Megazines And Book Education

In this day and age, education is more important and vital for the very survival of our nation’s future than ever. And, the most important equation of that ability to survive is found in our children. As we continue to seek the best curriculum and schooling money can buy, we find ourselves in a dilemma: the skyrocketing cost per child to educate them coupled with ever-lowering standards of expectation. Many parents are deeply concerned as to what to do in order to turn this situation around, especially in light of the rest of the world’s interest ensuring that their children, and by default their country, receive what is necessary to excel academically, thus the whole of society benefiting as a result.

In the world of education, as we have progressed from the one room schoolhouse to grades kindergarten through high school and on to college, one thing tends to stand out: the child’s age being the primary determining factor as to what grade they are assigned. Unfortunately, that is often not a precursor to guarantee good learning since it is a known fact that not all children are created equal simply because they are the same age. Into this arena comes a series of books that provide some well-needed information addressing this dilemma.

Following in the footsteps of “Better Late Than Early” and “School Can Wait” Raymond and Dorothy Moore have compiled an easy to read, down to earth approach to teaching children at home with “Home Grown Kids“. As it is stated, this is a practical guide when it comes to teaching within the home by the adults who care the most about the children: the parents.

In part one of the book, titled “Family Or The State?”, you find provocative titles such as “The Hand That Rocks The Cradle…” or “Parents In Charge” and, right away, you get the sense where this book is going: a head on collision with the status quo regarding the education of the child.

In part two of “Home Grown Kids” titled “Steps In Parenthood” you will receive extensive yet easy to comprehend advice, starting with “Setting The Stage For Birth” and ending in chapter nine “The Reasoning Sevens, Eights and Nines”.

Coming from the standpoint that the educational system has it exactly backwards when it allows developmentally challenged children to stay home, yet demands by law that “normal” children receive a public education outside the home, “Home Grown Kids” takes the position that it is just as vitally important to have the option to teach all children at home, therefore eliminating altogether the differences imposed by society.

You will find “Home Grown Kids” to be a wonderful source of encouragement as well as that needed “push back” to the status quo in order to more intelligently control your child’s destiny when it comes to his or her education. Honestly, who better to determine the course of a child’s future than the parent? With “Home Grown Kids” this is exactly what you will receive to make that determination.

With a wealth of references and resources available, along with a forward by Dr. James C. Dobson, “Home Grown Kids” is sure to occupy a prominent place in your library.

You can read the complete first chapter of Home Grown Kids – A Practical Handbook for Teaching Your Children at Home at http://www.MooreHomeschool.com/

Have you ever wanted to learn more about Einstein’s greatest discoveries, and theories? How would you like to learn about not only his theories, but also the mistakes he made? Well, if you’d like to read a book on this topic, there is one that I would highly recommend to you, and it is written so just about anyone can understand it. The name of the book is;

“Einstein’s Mistakes: the Human Failings of Genius” by Hans C. Ohanian, WW Norton & Co. Publishers, New York City, New York, 2008, (369 pp).

Although Einstein gave us some great theories, he also made a number of mistakes, and luckily, we overlook his many mistakes, and leave his name in history for his greatest achievements. In this book you will learn about all of Einstein’s lapses in Genius, and misinterpretations of data in his work. You’ll also learn about the many scientists who followed his lead to dead ends, or discoveries that he was wrong.

This is very insightful to the future scientist who wishes to learn more, about how to challenge the experts, as Einstein also reminded us to do. This book is excellently footnoted, and completely well documented.

The author obviously knows what he’s talking about, and if you wish to defend Einstein’s legacy, this book may upset you, but it really shouldn’t because the author does give Einstein his due, and considering what they knew at the time, the author also explains how easily such simple mistakes could have been made.

In a way one could say that this book does tend to humanize Albert Einstein, and show him as a real human that does make mistakes. “I thought I was wrong once, but I had been mistaken,” is a quote that comes to mind after reading this book, and it makes me recall all the pearls of wisdom that Albert Einstein left us with.

He had many great quotes, and philosophical comments that make us all think to this day. Indeed, if you are a research scientist, I think you should have this book in your research library. It was very fun to read, and extremely interesting.

Lance Winslow is a retired Founder of a Nationwide Franchise Chain, and now runs the Online Think Tank. Lance Winslow believes in science.

In the field of education as it is seen today, there can be a tendency to view it as an ‘us versus them’ mentality when it comes to who is more responsible for the children’s education. On one side of the line are the parents; on the other side are the teachers.

From a purely academic standpoint, the teaching profession believes it to be eminently qualified as the best avenue to a child getting a proper education as society deems acceptable. From a practical position, parents feel the need to have great sway regarding their children as to what curriculum is presented that best suits their children’s educational needs.

Into the middle of this situation come Raymond and Dorothy Moore. Known around the world as fully qualified within the academic field, they have also taken up the cause of the parent’s right to determine what is best for their children. From this position we find an excellent book that addresses both viewpoints titled “Home Style Teaching“.

“Home Style Teaching” is more than just another book written that positions itself as to what is best for the child from the parental point of view. It also takes the side of the teachers, understanding why they are so passionate about their perspective when it comes to the education of the child. “Home Style Teaching” is a great resource for teachers and parents alike as it determines to quench the differences between the two camps and accentuate the positives that each has to offer.

Here is an excerpt from “Home Style Teaching” authors Raymond and Dorothy Moore, describing their own reason for writing this book in the first place:

“Home Style Teaching is a simplified, research-based handbook designed for both parents and professional teachers and for student teachers who are worried about becoming professionals. The parents may be either home-schoolers or those who wish to help their children who are troubled by school or are failing. This book sets out to make clear what education should really be and to make the art and science of teaching as understandable, successful and thrilling as it can be…With this book, we hope to take parents and teachers by the hand and lead them to courage and wisdom in one of the greatest of all professions.”

From the beginning “Home Style Teaching” sets the stage for cooperation between teacher, parent and student alike. In the sections contained in this powerful book you will find answers to such issues like ‘Becoming a Good Teacher’ to ‘Some Teaching Secrets Not Commonly Practiced’. You will gain insight from “Home Style Teaching” as you explore issues such as ‘What We Mean by Curriculum’ and ‘How Children Develop’. As a bonus, in the appendix, you are given names of well-known individuals that were educated at home, as a source of encouragement that it can be done right and successfully.

In “Home Style Teaching” the authors encourage the option of homeschooling without giving the impression it should be mandated for all. As a result, it can be read from the standpoint of simply learning what is best for the child’s education, whether it be received in the public, private or home school environment.

Raymond and Dorothy Moore have placed between the pages of “Home Style Teaching” a ray of hope that will unite both parent and teacher to establish common ground; to agree that all they both really desire is that the child receive the best form of education, resulting in their best chance of succeeding in the world as productive members of society.

You can read the complete first chapter of Home Style Teaching A Handbook for Parents and Teachers at http://www.MooreHomeschool.com