Childhood Education

The Formula reveals strategies on how you - regardless of race, class, or background - can help your children become the best they can be and shows ways to maximize their chances for happy and purposeful lives....

In this fascinating work, winner of the Wolfson Prize for History Mark Mazower uncovers the history of the Balkans with detail and clarity....

John Holt was the first to make clear that, for small children, "learning is as natural as breathing." In this delightful yet profound book, he looks at how we learn to talk, to read, to count, and to reason, and how we can nurture and encourage these natural abilities in our children....

This guide offers a step-by-step plan that helps parents cultivate daily routines so that they can turn life with toddlers into a mutually rich time of curiosity and learning....

Hundreds of thousands of teachers have used this highly practical guide to help K-12 students enlarge their vocabulary and get involved in noticing, understanding, and using new words....

If there were a code you could learn that would lead you to become a great teacher wouldn't you want to learn it? Find out more....

In Free to Learn, developmental psychologist Peter Gray argues that our children, if free to pursue their own interests through play, will not only learn all they need to know but will do so with energy and passion....

Thirty years in New York City's public schools led John Gatto to the sad conclusion that compulsory schooling does little but teach young people to follow orders like cogs in an industrial machine....

A guide for parents to help children of all ages process the onslaught of unfiltered information in the digital age....

In the tradition of Dale Russakoff's The Prize and Dana Goldstein's The Teacher Wars, Wexler brings together history, research, and compelling characters to pull back the curtain on this fundamental flaw in our education system....

An engaging, accessible guide to educating yourself in the classical tradition....

Just when Mia thought she had the whole Princess thing under control...

Teach Your Own helped launch the homeschooling movement; now, its timeless and revolutionary message of recognizing the ways children come to understand the world has been updated for today’s environment....

In this profoundly significant book, author Michael Gurian synthesizes current knowledge and clearly demonstrates how this distinction in hard-wiring and socialized gender differences....

Author Julie Bogart distills decades of experience to present a joyful and accessible approach to homeschooling that harnesses children’s natural curiosity and makes learning a part of everyday life, whether they’re in elementary or high school....

Those who have made the decision to homeschool their children have done so out of great love for them and a desire to provide them an excellent education....

This is the story of Despereaux Tilling, a mouse in love with music, stories, and a princess named Pea....

Ella of Frell wants nothing more than to be free of Lucinda's gift of obedience and feel that she belongs to herself...

Take one bored princess. Make her the seventh daughter in a very proper royal family. Have her run away. Add one powerful, fascinating, dangerous dragon...

Here is a timeless and wonderful collection from the best sources of fairy tales: Hans Christian Andersen, Charles Perrault, the Brothers Grimm, and Antoine Galland....

This book is your invitation to an adventure, a call to turn a corner on your already incredible journey of parenting and let Leah Boden show you the fresh face of an age-old perspective on motherhood, childhood, and education....

Every parent and teacher wants to give his or her children the best education possible. They hope that the teaching they provide is a joyful adventure, a celebration of life, and preparation for living. But sadly, most education today falls short of this goal....

Sheherezade, night after night, weaves her tales and Aladdin and his Magic Lamp, Sinbad the Sailor, Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, and other tales come alive....

In this audiobook, containing content selected and adapted from the comprehensive print edition of Everything You Need to Know about Homeschooling, Lea Ann guides you through your toughest questions about getting started and staying the course....

Arthur doesn't think he will ever have to return to the strange house that nearly killed him on Monday, the house that contains an entire world....

"Profe Danny" es un profesor de Educación Infantil muy conocido en Instagram ―cuenta con 90.300 seguidores― y en TikTok ―¡300.100 seguidores!― porque explica con claridad las realidades del día a día de la Educación Infantil y ofrece explicaciones, consejos, ejercicios, manualidades y todo tipo de tips sobre cómo abordar de una manera sana, igualitaria y divertida esta etapa intensa y crucial para los niños y sus familias.

In Reclaiming Education, parents are equipped with practical and immediately useful tools to work in partnership with their children to identify and develop their learning styles and strengths. If you want to help learners build the kind of confidence that inspires lifelong learning, get them involved in the solutions for their own success.

¿Cuántas veces hemos escuchado un comentario racista en nuestro entorno? ¿Cuántas veces hemos repetido una frase hecha llena de prejuicios? ¿Cuántos casos de acoso, burlas y desigualdad conocemos en la escuela? Son situaciones que nos parecen lejanas e inofensivas pero que sin embargo dejan una huella significativa en la sociedad y forman parte de nuestro día a día. Como familias, como educadores y como personas que habitamos este mundo, nos preocupamos por la infancia. Sin embargo, no basta.

Um dos maiores problemas de pais e educadores é saber como enfrentar a questão do álcool e das drogas na adolescência. É de suma importância que os responsáveis entendam a situação, participem da vida dos jovens e estejam preparados para agir, se for o caso.

With all the pressures that educators are under, it's easy to cut corners when it comes time to write IEPs. The Intentional IEP equips you with the resources you need to feel confident in approaching IEPs the right way, including prioritizing the many competing demands you face so you can find the capacity to show up for your students.

Matthew Kay and Jennifer Orr take on these questions and more in We're Gonna Keep On Talking: How to Lead Meaningful Race Conversations in the Elementary Classroom. This book focuses on the unique and powerful role discussions about race can play in the elementary classroom. Drawing its title inspiration from the freedom song "Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around," sung by hundreds of children marching against segregation in the Children's Crusade of 1963, We're Gonna Keep On Talking is written for teachers who are willing to match children's courage and brilliance.

Die Schulen von heute entscheiden darüber, wie unsere Welt morgen aussieht, und ob unsere Kinder gut durch schwierige Zeiten kommen. Künstliche Intelligenz wird immer mehr Aufgaben übernehmen, zahlreiche Jobs werden wegfallen, andere neu entstehen. Verena Friederike Hasel widmet sich der Frage, was und wie Kinder im 21. Jahrhundert lernen sollten. Sie fährt an Orte in Finnland und Deutschland, wo die Zukunft schon begonnen hat.

The author employs simple language to reminisce about childhood, describing various interesting events and whimsical thoughts that occurred during that time. Engaging in dialogue with a white cloud, contemplating finding a good family for a flower, pondering why the mountains disappear when the sky darkens, observing the shapes of stars—the author uses rich imagination and sincere words to celebrate the joy of childhood and record the journey through it.

The purpose of this book is to move beyond the unproductive and polarizing debates that occur over which bathroom/locker room transgender children should use or on which sports team they should participate. Aidan Key masterfully cuts through the misinformation and distractions to get at the only issues that truly matter—ensuring our children, all of our children—can count on a safe and welcoming learning environment.

Wie Kinder sich entwickeln – die (R)Evolution im Kinderzimmer. Kinder verstehen liegt nun in komplett überarbeiteter, ergänzter und aktualisierter Fassung vor. Der bewährte Kern ist geblieben: Den typischen Familienproblemen - Warum schläft das Kind nicht ein? Warum schreit es so oft? Warum isst es so schlecht? - liegen keine Erziehungsfehler zugrunde. Der Blickwinkel der Evolution zeigt vielmehr: Kinder haben gute Gründe für ihr Verhalten. Vieles, was uns "schwierig" erscheint, hat ihnen in der Vergangenheit geholfen, sich im Leben zu behaupten.