Knowing the learner, Learn anything, learner, Learner Centred, Learner success, Learners, Learning, school, Should we teach, teach, Teach better, Teach Better Now, teacher, Teachers, teaching, Teaching philosophy, You can teach betterThinking about homeschooling? You should read this first.
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Want to help your kids with reading?
My friend James is developing free resources for parents to help kids with reading. There’s video tutorials, PDF downloads, comprehension questions, and all kinds of stuff. This is very cool Kiwi content that you should support. You can also watch and listen to James reading the stories out loud. You can have a look at…
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Career Planning 101: My Daughter Won’t Be Your Corporate Drone
I can’t vouch for the complete accuracy of this transcript. But it went something like this. Teacher: “So what are you going to do for a career dear?” Daughter (14): “Oh, I don’t know… Nothing. Everything.” Teacher: “That’s not an answer. What do you mean?” Daughter (14): “Sit on a beach somewhere. Work as a…
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Maths class (imagined by kids)
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Thanks to Simon for the link… This is for every tutor or teacher who has struggled to teach maths and numeracy. Just awesome…
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Minecraft taught my kids everything they needed for life
My kids are hooked on Minecraft. In case you don’t know it’s a computer game. They play it on the iPad. I think there’s a PC version but I don’t know anything about that. What I do know is that Minecraft has taught them everything they need to live a fulfilling life. I’m not sure…