tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30650517517940386492024-03-05T13:47:13.203-08:00Early Childhood Educationadminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12178771246594780675noreply@blogger.comBlogger91125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065051751794038649.post-40072976859970077092013-11-29T22:49:00.000-08:002013-11-29T22:49:39.942-08:00The Importance of Character Education In World EducationTry a new browser with automatic translation.Download Google ChromeDismissTranslateCharacter education , it is absolutely necessary not only at school , but at home and in the social environment . Even today this is no longer a participant character education early childhood to adolescence , but also adults. Absolutely necessary for the survival of this nation .Imagine what the emerging adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12178771246594780675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065051751794038649.post-2958251546393628142013-11-29T22:44:00.000-08:002013-11-29T22:44:45.383-08:00Parenting Role In Shaping Character ChildrenSuccessfully educate children well are the dream of all the teachers and parents . Every teacher and parent would want their children to be successful and happy , but if in fact that easy ? The majority of parents had experienced difficulty in educating beloved babyThe teachers and parents , let me ask you ... Have we really think that the negative program ( maybe ) we inadvertently implanted adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12178771246594780675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065051751794038649.post-64942444377310566242013-11-29T22:41:00.000-08:002013-11-29T22:41:31.890-08:00 The Importance of Early Childhood EducationEducation is an important asset for the advancement of a nation , therefore, every citizen should and must follow the levels of education , both early childhood education , elementary education , secondary education or higher . In the field of education a child from birth requires proper care in meeting the educational needs along with understanding of the characteristics of children according toadminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12178771246594780675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065051751794038649.post-20457170463889256722013-11-29T22:38:00.002-08:002013-11-29T22:38:58.001-08:00Strength of Character For Kids FutureI saw one of the students in my neighborhood is very studious . So much so , he could not take the time to play with their peers . School demands so much made to be lingering in the room to transfer the information in the book into the brain or memory . I am very sorry for the students . Why ? On the one hand , the student is honed cognitive abilities . But on the other hand , he suffered adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12178771246594780675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065051751794038649.post-36497357665522881842013-11-29T22:37:00.002-08:002013-11-29T22:37:24.747-08:00Building Character Since Childhood Educationif I asked when's the right time to determine a person's success and the success ? Thus , when the answer is still an early age. Really? Well I'll share a fact that has been widely studied by researchers world .At the early age of 0-6 years , the brain develops very rapidly up to 80 percent . At that age the brain to receive and absorb various kinds of information , does not look good and the badadminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12178771246594780675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065051751794038649.post-85838644824872275402013-10-25T11:52:00.000-07:002013-12-02T07:05:05.060-08:00Teachers - qualified or not?It was interesting listening to the debate on the TV news programmes yesterday about whether teachers even need to be qualified, particularly on Question Time. Actually it would be more exact to say it was depressing! Of course there are some people who are more natural teachers than others and of course there is always a place for the expert to enhance teaching and learning, particularly in adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12178771246594780675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065051751794038649.post-5203740258120934392013-10-10T04:57:00.002-07:002013-10-10T04:57:14.202-07:00Cheap Cell PhonesCheap cell phones have hit the market at a time when the buying power
of the people has been limited due to the effects of recession. This
has led to more and more people buying these low priced cell phones as
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possible. This has led to widespread demand in the market for these cheap cell phones.
The demand is so much thatadminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12178771246594780675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065051751794038649.post-61887941670625783172013-10-03T04:01:00.000-07:002013-12-02T07:05:05.089-08:00Petition to UNToday Tessa Jowell and Ivan Lewis launched a petition which aims to take to the campaign to support the youngest children to the next level. With your support they hope that the UN will ensure a commitment to early childhood development is at the heart of the new post-2015 development framework. I hope that you will be able to sign the petition and share with your friends and networks. Only with adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12178771246594780675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065051751794038649.post-79076811235789130542013-09-20T01:20:00.000-07:002013-12-02T07:07:20.321-08:00Project Wild Thing
An interesting project called 'Project Wild Thing' resulting from the rather shocking statistic that The roaming radius of British children — i.e.. the distance they wander from their home — has shrunk by 90 per cent in the last 30 years
It’s a disheartening statistic, but one that has inspired award-winning filmmaker David Bond, who, keen for future generations not to miss out on the adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12178771246594780675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065051751794038649.post-66131568387637011882013-07-31T05:24:00.000-07:002013-12-02T07:05:05.109-08:00Children and Young People's Bill“One of the most reported elements of the forthcoming Children and Young People Bill is the promise of 600 hours of state funded early learning and childcare for every three and four- year- old, and for looked after 2 year olds – an increase from the 475 hour legal minimum currently provided to every three and four year old. While this is an important step on the road to Scotland having adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12178771246594780675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065051751794038649.post-61537306101662481292013-07-30T09:26:00.001-07:002013-07-30T09:26:29.179-07:00Get Qualified holidaysAnytime today and there are many new ways to vacation at a lower price without any obligation, contractual restrictions and require traditional timeshares. We teach owners how to get the freedom to travel where they want, when they want it and at a lower cost compared with their timeshare. The purpose Resort Management Association is to educate the owner on various alternatives without adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12178771246594780675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065051751794038649.post-60293288115039865962013-06-22T06:59:00.000-07:002013-12-02T07:05:05.119-08:00Brain development and teaching and learningThere is increased understanding from research into how the brain develops and mention of this is included in chapter one and other points throughout the book but there is a debate still about how exactly this impacts on teaching and learning. This is perhaps again even more pertinent to early childhood education and care as this is clearly one, if not the, most critical periods. The adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12178771246594780675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065051751794038649.post-10145906488352751312013-06-06T12:39:00.000-07:002013-12-02T07:05:05.132-08:00New talk from Sir Ken Robinson on TED.comAnother amusing but really pertinent talk from Ken Robinson on TED titled 'How to Escape Education's Death Valley can be listened to at http://www.ted.com/talks/ken_robinson_how_to_escape_education_s_death_valley.html This relates to chapters in the book in section one on creative approaches where we have referenced to Robinson's books and previous talks and also the 'The Place of the adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12178771246594780675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065051751794038649.post-74018041385327569692013-05-29T01:57:00.000-07:002013-12-02T07:05:05.140-08:00Learning to Love RiskThe talk referred to on page 48 in chapter three by the award winning writer and journalist Nick Thorpe is now available on TED.com at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QBLk0abjtMadminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12178771246594780675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065051751794038649.post-49955139609568664412013-05-10T01:14:00.000-07:002013-12-02T07:05:05.149-08:00Research on exposure to Sesame StreetEmail sent to Mary Stephen co-author of Early Childhood Education and Care -A Meta-analysis of Improvements in Children's Learning in 15 Countries - Effects of Sesame Street - http://www.comminit.com/early-child/content/effect-sesame-street-around-world-meta-analysis-15-countriesGreetings Mary Many best wishes. As people and agencies involved in communication and media for development and social adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12178771246594780675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065051751794038649.post-84084014450036307132013-03-29T08:40:00.000-07:002013-12-02T07:05:05.160-08:00Jonas Himmelstrand: Universal daycare leaves Sweden’s children less educatedIn March Rosemary Bennett, Social Affairs Correspondent, reported in the Times on a talk from Jonas Himmelstrand at the House of Commons hosted by the campaign group Mothers at Home Matter, in which he urged caution in following the Swedish family policy. He says that 92% of Swedish children are in daycare from 18 months to 5 years and that, whilst it is difficult to prove, he feels adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12178771246594780675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065051751794038649.post-25173401377337813062013-03-29T06:52:00.000-07:002013-12-02T07:05:05.173-08:00James Heckman: In early childhood education, ‘Quality really matters.’James J. Heckman is the Henry Schultz Distinguished Service Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago. He shared the 2000 Nobel for his work on correcting for selection biases when doing econometric studies, developing techniques which he applied to measuring everything from the economic effects of civil rights laws on African-Americans to the economic benefits (or lack thereof) of GEDsadminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12178771246594780675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065051751794038649.post-53895934734393684652013-03-29T06:30:00.000-07:002013-12-02T07:05:05.189-08:00Debate about ratios and qualifications in childcare settingsA few weeks ago there was a proposal to increase the ratio of children to carer in daycare settings. Another 'wheeze' from the government purporting to be an improvement. I sent the following to Michael Gove and similar to Stephen Twigg and Liz Truss:Dear Sir,I was interested to hear comments from Stephen Twigg, shadow for education, and discussion today on the proposed changes adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12178771246594780675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065051751794038649.post-58595608765241027382013-03-29T06:25:00.000-07:002013-12-02T07:05:05.267-08:00Nick Clegg 'mauled' by stay at home Mum Laura PerrinNick Clegg has been accused of unfairly targeting "stay-at-home mums" by a caller to his weekly radio phone-in.Laura, from south London, said the government was "discriminating" against traditional families with its new childcare scheme. "You probably think what I do is a worthless job," the caller, who did not give her surname, told Mr Clegg.Mr Clegg said the government's aim was to help parentsadminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12178771246594780675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065051751794038649.post-50549586758173591662013-03-29T05:55:00.000-07:002013-12-02T07:05:05.343-08:00Book publishedOur book Early Childhood Education and Care is now published and available at the SAGE website http://www.uk.sagepub.com/books/Book236926?siteId=sage-uk&prodTypes=Books&q=nutkins&pageTitle=productsSearch#tabview=title We hope to see feedback and comments soon as well as on ongoing blogs.adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12178771246594780675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065051751794038649.post-53450052119878565692013-03-06T23:47:00.002-08:002013-07-18T02:23:05.799-07:00Online Homework HelpIt stands for a wider meaning that encompasses many activities inclusive of online assignments, tests, and more. Say for instance, it could be a topic that is given in the form of an assignment to be done at home. It could pertain to any subject right from literature, statistics, history, music, math, and more. Analyzing the homework and getting down to begin with the topic to write is going to adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12178771246594780675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065051751794038649.post-73494547639182153422013-02-22T13:37:00.000-08:002013-12-02T06:57:20.208-08:00ECEA yearbook submission deadline extended The deadline for submissions for the 3rd annual ECEA Yearbook is moved to March 17th at midnight. Questions? Contact Carol Felderman at cbfelderman@gmail.com.adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12178771246594780675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065051751794038649.post-19309991981423108932013-02-05T08:51:00.000-08:002013-12-02T06:57:20.217-08:00Valuing Julia<!--[if gte mso 9]> 0 0 1 1603 9143 University of Missouri 76 21 10725 14.0 <![endif]--> <!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12178771246594780675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065051751794038649.post-9560850485926103862012-10-28T13:29:00.000-07:002013-12-02T07:05:05.419-08:00Powerful research evidence is emerging to show the importance of the first few years of life in terms of brain development, for example the work of Bruce Perry and the Child Trauma Academy at www.ChildTrauma.org and at this site you can see the slide featured in the book showing the cross section of a two three year olds' brain with the following caption:“These images illustrate the negativeadminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12178771246594780675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065051751794038649.post-16920015124014539702012-10-02T14:54:00.000-07:002013-12-02T06:57:20.228-08:00ECEA Conference Scholarships for Teachers - Oct 15th Submission Deadline<!--StartFragment--> ARE YOU AN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATOR COMMITTED TO THOUGHTFUL, STUDENT-CENTERED, CULTURALLY-RESPONSIVE LITERACY TEACHING? OR DO YOU KNOW SOMEONE WHO IS? Apply for a scholarship to this year’s NCTE conference in Las Vegas, NV!Application Deadline: October 15, 2012NCTE’s Early Childhood Education Assembly (ECEA) is awarding two $150 scholarships to the 2012 NCTE adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12178771246594780675noreply@blogger.com