March
30
Mar
The N word
One of the two Melbourne dailies featured an article in its Sunday edition, which announced the launch of a new book, The Me, Me, Me, Epidemic, by US parenting expert Amy McCready. When the book was previously ‘launched’ in August, 2015, the author was quoted as saying “Overly involved parents helicopter over their kids’ every […]
06
Mar
Handwriting or keyboarding, which is the more important skill?
According to neuroscientists, the development of handwriting skills is a crucial part of a child’s development. Our brains are hard-wired to learn language, in both its written and spoken forms. However, as we depend more and more on communicating in text, via computers, mobile phones and iPads, some educators are questioning whether handwriting has a […]