What is natural learning? It is learning that comes naturally to the child. Natural learning is learning that is self-motivated …, it has to be interest-driven
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M is for movies, magic and music. Our kids are movie buffs, thanks to their dad.
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Continuing our previously published articles on FAMILYPLACE (a project funded by DAGS), might be useful to some. FamilyPlace was the predecessor of Learning Beyond Schooling when our children were very young and reflected our thoughts as young(er parents). This article was a workshop paper delivered at the OMEP’s Asia & The Pacific Seminar & [...]
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Continuing a series of previously published articles on FAMILYPLACE, might be useful to some. FamilyPlace, a project funded by DAGS, is the predecessor of Learning Beyond Schooling when our children were very young and reflected our thoughts as young(er parents). Educating Children Effectively Chong Wai Leng (2000) “I tried to teach my child with books. [...]
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There is so much to learn these days that to attempt to learn them all would be quite futile. More important than trying to learn everything is to adopt a LEARNING MIND. A learning mind is a mind that is curious and inquisitive, constantly seeking new answers to problems old and new, and progressively evolving [...]
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Here are series of previously published articles on FAMILYPLACE, might be useful to some. FamilyPlace is the predecessor of Learning Beyond Schooling when our children were very young and reflected our thoughts as young(er parents). At an age where three-year-old kids ought to be exploring their world (both imaginative and otherwise) with all their bodily [...]
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We are living in a transformatory era, where knowledge is no longer an exclusive commodity limited to the rich and powerful, to be utilized and manipulated for their own agenda. With the development of high-tech super-speed computers, knowledge is now liberated from the crutches of the elite. This new-found liberalization of knowledge has generated a [...]
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Here’s an article about us in the NST in conjunction with the Digi WWWOW Awards 2011. We are not sure we won but it does not matter, we would like to take the opportunity to thank you for voting for us – this give the opportunity for more people to learn about alternative approach to [...]
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Reckless Curiosity…
What we really need is reckless curiousity! Tulley invokes musician Andrew Bird by saying “What the world needs now is reckless curiosity.” Brightworks thrives on that idea, reveling in the lessons learned from failure as much as mastering challenges. Students learn through arcs that allow them to dive deeply into the many facets of a theme, moving [...]
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