Posts Tagged ‘Teaching’
The educational problems, ICT solutions, improvement plans
The research group “Teaching, Innovation and Multimedia of the Autonomous University of Barcelona, has launched a new research aimed at realizing the main problems today is education and new solutions with the support of ICT. Specifically its objectives are:
1 .- systematically analyze the problems of our educational system (curriculum, classrooms, schools, teachers, students, families, …), which in part will be common to other countries.
2 .- To study how, in some cases, the appropriate use of ICT can help to resolve or alleviate. We want to create functional knowledge but with a premise: given that we are in an environment without financial constraints (solutions ideal, utopian).
3 .- To apply these solutions “to the extent possible” to our real work environments, which do have financial constraints, in order to Read the rest of this entry »
Tips for educating your teenager
In the years that children go through the adolescent stage, it becomes quite difficult to communicate with them, and therefore family relationships are affected. There are certain educational models that make these relationships easier, and other conflicts that make increase or become more intense.
The authoritarian teaching styles, as parents make decisions in a way, ie without the opinion of their children, not favor the autonomy of the adolescent, and generate endless conflicts, as the boys more strongly oppose the decisions for which have not been consulted at all. Also keep in mind that we do not care that kids do not do things for fear or fear of their parents, but the positive would be that they understand why they should not do certain things, which promotes their autonomy and the development of a responsible approach.
Those educational style that is most conducive to education and empowerment of children, is the model that has been called a democratic parent over protection educational style, do not favor the autonomy of the boys, because they always make decisions for them, and instill fear.
Very permissive parent, do not set limits on what the teen will grow with a great lack of reference or models, and thus responsible for lack of discretion.
The educational style that is most conducive to education and empowerment of Read the rest of this entry »
Teach values. Respect for the common good
Teaching respect for the common good cover not only the respect for things at school or at home are common goods to those for social goods, such as parks, libraries, theaters, monuments, museums, cinemas, and so on.
Children must learn not to break up garden plants, and toys to the park, not to damage the lawn or paint the walls. Young children should also learn to care for books in the library, not to touch the paintings, sculptures, or other objects in a museum, and not disturb the animals in the zoo.
Learn to have respect for the common good
Respect for the common good
The nature as well as streets, plazas, lakes and fountains, are common property. As such they should be respected. Children should know that it is wrong to litter and debris soil, you should not bathe in the fountains, or make a noise in the museums or theaters seats broken or cinemas.
The child can learn to be respectful to the Read the rest of this entry »