Language learning is a life long journey. Based on own personal experience as a parent / tutor of a multi-lingual kid, I can tell you 10 signs your child may be disinterested in learning a 2nd language.
5 Signs That Your Child Is Disinterested In Learning A 2nd Language
by Hanifa K. Cook on December 24, 2011 in Language, Learning Skills
Thoughts That Do Not Need Language
by Hanifa K. Cook on January 5, 2010 in Learning Skills, Music
There can be mental activity even when we are not talking. Here are four types of thoughts that do not demand the use of language: 1. Daydreaming: It depends on the mind to create and visualise images. Artists paint what their minds tell them to paint. When people daydream, it is as if they are [...]
8 Ways To Creativity If Schools Potentially Kill It (1)
by Annie Cook on July 28, 2009 in Learning Skills
About a month ago, I posted a video which discusses creativity in schools. The topic of the video was “Do Schools Kill Creativity?” This is part 1 of my thoughts on this topic. Homeschooling And Education Well often when we talk about our present education system, we will bring up our own schooling experience. We [...]
The Love Of Silence
by Hanifa K. Cook on February 3, 2009 in Childhood, Montessori
Silence is golden and ignorance is bliss. How are we to understand the real meaning of silence if it were not for the presence of noise? This is a blog about silence. On a cold winter night, the fireplace in the family room at home would be the perfect place for sharing the quiet ambience [...]
Companionship, Respect, Love and Admiration
by Hanifa K. Cook on January 20, 2009 in Childhood, Language, Learning Skills, Montessori
The final form of human society is based on organisation. However, without written rules and regulations, how can society of children organise itself? This article investigates on society of cohesion from the aspect of organisation. Kids are more than ready to love, admire and respect, without compensation or expectation of rewards. At any given venue [...]
Follow @hiannie on Twitter
Subscribe
Kids Are Heroes
Unicef