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The Wilkes School Blog: With Common Core, Fewer Topics Covered More Rigorously
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8226; 707 Park Avenue • Baltimore • MD 21201 • wilkesschool.org. September 2, 2013. With Common Core, Fewer Topics Covered More Rigorously. If the new mathematics standards adopted by New York and 44 other states work as intended, then children, especially in the lower elementary grades, will learn less math this year. But by cutting back on a hodgepodge of topics and delving deeper into central concepts, the hope is that the children will understand it better. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Of the ...
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The Wilkes School Blog: Mindfulness training improves attention in children
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8226; 707 Park Avenue • Baltimore • MD 21201 • wilkesschool.org. September 3, 2013. Mindfulness training improves attention in children. A short training course in mindfulness improves children’s ability to ignore distractions and concentrate. Dominic explained: “ Mindfulness involves paying attention in a particular way - on purpose. Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Subscribe To The Wilkes School Blog. Parent, Teacher, and Student Links. The Wilkes...
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The Wilkes School Blog: No Child Left Untableted
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8226; 707 Park Avenue • Baltimore • MD 21201 • wilkesschool.org. September 12, 2013. No Child Left Untableted. Amplify has tested preliminary versions of its tablets and curriculum in a dozen small pilot programs, but Guilford County is its first paying customer. By next fall the company intends to have its products in middle schools across the country. With high schools and perhaps elementary schools. Competition for this market is growing more intense. Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.
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The Wilkes School Blog: Chinese Educators Look to American Classrooms
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8226; 707 Park Avenue • Baltimore • MD 21201 • wilkesschool.org. September 2, 2013. Chinese Educators Look to American Classrooms. 8220;Students also have few chances to do scientific experiments and exercise independent thinking.”. That message appears to be getting through to Chinese education officials. Who are moving toward the American model of hands-on science learning. Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Subscribe To The Wilkes School Blog.
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The Wilkes School Blog: 'Making music may improve young children's behaviour'
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8226; 707 Park Avenue • Baltimore • MD 21201 • wilkesschool.org. September 3, 2013. Making music may improve young children's behaviour'. Making music can improve both pro-social behaviour. Voluntary behaviour intended to benefit another) and the problem solving skills of young children. According to a new study. Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Subscribe To The Wilkes School Blog. Parent, Teacher, and Student Links. How 2: Internet Search. With con...
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The Wilkes School Blog: Milestones in Science Education
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8226; 707 Park Avenue • Baltimore • MD 21201 • wilkesschool.org. September 3, 2013. Milestones in Science Education. 8220;Though we live in a thoroughly modern scientific world, our science education structure is now 120 years old. 8221; The debate is nothing new, either; here and elsewhere in this issue are some historic highlights. 1860s-1870s — Teaching With Toys. 1893 — Classes for Changing Times. 1940s — Science on the Home Front. 1957 — The Sputnik Challenge. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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The Wilkes School Blog: Why Energy Drinks Are Harming Children, Adolescents
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8226; 707 Park Avenue • Baltimore • MD 21201 • wilkesschool.org. September 4, 2013. Why Energy Drinks Are Harming Children, Adolescents. Parents beware. If your tots and teens. Get their hands on your energy drinks, they could experience seizures, heart palpitations or other problems. That drive them to the hospital emergency room. 8220;These drinks are made for adults. When young children drink them, they consume a large quantity of caffeine for their body mass. At the minimum, they become wired. Subscr...
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The Wilkes School Blog: Why Parenting Can Never Have a Rule Book: Children's Genetics Significantly Affect How They Are Parented
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8226; 707 Park Avenue • Baltimore • MD 21201 • wilkesschool.org. September 3, 2013. Why Parenting Can Never Have a Rule Book: Children's Genetics Significantly Affect How They Are Parented. Any parent will tell you that there is no simple recipe for raising a child. Being a parent means getting hefty doses of advice – often unsolicited – from others. But such advice often fails to consider a critical factor: the child. Of parenting look at only the reverse, how parents affect their children's experiences.
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The Wilkes School Blog: How to Make School Better for Boys
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8226; 707 Park Avenue • Baltimore • MD 21201 • wilkesschool.org. September 13, 2013. How to Make School Better for Boys. Start by acknowledging that boys are languishing while girls are succeeding. As the United States moves toward a knowledge-based economy, school achievement has become the cornerstone of lifelong success. Women are adapting; men are not. Yet the education establishment and federal government are, with some notable exceptions, looking the other way. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
