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Entitlemania: Teaching Our Kids to Want Less . . . And to Struggle More
Whether we realize it or not, as parents, we want our kids to have more. Not only more of the things we didn’t get as children, but more attention, more clothes, more talent, more education, more friends, more activities, more hobbies, and generally more of whatever we parents are capable of providing. Kids start out…
Teaching Children With Behavioral Problems
Kids with behavioral problems can present a challenge for their teachers; however, that challenge exists for each one of these children as well. Children who are not compliant and exhibit behavior problems in the classroom most often are kids looking for help, for answers to their problems or for positive reinforcements about their self worth.
Books on Teaching a Child With Behavior Problems
While many students with behavioral problems are just as academically capable as their peers, their inability to control their actions can make it difficult for them to succeed in school. By educating themselves on ways in which they can help these struggling students, teachers can more effectively meet these pupils’ needs and decrease the likelihood that their behavioral challenges get in the way of their academic success.
Teaching Tools for Preschool Children With Hearing Impairments
Much of the information that children take in during their early learning years is through auditory stimulation, as they do not yet have the ability to obtain information via reading. This makes the presence of a hearing impairment even more educationally detrimental to preschool students than it is to older pupils. To ensure that these pupils are capable of learning effectively, teachers use an assortment of tools.
Teaching the 3Cs: Creativity, Curiosity & Courtesy
Parents naturally want the best for their child academically. So, when research comes out illustrating how the early years have a tremendous impact on future intelligence, the pressure is on to teach those 3 Rs: Reading, Riting and Rithmatic as early as possible. The unfortunate result of this has been children who are being fed facts and solutions for memorization, without any basis for their own problem solving or sense of exploration of the information they learn. Early childhood programs feel the pressure as well and are getting caught in this same trap: teaching children the preconceived answers without teaching the process that leads to the answers in the first place. It is no surprise then that many children are struggling in schools, and that children in higher grades are found to have little or no problem solving techniques and additional problems with social interactions.