tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-828812200431891314.comments2023-08-11T03:28:01.159-06:00The Railroad ClassroomsTChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06362275912140554389noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-828812200431891314.post-76127152213323886962014-09-04T05:23:21.706-06:002014-09-04T05:23:21.706-06:00Wow! I am very interested but cannot seem to get t...Wow! I am very interested but cannot seem to get to the actual web page. I live in Canada. Any idea about how I can get to the online Abacus tool?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07754693914035134820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-828812200431891314.post-46421550560693481232013-12-20T23:07:35.228-07:002013-12-20T23:07:35.228-07:00These are just some of the things the article stat...These are just some of the things the article states are happening in the school regarding technology:<br />A sampling of some of the technology being used in Jackson County schools: <a href="http://edtechnologyideas.com" rel="nofollow">edtechnology journal</a>Lewis n Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13257707224216876504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-828812200431891314.post-1590883526074976362011-08-09T13:39:36.323-06:002011-08-09T13:39:36.323-06:00Word recognition will probably work better in othe...Word recognition will probably work better in other language like Chinese. I believe Phonics is more efficient like you said. =) As long as baby is cared well (meaning that have interactive with Mom/caretaker on a constant basis) Baby will learn so much, even though it's not focus on language. So for me, I will say a Caring/Attentive Mom worth alot more than the book set. =)ZhaoKidshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02640266540045043308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-828812200431891314.post-85694375220167974912011-05-06T09:28:44.815-06:002011-05-06T09:28:44.815-06:00AWESOME!!! You will too!!! :)AWESOME!!! You will too!!! :)TChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06362275912140554389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-828812200431891314.post-24319780322655618212011-05-06T09:08:47.503-06:002011-05-06T09:08:47.503-06:00I'm a fan! I want to become an abacus genius!I'm a fan! I want to become an abacus genius!Katie C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06607804274610734011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-828812200431891314.post-76934473387930335272011-04-08T21:01:17.170-06:002011-04-08T21:01:17.170-06:00That's amazing!That's amazing!Katie C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06607804274610734011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-828812200431891314.post-83912233730965072292011-01-19T11:49:15.278-07:002011-01-19T11:49:15.278-07:00Ha! That is so funny. "We also discovered tha...Ha! That is so funny. "We also discovered that science is cool and fun because you get to do stuff that no one has ever done before.”Katie C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06607804274610734011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-828812200431891314.post-39983615177628853602010-12-22T13:31:50.837-07:002010-12-22T13:31:50.837-07:00I LOVE that movie! It was a childhood favoriteI LOVE that movie! It was a childhood favoriteKatie C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06607804274610734011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-828812200431891314.post-18091067601852709092010-12-09T06:20:07.797-07:002010-12-09T06:20:07.797-07:00wow IKEA preschool! That's awesome. Funny that...wow IKEA preschool! That's awesome. Funny that in Japan they call preschool "youchien". So similar. Great post. Hope to read more about your son's experience there!Beverlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16626417132070183831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-828812200431891314.post-88820262060554048872010-12-07T10:52:28.374-07:002010-12-07T10:52:28.374-07:00What a beautiful school! He is a lucky boyWhat a beautiful school! He is a lucky boyKatie C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06607804274610734011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-828812200431891314.post-44467789458510053882010-12-07T09:29:43.498-07:002010-12-07T09:29:43.498-07:00thanks for checking out Scribble Press! What a te...thanks for checking out Scribble Press! What a terrific blog - we are adding to our favorites! <br /><br />Scribble PressAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-828812200431891314.post-60714848770938526472010-12-03T21:53:09.421-07:002010-12-03T21:53:09.421-07:00What a fun idea! We'll be in LA around New Yea...What a fun idea! We'll be in LA around New Years, maybe we'll check it out with my nieces!Katie C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06607804274610734011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-828812200431891314.post-43912021628234174762010-12-03T13:18:17.356-07:002010-12-03T13:18:17.356-07:00Thanks for sharing this great tip Erin!!! That'...Thanks for sharing this great tip Erin!!! That's awesome!TChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06362275912140554389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-828812200431891314.post-58691922042231318682010-12-02T11:25:45.913-07:002010-12-02T11:25:45.913-07:00Before people go to pay money for classic books (a...Before people go to pay money for classic books (and yes, these ones are beautiful), I just want to make sure everyone's aware that due to the way copyright laws work, all of these books are freely available online. Gutenberg.org has over 30,000 classic books, proofread by armies of volunteers (pgdp.net if you want to proofread!). Archive.org has over 1.8 million free classic books in pdf format, and in un-proofread plain text (might have scanned some letters incorrectly, so not super-high quality). <br /><br />If you have an ebook reader (some are now less than 100$), I recommend looking at some other sites for books formatted better for your specific reader. <br /><br />The important thing to know is that you don't *have* to pay money to get these wonderful books!Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17307303411377488259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-828812200431891314.post-60404040080298806512010-11-19T12:13:41.346-07:002010-11-19T12:13:41.346-07:00Thanks Erin!!! I love your insights!!! You are tru...Thanks Erin!!! I love your insights!!! You are truly lucky to have had such a great support system growing up. Thanks for sharing...TChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06362275912140554389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-828812200431891314.post-30621948466473594312010-11-18T12:44:40.441-07:002010-11-18T12:44:40.441-07:00I think there are two pieces. One is the teacher....I think there are two pieces. One is the teacher. I had wonderful teachers at my schools, and they really did ensure that we understood what was going on. Many of them made math into games, where there was some healthy competition on things like learning the times-tables. Too many times now, I see teachers who are more focused on ensuring that nobody gets their feelings hurt, and ensuring that there's no competition. Maybe some kids work better with that, but for me, without the competition, it can just be drudgery. <br /><br />The other piece is the parents. If the parents don't know math, it's going to be harder for the kids to learn math. I was very blessed to have a father that is amazing at math, and a mother who is good at seeing the places where math can be used in every day life. When I finished my math homework, when I was young, I would go over it with my father, and if I didn't understand something, I could go to him and get an explanation. He also encouraged me to explain to him what I had done on some problems. On the other side, sometimes when out with my mother, she would give me math problems that related to what we were doing. If we were at the store, she would look at two different boxes of an item, and ask me which was a better deal. (this was before they had the "price per unit" on the price tag, but you could ignore that and still do this). Even now, sometimes I will try to calculate the price-per-unit myself, and then check myself against the price tag. <br /><br />Those are just some simple things. It's not going to fix the world, but maybe we can help fix things for our own children for now, and encourage others to do the same?Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17307303411377488259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-828812200431891314.post-79669466167629094012010-11-10T11:42:02.223-07:002010-11-10T11:42:02.223-07:00I love that the Japanese value the childlike innoc...I love that the Japanese value the childlike innocence in kids and try hard to retain that. It's definitely something I would not have expected as well. I feel as important as it is to push our kids to a higher level of education, we also need to maintain a delicate balance that allows them to be kids as well. I also LOVE that your kids will get the opportunity to learn from different education systems in the future. Being a "cross-breed" myself, I think I was able to retain the best of both worlds and because of that, I was more well-rounded than some of my peers. Thanks for your post!<br /><br />ps: I still believe that Asian teachers are "certified ninjas or samurai"....:)TChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06362275912140554389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-828812200431891314.post-71126947034705176282010-11-09T10:35:56.348-07:002010-11-09T10:35:56.348-07:00Mary, way to go! You're already doing great be...Mary, way to go! You're already doing great because your kids are all those things!<br /><br />Chauwell, thanks for the book recommend, it sounds very interesting! I'll have to look that up.Beverlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16626417132070183831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-828812200431891314.post-84114827264793476662010-11-08T12:50:14.333-07:002010-11-08T12:50:14.333-07:00I would love my kids to have a Japanese education!...I would love my kids to have a Japanese education! Individuality is over rated! We need more teamwork, self discipline, mindfulness of others, and respect. That is what I'm trying to teach at home.Mary Sunshinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01115433842604432658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-828812200431891314.post-76075751274201257182010-11-08T10:05:35.366-07:002010-11-08T10:05:35.366-07:00I think that this is a great oppurtunity and exper...I think that this is a great oppurtunity and experience for your kids. Hopefully, they will get the 'best of both worlds' and be able to work well in groups as well as individually. <br /><br />Your insights reminded me of a book I read "Our babies, ourselves : how biology and culture shape the way we parent". The book talked about how our cultural norms dictate how we parent and what we emphasize as 'important'.chauwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04726635765649704726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-828812200431891314.post-90068938957362314102010-10-11T17:17:18.485-06:002010-10-11T17:17:18.485-06:00This movie was brought up in a class of mine and I...This movie was brought up in a class of mine and I immediately thought of this blog. The trailer you posted is much better than the one on the official movie site right now. Thanks!Katie C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06607804274610734011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-828812200431891314.post-67588260457655430322010-09-13T21:23:35.366-06:002010-09-13T21:23:35.366-06:00Oh I bet yours is better!!! Haha!!! I love that ru...Oh I bet yours is better!!! Haha!!! I love that rule!!!TChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06362275912140554389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-828812200431891314.post-31108487808482121242010-09-09T02:26:49.264-06:002010-09-09T02:26:49.264-06:00If only I actually did make bentos like that! My b...If only I actually did make bentos like that! My bentos are more like a remake of last nights dinner. hahaha I did find a hole punch that cuts out shapes for making faces out of seaweed to put on the food. and small letter cutters to cut out cheese or sliced bread to spell out my son's name on his food. yeah kind of lazy bento, but it is true that the kids love it!<br />There actually is a kind of rule to bento, about what types of food. Here's one I've heard. 4-3-2-1. 4 parts rice, 3 part protein, 2 part vegetable, and 1 treat (pickled veg or something sweet) Interesting huh? The kids learn to how to eat well at a young age.Beverlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16626417132070183831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-828812200431891314.post-23398261166421190512010-08-29T22:43:46.629-06:002010-08-29T22:43:46.629-06:00That's funny you said that. I've actually ...That's funny you said that. I've actually been teachign Abacus myself and have come up with my own curriculum using Abacus as a tool, in addition to a ton of other newer math methods. I'm in the progress of developing it with a programmer now to offer it online. It's a very exciting process and I can't wait to release it!TChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06362275912140554389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-828812200431891314.post-30453438795403170422010-08-29T22:11:23.995-06:002010-08-29T22:11:23.995-06:00I agree...they are two definite extremes. If we ca...I agree...they are two definite extremes. If we can find the perfect balance between the two systems, I think we would have found the perfect education system for our kids! Working on that!!! :)TChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06362275912140554389noreply@blogger.com