What with the whole home education thing, I’ve been very involved in the learning to read process for both of my older children. I think I’ve learnt something from that experience. Point 1 – there is no one way that suits all children. I know about the current educational vogue for synthetic phonics, and I [...]
Leapfrog Maths Adventure to the Moon: review and competition
May 9, 2011 By 10 Comments
Released to own on DVD 9th May 2011. A fun new, educational release from the popular and trusted Leap Frog brand, MATHS ADVENTURE TO THE MOON really launches children’s number skills! Never before seen on UK TV and out to buy on DVD from the 9th May (RRP GBP 9.99). Join school-going frogs Tad and [...]
I have discovered I am shameless
December 21, 2010 By Leave a Comment
when it comes to charity. I will tweet at publicists, publishers and bookstores. I will email publishing companies, write guest posts for blogs and ask for stuff in comments on yet more blogs. And I was brought up to believe it’s rude to say I want I don’t really know what’s come over me. Except [...]
School, huh, yeah, what is it good for?
November 16, 2010 By 21 Comments
Broad and balanced v intrinsic motivation.
June 27, 2009 By 5 Comments
This review does not argue against the rights of parents as set out in Section 7 of the Education Act 1996 outlined above, nor their deeply held convictions about education. I believe it would be wrong to seek to legislate in pursuit of an all embracing definition of “suitableâ€. However, such is the demand and [...]
birthday walk (the montessori way).
June 2, 2008 By 6 Comments
