How Kids Learn

Sometimes we are so caught up in the heat of friction within our child parent relationships that we forget to take a step back, think objectively about what developmental stage our children are in, anSource file: Child_Development_in_Your_Homeschool.docxAuthor: Marla SzwastCreated: 2018-03-27 16:53:00Modified: 2018-03-27 22:22:00 Sometimes we are so caught up in the heat of friction within…

Stages of Child Development In Your HomeschoolSource file: Stages_of_Child_Development_In_Your_Homeschool.docxAuthor: Marla SzwastCreated: 2018-03-27 22:58:00Modified: 2018-03-27 23:00:00 Stages of Child Development In Your Homeschool Aka: Why Adolescent Girls Cry Over Math

There has been a movement in modern education against memory. An idea that memorizing facts is entirely irrelevant and not necessary to a complete education. We are told it is more important to practice problem-solving and creativity than it is to memorize…anything. The idea that memorizing is not an essential part of education is relatively…

How To Get Students Ready to LearnIn the lower back of your brain there is a little system, about the size of your pinky, called the Reticular Activating System, or RAS for short. This system is responsible for deciding how alert and responsive the rest of the brain should be. The RAS decides how alert…

Turning on the Attention SwitchSource file: Turning_on_the_Attention_Switch.docxAuthor: Marla SzwastCreated: 2018-01-16 21:10:00Modified: 2018-01-18 00:34:00 Turning on the Attention Switch In the lower back of your brain there is a little system, about the size of your pinky, called the Reticular Activating System, or RAS for short. This system is responsible for deciding how alert and responsive…

Why Learning Needs Fun Source file: Why_Learning_Needs_Fun.docxAuthor: Marla SzwastCreated: 2017-10-18 21:55:00Modified: 2017-10-31 13:13:00 Why Learning Needs Fun Culture of work is used as an excuse to deaden joy. Dopamine Dopamine Dopamine Serotonin Serotonin Serotonin

Messiness does not make you creative Source file: messiness.docxAuthor: Marla SzwastCreated: 2017-10-12 16:54:00Modified: 2017-10-12 16:54:00 Messiness does not make you creative

When your kid is stuck and just doesn’t get it…to Move on or not to move on?Source file: When_your_kid_is_stuck_and_just_doesn.docxAuthor: Marla SzwastCreated: 2017-10-11 21:07:00Modified: 2017-10-11 21:08:00 When your kid is stuck and just doesn’t get it…to Move on or not to move on?

What if I told you there was one subject that could do all of the following:• Deepen reading comprehension• Strengthen writing skills• Increase test scores in all areas• Increase your students IQ This one subject is crucial to strengthening your students understanding of all other subject areas. You actually teach this accidentally every day. No…

What is the Matter with Memory?Source file: Memory.docxAuthor: Marla SzwastCreated: 2017-09-21 20:06:00Modified: 2018-01-22 21:29:00 What is the Matter with Memory? There has been a movement in modern education against memory. An idea that memorizing facts is entirely irrelevant and not necessary to a complete education. We are told it is more important to practice problem-solving…