College and Education

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Journals can be be great educational tools. Today there are a wide range of journals in many subjects, and for all ages.

Subscribe to a publication like children is recommended as a means of having a regular basis with new resources.

The magazines can eat alone, or read and comment on family, interesting debates sometimes arise as a result of the joint reading of a journal article. Just the other day we were reading aloud and commenting on an interview conducted by Cristina Sáez Roger Shank, education expert for the magazine “Networking for Science” Eduardo Punset, and discuss it at that precise moment, a topic leads to another and end up talking about education, teaching methods, history, politics, etc..

Reading an article on physics results in an interesting discussion of string theory, and so almost every article that calls attention to one reason or another.

There are magazines very well made, with relevant information, and are highly specialized techniques, or more informative and light. This is to try a few and see what we like and care more. Read the rest of this entry »

Speaking of education at home almost always talk about methods, pedagogies, resources specific to a given area, and do not comment on how much we use as an educational board games, to develop all kinds of skills and abilities. I wonder sometimes the process itself, the reading and understanding the instructions (some have a crumb, and at home my little boy understands and stores much better than his father or me, for example), the classification of chips, parts, etc, the gameplay itself, the conversations and interaction that occurs … Some games are very simple, but others are more complicated for some you have to find the translation of the instructions or get to read in English because it’s like they come from, there are pure entertainment, but also logic, geography, language, history , strategy, speaking, mime, theater or help to be outgoing, empathetic … I love everything that revolves around a board game, collusion, concentration, use of logic, patience, respect, honesty … They are useful tools to work different aspects in a playful way. Here’s a list of some of the most entertaining and sought after by children:

“Mathematicians” Rummycub

“Motor” Castellers, Bandu

“Letters” Boogle, Tic Tac Boom, Hangman, Scrable …

“Science”: Bioviva

“History”: Mission History, Wildlife Read the rest of this entry »