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Even children who pick up minimum literacy skills are failing to become ‘good’ readers, a report by John Comings of the NGO World Education stated in April. The reasons for this are many and varied (interrupted schooling, being taught a language they don’t speak, lack of effective instruction) but one in particular stood out: reading […]
“Girls can’t,” says Ellen Degeneres. “Sometimes you hear it, but more often you feel it.” Cue soaring inspirational music; cue flashing text and backgrounds; cue a stream of celebrities, Katy Perry, Janelle Monae, Queen Latifah, telling us that, actually, #GirlsCan. It’s almost enough to make the jarring corporate slogans feel organic, like when Katy […]
The sheer speed at which children pick up technology nowadays is downright scary! Earlier today I watched my 2-year-old daughter expertly swipe the screen on my touch screen phone in an attempt to call her beloved grandma yet again! When I was a child the only entertainment I had was playing in the woods behind […]
Having worked with young people under the age of seven for the past twenty years, I continue to be amazed by the speed at which they can learn. The more time I spend in their company, the more I understand that it is not necessary for me to explain all the social norms of a […]
