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Finland For The Win

6 years ago by RSG

Lately, Finland has been making the news for exceptional practices when it comes to education. First it was their philosophy on learning through play in kindergarten, then we learned they've figured out and are solving the gender gap in science ...

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Facebook Is Coming For Your Kids

6 years ago by RSG

This New York Times article is trying to explain why Facebook is launching a version of its messenger app for kids. Honestly, do we actually care? It is almost impossible to find a good reason for this move. I work in product development by day and the #...

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The Scientific Reason Your Daughter Is A Daddy’s Girl

6 years ago by RSG

Despite your best efforts, your daughters likely gravitate to their dad more often than they do to you. The daddy’s girl cliché starts proving itself early in the toddler years and most of us have just accepted our fate. However, a recent research study s...

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Are You Feeling The Pressure?

6 years ago by RSG

Compared to the 1980s, Parents are spending more time and money raising their kids than their parents did; particularly highly educated and high earning parents despite not spending less time at work. While this is great news for families, ...

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2030

6 years ago by RSG

Seems so far away but it will be here before we know it. It is the year that my older daughter will graduate from high school. If you have a pre-teen, by 2030 your daughter might be feeling settled into a career and young adulthood. And now in recent news...

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What STEAM Looks Like In Preschool

6 years ago by RSG

It looks a lot like the five senses of touch, smell, feel, look and sound. Preschool aged children are already innately curious and motivated to learn about the world around them. "In a high quality pre-Kindergarten program, teachers are encouraging questions,...

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The Underrated Importance of Bilingual Education

6 years ago by RSG

Our brains love bilingualism. "It turns out that, in many ways, the real trick to speaking two languages consists in managing not to speak one of those languages at a given moment — which is fundamentally a feat of paying attention. (Instead it) requires skill...

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The Astounding Influence Teachers Have Over Your Daughter

6 years ago by RSG

Did you know that before your daughter graduates from high school she will have been influenced by nearly 100 teachers? That’s nearly 100 different opinions and worldview over the course of 15 years in the classroom setting! We all know through our own ex...

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Preschool Teachers Rarely Teach Science

6 years ago by RSG

According to research, Preschool teachers in the US are not as comfortable with science as they are literacy. 99% of preschool teachers focus on literacy education 3-4 times a week, only 75% focus on math, and 42% focus on science. The reason? Preschool teach...

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Mandarin is Replacing French As A Language Option At Many Schools

6 years ago by RSG

Standard language education in US schools is famous for not being exactly useful beyond the classroom. Until the recent decade, many schools still offered Latin, which is a famous dead language. As globalization becomes increasingly difficult to ignore, school...

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