Showing titles in Childhood Education

Alistair Horne is a leading scholar of French history. Here he trains his sights on one of the most compelling figures of the 19th century, Napoleon Bonaparte. Far from a mere dictator, Napoleon was a military, political and social visionary whose legacy can still be felt in France and all over the world. Horne examines the one-time emperor at his most human, from his greatest triumphs to his disastrous failures.

A story described by Katherine Paterson as "didactic camp", a very funny but also thought-provoking fantasy about the issue of gayness. This controversial tale has given enormous comfort to many young people struggling with their own sexual identity.

You weren’t meant to do this on your own. Whether it’s day one or year ten of your homeschooling journey, you can draw from this well of wisdom and encouragement! Homeschooling can be rich and rewarding. But it can also be exhausting and lonely. You may have questions or doubts swirling in your head or from outside family and friends: I am not a teacher · I don’t know where to begin · Will my kids have friends? · Will I ever have time for me? · Will this get any easier? · Should I keep doing this? · And more. These are good thoughts and questions.

School safety has become a critical topic of concern in educational contexts. In this book, editors Christopher C. Morphew, Vanya C. Jones, and Ashley Cureton bring together a timely collection of essays to outline the obstacles to and most promising approaches for creating safe, healthy, and inclusive schools for all children.

This comprehensive guide is designed to allay your fears and provide clear strategies for imbuing your child with indispensable skills in an AI-driven world. You will discover how to responsibly integrate AI into your child's learning journey, ensuring they are equipped with the knowledge of this powerful tool and the soft skills necessary to excel. Empower your children to step confidently into a future where they can harmoniously coexist with AI, harness its potential, and remain authentically human.

As parents, we have the most influence over our children. Their work habits and attitudes about learning as well as any expectations of success they have is usually down to us the parent. Therefore, it is important for us as parents/guardians to get to know our children's unique traits and help nurture, walk, and steer them in the right direction as they journey through life.

Now that I've retired my Scoutmaster badge I'm able to write what I would have appreciated reading when I first took on the job 30 years ago. Since I started writing a blog at ScoutmasterCG.com 11 years ago, I've learned something of the power of storytelling. This narrative loosely follows my own experiences, but the new Scoutmaster in the story begins knowing things that took me many years to understand.

A subcommittee of the Kansas Board of Education holds hearings on whether the state's science curriculum should permit alternate theories to be taught alongside evolution. During the first three days of hearings, proponents of intelligent design present their views. They are represented by a retired lawyer, John Calvert, who heads the Intelligent Design Network of Shawnee Mission, Kansas.

学びにも、ビジネスにも、今必要なのは、身体性に裏打ちされた、たしかな「自然観」!都市化が急速に進み、こどものリアルな自然経験の少なさによる弊害が指摘されている。

A subcommittee of the Kansas Board of Education holds hearings on whether the state's science curriculum should permit alternate theories to be taught alongside evolution. In this final hearing, attorney Pedro Irigonegaray states the case for teaching evolution exclusively. Irigonegaray was given the opportunity to call witnesses, but declined. Also heard is a retired lawyer, John Calvert, who heads the Intelligent Design Network of Shawnee Mission, Kansas.

Mary Pope Osborne concludes the exciting adventures of Odysseus, with two new books, each based on episodes from The Odyssey. Book Five: Return to Ithaca: After years of captivity on Calypso's island, Odysseus finds himself on the shores of yet another strange land. Meanwhile, his wife, Penelope...

A global perspective on early childhood learning and education – giving us clear evidence that children are smart and capable, and why agency is so important for children’s learning Young children are smart and capable. They already have most of what they need to learn and grow. Author Dr...

Tu hijo acaba de ser diagnosticado con autismo y estás lejos de tu país, sin saber por dónde empezar. Más Allá del Diagnóstico te ofrece claridad, apoyo emocional y herramientas prácticas para entender a tu hijo, crear rutinas que calmen la ansiedad y fortalecer la comunicación e independencia.

Education policy sentinel Frederick M. Hess offers a pithy and perceptive appraisal of American schooling and finds, in the uncertain period following pandemic disruption, an ideal moment to reimagine US education. Now is the time, he asserts, to ask hard questions about how schools use time and talent, how they work with parents, what they do with digital tools, and how they meet the needs of their communities.

This book recognizes the special difficulties faced by creative educators, such as the need for freedom of expression and the diversity in class sizes and ability levels as well as physical space constraints. In order to help instructors create a learning environment that not only manages behavior and makes the most use of class time, but also ignites students' desire for learning, Dr. Dawn has painstakingly selected 30 secrets. Each secret is a combination of strong academic concepts and practical advice.

It's no secret that we have all gone through this feeling in our gut when our kids were about to attend school and we would sometimes wonder how they would perform. Of course we are confident, our kids are sure, and we know they are going to school to learn, however intelligent parents want their kids to be super bright, so they like their kids to be fully prepared beforehand and excel from day one.

Teach your little one the alphabet with positive affirmations and their meanings. Listen to positive sentences that build your little one's self-esteem and confidence.

When author Sally Rippin discovered her child was struggling to read, she assumed it would sort itself out over time. She couldn’t have been more wrong. Her son’s dyslexia and ADHD went unsupported for years, leaving him behind his peers and labelled ‘difficult’ by an education system that couldn’t easily cater to neurodivergent kids. By the time Sally learned how to advocate for him, it was—almost—too late. Told through the eyes of a parent who started out by doing everything wrong, Wild Things is about how we can help all kids find the joy in reading.

Is it time to talk about sexuality with your kids? With this simple-to-implement method, you can get rid of the awkwardness. Do you dislike having "The Talk" with your children? Are you having trouble starting a conversation about puberty with your rapidly maturing children? Do you feel unprepared to assist your children in learning about their changing bodies? When should I start discussing sex and relationships with my child? What are some age-appropriate topics to discuss? How can I get over my awkwardness?

La hermosa cosmovisión transmitida a través de la visión de María Montessori ha demostrado su eficacia en el fomento de mentes jóvenes de alto rendimiento. Este libro te enseñará cómo llevar la magia del Método Montessori a tu hogar. Hemos condensado sus conceptos más importantes en un solo marco viable, con una inclinación del siglo XXI dirigida a los nuevos padres que educan en el hogar. Solo tenemos una oportunidad de acertar con su infancia. Entonces, ¡hagamos que el primer entorno de aprendizaje de su hijo sea un excelente entorno de aprendizaje!