NewsLetter #12 07/01/2024 Two Types of Instruction Because their bodies and minds are developing, children are in a mode to learn everyday. In fact, learning and developing is their job. But most of the learning they do everyday is not the formal kind that occurs in schools. Learning is directly related to teaching, and there … Read more
NewsLetter #10 June 17, 2024 A Tool To Help Your Child Learn A large part of being a parent is showing your child how to do things. Often these interactions are quick and spontaneously occur throughout the day. Educational Psychology calls these little spontaneous demonstrations, models. You may not realize, but anytime you are showing … Read more
What you think about parenting matters Your thoughts about parenting are a conceptual filter through which you will see your relationship with your child. I am not talking about abstracted styles of parenting but about a personal relationship between a child and a parent and the parent’s feelings and opinions about that relationship. Everyone has … Read more
What Is A Model? For the purposes of this discussion, a model is a demonstration of how to perform a task. To understand these kinds of models, we must identify what is to be presented to the observer. At a minimum, we must present what the observer needs in order to learn the information being … Read more
A beautiful mess! That is how I describe my neighbor’s yard. He has never won the yard of the month award. I’m sure the city Fathers hate him. I’m sure they want to catch him gone and descend upon his yard with weed eaters! I, for one, appreciate unrestrained nature. It is so full of … Read more
NewsLetter #9 June 10, 2024 Basic Types of Learning Watching a child learn is watching a continuous process. It is rapid and filled with surprises. Sometimes children just seem to know things without learning as if the knowledge is spontaneously generated. However, this spontaneity is an illusion. With children’s learning, not everything occurs in broad … Read more
NewsLetter #8, June 3, 2024 Understand Your Goals Self Improvement is a growing field, and I believe it will continue to grow, energized by the increasing use of Artificial Intelligence. Rather than making it easier to improve ourselves, Artificial Intelligence will create the need for self-improvement. Jobs that would have once made us a living … Read more
NewsLetter # 7 May 27, 2024 You are a Teacher What you think about learning affects your child. Whether or not you see yourself as a teacher, you will teach your child. In fact, you will be your child’s most influential teacher. Your child is constantly learning from you; you are teaching your child even … Read more
NewsLetter #6, 05/20/2024 A Conscious Resource Yes, you already do this. We all do. Our brains reflect automatically. But you may have taken this mental function for granted and not thought much about it. In my opinion, you can’t learn too much about how your brain and mind work. Our mental functions work automatically, so … Read more
Many Are Better Than One The concept of a professional community has become an important concept in business during the past 20 years. Every profession has taken advantage of the benefits found in extended human relationships. Affiliate marketing is no exception. Simply, there are no lone wolfs anymore. There may be many reasons for this … Read more