by Hanifa K. Cook | Feb 20, 2009 | Language
Looking for digitial translation online has never been more easy these days. If you are fluent in at least 2 languages, you will find the free translation services from Google, Yahoo or MSN highly useful. However, there are many reasons to avoid using services online...
by Annie Cook | Feb 18, 2009 | News
It’s going going on! The King Of Pops who is better recognised as just Michael Jackson, the man whose face has been changed more times than we can remember, is now on the limelight again. Is his health ailing? Is he going to court again? Whatever the reasons,...
by Hanifa K. Cook | Feb 16, 2009 | Childhood, Language, Learning Skills, Personal Blog
People who love children are usually intrigued by the new tricks that kids can do as they grow. At what age does the child learn to sit, walk, laugh or grip on an object? For me, there is nothing more fascinating and magical than the child who learns to speak before...
by Hanifa K. Cook | Feb 6, 2009 | 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...
by Hanifa K. Cook | Feb 3, 2009 | 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...
by Hanifa K. Cook | Jan 27, 2009 | Language
My page on ning is giving me good Spanish learning experience. It offers most of the variables needed to learn language for adults of any age. You get time, space and lots of friends to mingle with. I am through my first week in the site and am learning more each day....
by Hanifa K. Cook | Jan 25, 2009 | Chinese, Language
If you turn to any page in a Chinese dictionary for names in Mandarin, you may not come across a name like Sugiarto or Gunawan. Honestly, it may not even matter to you now because you will never come across them in your part of the world, say the United States of...
by Hanifa K. Cook | Jan 24, 2009 | News
Is the world going insane? Our development in childhood years have a lot to do with the way we conduct ourselves as responsible members of society. Take for instance the stabbing incident in a day center, Belgium. On Dendermonde, Belgium, on Friday, Jan. 23, 2009, A...