How People Learn: Bridging Research and Practice
A consortium of top international scientists has recently synthesized the main finding about teaching and learning….their report emphasizes the needs for school-family partnerships,. Engendering parent support for the core learning principles and parent involvement in the learning process is of the utmost importance. J.D. Bransford, A.L. Brown, and R.R. Cocking, Editors of
How People Learn: Bridging Research and Practice
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….In studying resilience-related themes.. I found was that opportunities to take chances, take responsibility for others and for yourself, were things that predict positive outcomes for kids growing up under very difficult circumstances. Yet I began to see the very same things that we know help kids get through tough situations, were actually being _denied_ kids who were in very, very good living situations, in very, very safe environments at home and in the community. Michael Ungar, Author of Too Safe For Their Own Good
When they’re young, we drive them to playdates, fill up their time with organized activity, and cocoon them from every imaginable peril. We think we are doing what’s best for them. But as they grow into young adults and we continue to manage their lives, running interference with teachers and coaches, we are, in fact, unwittingly stunting them. By continuing to protect them from failure and disappointment, many of our kids are missing out on the “risk-taker’s advantage,” the benefits that come from experiencing manageable amounts of danger. Michael Ungar, Author of Too Safe For Their Own Good
If the first few years of life include support for growth in cognition, language, motor skills, adaptive skills and social-emotional functioning, the child is more likely to succeed in school and later contribute to society. Martha Erickson and Karen Kurz-Riemer, authors of
Infants, Toddlers and Families: A Framework for Intervention The difference between the two outlooks – children who are confident and optimistic versus those who expect to fail – starts to take shape in the first few years of life. Parents need to understand how their actions can help generate the confidence, the curiosity, the pleasure in learning and the understanding of limits” that help children succeed in life. T. Berry Brazelton, Harvard pediatrician
In this revised edition, Dr. Alice Ginott, clinical psychologist and wife of the late Haim Ginott, and family relationship specialist Dr. H. Wallace Goddard usher this bestselling classic into the new century while retaining the book’s positive message and Haim Ginott’s warm, accessible voice.
Read more John Abbott and Heather MacTaggart discuss the need for people to take the time to examine the current research about learning in order to envision and create the best possible system of education.
John Abbott speaks about how schools, communities and families must work together to educate children.
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