By integrating rudimentary math skills into play, mothers and other caregivers can help prepare children for math instruction during kindergarten and elementary school. Researchers from Boston College have published a study showing that children whose mothers added basic math and counting questions to play time out-performed other students on pre-school and first grade math assessments...
Are video games good for the brain? The answer would be both yes and no depending on who you ask. Video games can be compared to watching tv. There are many video games that are good that will help you get educated and strengthen the mind. The bad video games can really have a negative...
moreOnline learning has increased from 45,000 to more than 4 million K-12 students and is being offered full-time to all online schools? K-12 students. A career for online teaching is in demand. Certificates and degrees are required for online teachers across the world. State...
moreUnderstanding some of the components of education will be a valuable asset for people who need to understand how this can work. Most people will appreciate the opportunity to review the funding sources for education and the ways in which it could be impacted. Most people will be glad to know that they can...
morePresident Obama is putting a call out to the scientific community to further research the brain. By funding a variety of different organizations, like DARPA, the NIH, and the NSF, President Obama seeks to develop new models of how the brain works, which would help many people. For this project, Obama seeks to understand how the...
moreHomeschooling, while still controversial in some circles, has gained tremendous popularity in the last 2 decades. Why do people make the choice to homeschool? What educational methods work well in the homeschool environment? Who’s choosing it, and what does the future look like for these kids...
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