by Hanifa K. Cook | Oct 4, 2016 | Montessori, Parenting
How may education teach your child the wrong life lessons? Let us assume that your children have this knack of passing exams. So what do they learn? Knowledge and how to pass exams. When they leave school, they carry with them the same mindset. How to set goals...
by Hanifa K. Cook | Apr 21, 2009 | Chinese, Event, Montessori
Do you love to draw? Do you enjoy drawing? Do you feel that you have a lot to say but which you would rather give in the form of a drawing? Would you draw on the plane? Could you try to draw with a pencil? Would you rather work with paints? Would you could you, join...
by Hanifa K. Cook | Apr 16, 2009 | Event, Learning Skills
I want to talk about our special gift, the voice because today, April 16 is World Voice Day. Celine Dion has a voice doctor; David Beckham’s legs have his legs insured. Other people who do not own their bodies have vested interests in protecting and maintaining...
by Hanifa K. Cook | Nov 15, 2008 | Language, Montessori
Learning a language is said to be connected to two centers in the brain cortex: Sensorial center and Motor center. The sensorial center uses the ears as the instrument of hearing for the brain. The motor center is related to the production of speech by the using the...
by Hanifa K. Cook | Nov 9, 2008 | Childhood, Language, Spanish
Spanish and ‘Batu Lesung’? Over the weekend, I reflected on my childhood learning experience. I took a picture of this pounder (‘batu lesung’) which most traditional Malay families use to prepare spices. It is made of granite stone, carved into a bowl which we use as...