Education: A Better World For Our Children
Posted by admin in Children Education on July 18, 2011
Education is a mark of progress. Together with some rich nations around the world, each developing country strives to collaborate and invest on education, the simple way of creating a good and motivated workforce. An educated society is an investment of citizenship.
This new year 2011, the teaching habit of “I Share” revolves in various communities, as everyone: rich and poor alike, work hand in hand toward educating the young; and the future generation.
Fidelino “Daddy” Benzon (serving Paranaque City, ex-councilor, an advocate for educating the poor) tells about how anyone of us can help children and/or youth be sent to school through various projects. One of them is the “Send a Poor Child to School,” that is a project of the Rotary Club of Paranaque East. The project intends to provide basic education to poor and deserving children by way of extending financial assistance or subsidy to cover school expenses, other than tuition fees.
“Education is the road to a better world for our children,” D. Benzon says. “I am reminded of our persevering laundry woman of many years, who was hell-bent on sending her eldest daughter to a nursing school. She borrowed a sum of money to buy a piglet for fattening. Every morning, before reporting to work, she would collect slops as food for her piglet from neighboring subdivisions. The money that will be derived from the sale of the pig was meant to be used for the college education for her daughter.”
The Department of Education now and in the past, believes that poverty can be fought by building the capacity of students, and the curriculum of going back to the basics of reading, writing, arithmetic, values formation and more.
P-Noy’s stronger planks were educational reforms. Also, former Senator R. Roco (may God rest his soul, another advocate for good education), asserts that each person can learn and share with all the equal opportunity to continue learning and reap the benefits of education. This makes education to be a public and private partnership.
According to F. Benzon, “The Rotarian’s vision of individually or collectively doing their utmost to send some of these poor children to school,” upholds the Rotary’s (Paranaque East) objective to alleviate poverty; hence, increase the rate of literacy, as well, as assist in the manpower development in the community. Read the rest of this entry »
Benefits of Children’s Educational Toys and Games
Posted by admin in Children Educational on July 18, 2011
Did you know that toys and games are vital to the total development of children? Yes, they are. These toys are not only made to provide fun and entertainment to children, but they serve other purposes as well. To learn more about its benefits, read this article.
As the famous saying goes, “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.” This holds true to children because play is not simply made to white their time and to provide entertainment to children, but also to boost learning and development. These toys provide firm foundation for learning and education, thereby giving children a good start early in life.
Despite the existence of millions of toys and games in the market, the values they provide remain the same. By nature, children are inquisitive and curious and giving them the right toys to touch and to play everyday can keep little tykes interest all day. If you do not furnish them toys to keep them busy, they will amuse themselves by cutting, folding, tearing things. Because of their curious nature, you should keep all the dangerous things inside your house, like staples, scissors, pencils and important files. The best way to keep them busy is to provide them with the right toys to play with.
To boost their learning capacity, it is the responsibility of parents to give their children the right educational toys.
Benefits of educational toys to children:
* Innovativeness and creativity – When playing with toys and games, they can develop perception, intuition and reasoning. By giving them the right toys, they learn to draw, to paint, to use crayons, to use a pair of scissors and many more. By playing with educational craft materials at an early age, they become creative and they explore their creativity by drawing different shapes and sizes or by cutting things out of paper.
* Cognitive skills – These toys can help them connect to their thought process and can develop their capabilities to think freely. Toys which help children boost their cognitive skills include puzzles and number games.
* Motor skills – With the right toys and games, they can develop their motor skills along with their cognitive skills.
* Fun and enjoyment – If your child enjoys the toys he plays, he will keep playing the game. Enjoyment is an essential component when choosing a toy or a game for your child. Make it a point to consider his interest when buying a toy for him. Read the rest of this entry »