Archive for June, 2009

Single Parenting Pro And Cons – Drawbacks Of Single Parenting

There are goods and bad about every thing, same is true for single parenting. However if you sum up the two for single parenting the bads will far outnumber the goods. Therefore all single parents work with a disadvantage.
All parenting issues are centered on children. This also holds true for single parents. All single parents [...]

How effective do you feel that Head Start and other early learning programs are for young students?

What qualifications should teachers that work with such programs have? Should they have a B.S. in early childhood education or an Associates Degree?
I think it is wonderful for young kids to be exposed to books, and other educational materials at a young age without a lot of pressure from grades.
It would be great to have [...]

What Is A Diploma?

A diploma is a piece of paper which shows proof or certification that a person has finished or graduated from a degree offered by a government recognized educational institution. The details found in a diploma are printed on a letter size parchment paper, a translucent-type of paper usually off-white in color. On the paper, the [...]

Learn From A Good Preschool Lesson Plan

Putting together your own preschool lesson plan day after day for a whole school year can be very tiring because you always have to be thinking not only about the educational aspects of the plans, but also the age of the students. Young children are fun to teach, but your lessons have to be very [...]

Preschool Education Is A Necessary Stage Of Development!

A Preschool education is an incredibly important part of children’ s lives, as it is the first basic educational experience that they will have, and the first truly social setting and experience that they will have as well. Children are very susceptible to learning in their first few years of life, so it is so [...]

How do I go about opening an early childhood learning facility?

I have an interest in opening a small learning center for pre-school ages 4-5 in my community. I'm just getting started with the planning and could use some advice. I already have a location next to my home. I've worked as a teacher's aide as well as a substitue. I'm currently working on an [...]

Stress Relief Techniques For A Preschool Child – Part One

Many years ago, children from birth to four or five years of age exercised natural preschool stress relief. Training in preschool stress relief was both unknown and unnecessary. Stay at home mothers never worried about trying to increase self-concept in their preschool children. They did not work to instill artificial coping skills and specialized anger [...]

What tv programs offer children more aid in early years learning. e.g. Something Special?

I'm conducting a research project for my Media essay.
What programs do you think help smaller children in early learning?
Besides the answers you already recieved:
Sesame Street is great!
Ni Hao Kai-lan is another really good one.
Stanley
Caillou

When Obama says we are going to “invest” in early education, is he suggesting cradle to grave indoctrination?

I know he is not a supporter of “vouchers” so obviously he feels the government is the best teacher for our children, I disagree.
What are your thoughts?
Yes he wants more mind control and more taxpayers money wasted.
He enjoys full support of teachers unions who do not give rats as** about our children, they care only [...]

Looking for websites that have free information that I can order or print out for Early childhood education?

Looking to get hands on free information for early childhood education.
Want to keep current with the times and age appropriate development.
Don't have a lot of money to spend and buy a lot of good books or DVDs.
The library is a great place to get information. I would also look at the NAEYC website. [...]