Oct
30
2008
Kid
Some children arrive at primary school already able to read because their parents have taught them. Is it a good idea to teach your child to read before she starts school?
Most western countries start primary school education at age six. That is the age at which we believe most children can start learning to read. However, some children arrive at primary school already able to read. This does not happen by chance. Invariably, these children’s parents have made an effort to teach them.
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When Should Children Start Learning to Read?
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Jul
22
2008
Kid
If you’re able to use a computer and can read this newsletter, you’ll have no doubt heard about global warming.
Copyright (c) 2008 Mervyn Rees
If you use a computer and can read this newsletter, you’ll have no doubt heard about global warming.
You’ve probably heard different stories about what could be causing global warming and what it’ll do to us, ranging from the effect that CFC gases have on the ozone layer to global warming being nothing more than a natural occurrence as our planet continues to emerge from the last “Little Ice Age”. But just how much do you know about either of these subjects? And how are they affecting you?
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Jul
22
2008
Kid
If you’re able to use a computer and can read this newsletter, you’ll have no doubt heard about global warming.
Copyright (c) 2008 Mervyn Rees
If you use a computer and can read this newsletter, you’ll have no doubt heard about global warming.
You’ve probably heard different stories about what could be causing global warming and what it’ll do to us, ranging from the effect that CFC gases have on the ozone layer to global warming being nothing more than a natural occurrence as our planet continues to emerge from the last “Little Ice Age”. But just how much do you know about either of these subjects? And how are they affecting you?
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Apr
15
2008
Kid
She was the 9th of eventually 34 exchange students over the years but there was something special that was about to happen that would change the worlds of two different cultures…
Eke had been living with our parents for close to 9 months as an AFS student in the ’70’s when Uncle “Joe” arrived one evening and without a spoken word, influenced her to pack her bags and leave for Los Angeles immediately. Eke’s only explanation was that “…something was wrong at home in Japan.”
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Tears on Both Sides of the Ocean (part 1)
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