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The Super Power of an Amused Mind – Part One

February 20, 2013 By Leave a Comment
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“Do not train a child to learn by force or harshness; but direct them to it by what amuses their minds, so that you may be better able to discover with accuracy the peculiar bent of the genius of each.” — Plato

Frankly, I have never met a child who did not have one or more of the 24 genius traits. If these were not obviously present and actively being demonstrated, then each trait simply needed cultivation and an expressive outlet. For those parents with preschool aged children, the genius traits are similar, but harder to nail down. ….

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Book Review: Oliver the Overachiever by Karin Mesa

January 3, 2013 By Leave a Comment
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In her magical children’s book Oliver the Overachiever, author and illustrator Karin Mesa does a spectacular job of introducing fun new vocabulary words. …The message is clear – it is okay to let loose one’s ambitious nature and strive to truly honor oneself by displaying one’s true colors for all to see. For only then can being oneself, no matter how different, become the norm and not the exception.

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What Would You Do If Money Were No Object? – New Year Resolutions

January 1, 2013 By Leave a Comment
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Happy New Year 2013!
The best gift you can give yourself – spend 3 minutes and watch this video before you ink your New Year Resolutions.

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“Research Reasoning” Super Power — Brought to you by the letter “R”

December 26, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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No matter our personal education, religion, beliefs or creeds, we can probably all agree on this point:

With hordes of data and advertisements aimed at our children on a daily basis, CHILDREN MUST BE ABLE TO REASON (*to use logic to spot actual truth)

If they are to succeed in life, they have to know how to filter information – including yours. Steps to help teach them:

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The Super Power of Speech: Toastmasters Youth Leadership Program

November 6, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Whether you Home School or send your kids to traditional schools, this program can help teach your kids the art of public speaking and give them basic leadership skills. I want to pass on just a few Pros & Cons of teaching this program to Middle School aged students.

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The Super Power of Smart – Make Your Kids Smarter Than You

October 29, 2012 By 2 Comments
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A wise mentor of mine told me, “We are here to make our kids smarter than our selves.”

It rang true. And I wanted to pass that on to you.

Frankly, it needs no further explanation, so feel free to stop reading now. There is nothing about it that needs to be expanded upon or explained. Don’t you love it when something is simple enough to understand and easy enough to remember? But for those of you wanting a more arduous, albeit humorous read with a real-life application story, read on.

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101 Education of Voting – For All Ages – The Simplicity

October 28, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Imagine reducing a complex subject like VOTING to a simplicity that anyone can understand! Here’s a principle that is universally understood, and every rational person can agree on:

If you reward success, you will get more success. If you punish success you will get less of it. Conversely, if you reward failure, you will get more of that.

What do I mean by universally understood and agreed upon?”

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Educator vs. Teacher – The Difference Between Education and Schooling

August 2, 2012 By 1 Comment
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Finally! — thanks to a true Educator, I have come to understand the difference between a Teacher and an Educator. And I discovered that while the world needs both, Educators are in short supply. … Each of us sees the world differently in one field or another. Yet how do we educate the “genius” and “autistic” we each seem to possess?

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Does Your Kid Hate School?

May 19, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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As a kid, there were times I loathed school. I gave all kinds of explanations for not liking it: “The teacher’s mean.” “The test is stupid.” “The school bus smells.”

But I had no idea my complaints were simply symptoms of an educational blunder
that has gone on for centuries.

When people are no longer capable of starting and carrying on interesting and lively conversations, they become dependent on outside influences to give them something to talk about – movies, video games, newspaper headlines, the weather, accidents, etc. Perhaps this is why shallow gossip so readily abounds.

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Hints for Parenting a Precocious Child

April 29, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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I am going to confess 3 of my most unusual Parenting Techniques for helping the above average child.

I want to confess these to you so that you can seriously think twice before falling into the same parenting traps I’ve found myself attempting to crawl out of when I least expected to fall in.

Due to their seemingly mature nature, there are things you will be tempted to do for your precocious (way beyond their years) child – DON’T!

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