This report is expected to be useful to graduate students, professors, and researchers in the field of adult education and extension education. In addition, researchers and students in education and psychology who are interested in independent study, individualized instruction, and human learning may find that the framework and findings reported here are relevant to their own research. Finally, some administrators and instructors in schools, colleges, and adult education may be interested in considering the implications of the study for their own efforts to develop and assist people who want to continue learning throughout their adult years.
This innovative book covers important topics such as: - A sample third grade curriculum and schedule (including rotating subjects such as music, art, foreign languages, and gym). - How to introduce your children to the use of reference materials like dictionaries and encyclopedias. - An explanation of standardized testing and definitions of different kinds of tests. - How to identify gifted and learning disabled children, and where to go for assistance. - At-home exercises to challenge your child-board games, reading aloud, sharing family history, etc.
Raphael Taylor's life seems marked for greatness until his exposure to a world of hedonistic pleasure by college roommate Damon Flood culminates in an accident that leaves him physically and emotionally shattered. Raphael's struggle to rebuild his self-esteem in a society where government assistance programs encourage a loser mentality is the focus of Eddings's latest foray into mainstream fiction.
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