In football, there's a rush to complete the game. It's the whole idea of sudden death. The visceral, hard knocks. In October, Shauna Adams , assistant professor and coordinator of early childhood programs, helped the 7.6 million readers of Better Homes and Gardens magazine learn to develop their child's love of learning. This does little to stimulate a child's brain.
Kids learn best when learning is integrated around topics of interest.
For example, if your child is curious about model airplanes, determine the reading, math, science and social studies angles associated with that topic. Adams recommends looking for learning in everyday family activities learn fractions when baking a cake, electrical circuitry when repairing a vacuum cleaner and geometry when planting a flower bed. The Washington Post turned to Richard Saphire , law professor, for a story about a local lawsuit filed by a laundry owner over sewer service and the 16-tier rate schedule that is based on water consumption. His initial complaint was that much of the water used in his laundry evaporated before it got to the sewer, but he soon protested the rate schedule and the way cost increased as water usage increased. The Chronicle of Higher Education spotlighted UD's admission Web site in October.