Education of Children

Does your child have trouble paying attention? Does he or she talk nonstop or have trouble staying still? Does your child have a hard time controlling his or her behavior? For some children, these may be symptoms of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder , or ADHD . When preschoolers have trouble staying still or paying attention, a combination of parent, teacher and clinician observations helps most in predicting the child's risk of having attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) at a later age. Many studies on school-age children have shown that parents and teachers -- rather than clinicians alone -- are more likely to assess ADHD accurately. It is important to use   information from multiple people who have observed a child in different settings.  Parents' reports are critical, particularly combined with teacher or clinician reports. But parents observations alone are not sufficient and teacher reports alone can not be as useful either.     Being able t...

  T he bill — similar to one the governor vetoed last year — had been opposed as an attack on traditional family; proponents argued that the changing family structure needs to be addressed. A new California law will allow family courts to find, on rare occasions, that a child has more than two legal parents. ...

 Teachers are the provider of education which is one of the basic rights of our children. And despite facing various obstacles that test their creativity and patience, they steadfastly stand by their commitment to give their mentoring best.  October 5 is   World Teachers' Day , a special day for the appreciation of educators for their heroic role. Is a day to honor our teachers who play a critical role in guiding children and in providing them lifelong learning and hence help in building a better and developed society.   “A Call for Teachers!” is the slogan of World Teachers’ Day 2013 (5 October), which UNESCO is celebrating along with its partners, the International Labour Organization (ILO), UNDP, UNICEF and Education International (EI). UNESCO has been celebrating World Teachers’ Day every year on 5th October since 1994 in association with its partners. At the heart of the educational system, teachers hold the keys to a better future for all. They are a powerfu...

"The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources". Albert Einstein It's a common dream, shared by parents across the globe: To watch their child become the next Mozart, Shakespeare, Da Vinci, Picasso, or Proust. But what exactly does it take to shape a child prodigy? And just as importantly: Is it even our job? Both questions are worth exploring. In fact experts encourage all parents, wherever they stand on the matter, to take up similar questions — even revisiting them, frequently if need be, to address the evolving needs of their child's development. By Tyler Enfield Right now, there are numerous schools of thought promoting the need for advanced academic structure in early childhood. Because the young mind is so rich an environment, many theories maintain that we should, very early in their development, introduce children to much of what has been traditionally reserved for the elementary school years. And perhaps we should. Perhaps children d...

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by Rania Chiourea, PhD Teacher for the Blind School Counselor/Inspector The findings of a study change the regard for the blind, for the nature of their difficulties and for their learning possibilities. This study demonstrates that failure during basic learning at school results mainly from inadequate teaching methods, rather than the deficits of blind. It also shows that through appropriate teaching most blind students can be mobilized in time for school work and are able to perform at the level of their sighted peer.   A lot of people presume that blindness (or the presence of another disability) automatically limits the child's ability to learn like others. Consequently the law requires that services be provided to help compensate for the child's limitations, the child's deficit. Of course the hope is that special education services will make a difference, but the underlying assumption is that the blind child will always be behind, unable to keep up and forever denie...