The story of Michael Jackson’s (his Muslim name is “Mikaeel”) childhood touches me most. I published news of his auction in Feb 2009. Then I wrote: “We all know how childhood will affect the way we carry ourselves during adulthood, but none more dramatic than this man’s stories. There is no other kid who has [...]
Eric Clapton And Sting Are His Friends
by Hanifa K. Cook on February 28, 2009 in Music
Listen To This Kid His friends on myspace.com? Sting, Eric Clapton. Reminds me of the blind girl who comes from the same country:
You Are A Smart Kid. Learn Out Loud.
by Hanifa K. Cook on February 6, 2009 in Childhood, Environment, Internet, Language, Learning Skills, Music, News
Learning out loud is a great way to bounce back knowledge that comes into your head. Kids figure out quickly that being loud does not necessary have to mean about sounds. Bright and gaudy colours are loud. If used as a figure of speech, ‘loud’ takes a different meaning. When something comes to you as [...]
Spanish Song. Guantanamera.
by Hanifa on January 18, 2009 in Music
While on vacation in Australia, we went for horse ride. One of ladies who was helping the boss explained to us the song Guantanemera. I have been working on understanding the speech formation of the Spanish language. It is not so hard as one might think, but unlike English or Mandarin, or even Tamil, oral [...]
Random Thoughts On Music And Language
by Hanifa K. Cook on November 5, 2008 in Music
Music is created to help people communicate with one another by an expression of words that come from the heart. Children can relate to music much easier than adults because they are spontaneous with their responses to experiences with the environment. When I use music to teach children languages, they do learn better. There are [...]
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