Who doesn’t like to learn? Aside from anyone who isn’t properly motivated of course… which we talk about… in our learning section… on edumuch.com… check it out!
First, a classic joke: what did the one librarian say to the other lib… shhh!!! Okay, so it isn’t a classic. I made it up. The point is: libraries are cool. I know, it sounds lame – I agree. However, if you ever needed a place to study after school, and had a home with […]
There are a few in every class: the ones who simply do not want to learn. It’s not a question of good or bad. They may be perfectly alright – social, active, and intelligent – but they have absolutely no motivation whatsoever. They are perfectly satisfied with a passing grade, and are not interested in […]
Looking for something that can snap your young students out of the monotony of everyday classroom activities? This post may be what you were looking for to give you ideas for classroom tools. Remember the rotary phone? How about the huge computer monitors of the 80s? Or the early 90s printers? Those items are still […]
Since the days of prehistoric cavemen right up to our own times (of more modern cavemen, such as ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic), music has been an integral part of all our lives. People from all walks of life make connections through that inspiring and very special language called music. Scientists have repeatedly shown that music can […]
The internet has changed the way we educate our children, whether from the parent’s or teacher’s perspective. We now have access to so much information, 24/7, and it is a wonder to behold. Because it is, after all, the internet we are talking about here, not all the information you come across is 100% true. […]
In spite of what some people would have us believe, the truth is that computer and video games can do a lot more than turn people into couch potatoes. More often than not, video games involve using mental as well as physical skills (hand-eye coordination, for instance) which need to be honed and improved-upon. Video […]
Video games can be very helpful in improving students’ mental skills and problem solving abilities. Games have always had positive educational potential, but video games took it to a different level. Because of that, video games continue to cause speculation and controversy regarding their legitimacy in the classroom in particular, and in the school system […]
If you Google music, what will you find? Well, if you search deeply enough, you will find many results that explain how music can be used as outstanding learning tools for kids. Research has conclusively shown that music helps children (and adults too, for that matter!) study and retain information. Using elements of music, such […]
In his song Rat Race, Bob Marley made the musical statement “in the abundance of water, the fool is thirsty”. The U.S. is one of the most technologically-advanced nations in the world, but in a recent math-and-science-education ranking, published by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the U.S. placed 28th out of 76 […]
Call me a nerd if you feel like it, but English is important to me. I care about things like vocabulary, diction, and enunciation. Written English, in particular, has a special place in my heart and in my life. With the advent of smart phones, blogs, and social media – it seems more and more […]