We have often been accused of having such a simple and basic curriculum. Parents in Dagupan City often say its "too easy". Because our kids are "too relaxed", they panic and think that the kids are not doing anything. What is happening to parenting today? Is "busyness" the gauge of learning nowadays? Is overfeeding your child with nonsense facts really important for his/her success? We really need to recalibrate and go back to the real purpose of parenting. We need to go back to God's design in child rearing, education and raising our children.
During the time of Jesus, kids are not sent to school for formal education. Education thus was one of the basic responsibilities and roles of parents....especially Mothers. Thus, mothers devote their time teaching their children the prerequisite skills in life- to succeed in life and to be a good human being. Teaching about faith is one of the core of Home education today. Its rooted in how children were taught when schools have not been setup. Teaching about life is still one of the very core of education today. Memorizing parts of the skeletal system for a 9 year old is simply ridiculous not just in the time of Jesus, but as well as in the time of Bill Gates. Memorizing useless facts is simply making our children robots- training them to repeat everything they read, jeopardising critical thinking and decision making skills. In today's day and age, people have often failed to make good decisions and suffered the consequences. Thus, critical thinking and good decision making are one of the valued character and skills in today's life. Memorization isn't. In this age of google glass and 5g Mobile Data, all information is a click away. Thus, processing these information and making it useful is the key.
To better give parents the ABCs of what their children has to know in this day and age, I recommend reading http://www.coreknowledge.org/mimik/mimik_uploads/documents/480/CKFSequence_Rev.pdf . Not only will you see the things a child should know according to age, but the value put into it in a GREAT SCHOOL.
Wednesday, September 10, 2014
Thursday, May 15, 2014
June 11, 2013
Dear Parents,
On behalf of the teachers and staff of the Preschool Department, welcome to Oakridge International School of Young Leaders!
We thank you
for entrusting us with your child’s education. We assure you that we are
committed to producing students who have strong literacy skills,
exhibit competence in communication and interaction, and possess a
positive attitude towards learning.
We take pride
in our curriculum which is child-centered, integrated, and holistic.
This means that our lessons are designed according to the child’s
abilities and that the different aspects of development are catered to
in equal measure.
Expect a
meaningful school year packed with activities that emphasize play,
discovery, and exploration, as we ensure that we strive to give our
students the quality of learning that they deserve.
We look forward to working in partnership with you on your child’s journey to greatness!
Gena Frianeza-Llamanzares
Preschool Head
World History Glencoe (Grade 7 and 8)
GLENCOE WORLD HISTORY TEXTBOOK LINKS
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Chapter 1 Textbook The First Humans URL http://myweb.unomaha.edu/~dkoenig/whtextbook/chap01.pdf
Chapter 2 Textbook Western Asia and Egypt URL http://myweb.unomaha.edu/~dkoenig/whtextbook/chap02.pdf
Chapter 3 Textbook India and China URL http://myweb.unomaha.edu/~dkoenig/whtextbook/chap03.pdf
Chapter 4 Textbook Ancient Greece URL http://myweb.unomaha.edu/~dkoenig/whtextbook/chap04.pdf
Chapter 5 Textbook Rome and the Rise of Christianity URL http://myweb.unomaha.edu/~dkoenig/whtextbook/chap05.pdf
Chapter 6 Textbook The World of Islam URL http://myweb.unomaha.edu/~dkoenig/whtextbook/chap06.pdf
Chapter 7 Textbook Early African Civilizations URL http://myweb.unomaha.edu/~dkoenig/whtextbook/chap07.pdf
Chapter 8 Textbook The Asian World URL http://myweb.unomaha.edu/~dkoenig/whtextbook/chap08.pdf
Chapter 9 Textbook Emerging Europe and the Byzantine Empire URL http://myweb.unomaha.edu/~dkoenig/whtextbook/chap09.pdf
Chapter 10 Textbook Europe in the Middle Ages URL http://myweb.unomaha.edu/~dkoenig/whtextbook/chap10.pdf
Chapter 11 Textbook The Americas URL http://myweb.unomaha.edu/~dkoenig/whtextbook/chap11.pdf
Chapter 12 Textbook Renaissance and Reformation URL http://myweb.unomaha.edu/~dkoenig/whtextbook/chap12.pdf
Chapter 13 Textbook The Age of Exploration URL http://myweb.unomaha.edu/~dkoenig/whtextbook/chap13.pdf
Chapter 14 Textbook Crisis and Absolutism in Europe URL http://myweb.unomaha.edu/~dkoenig/whtextbook/chap14.pdf
Chapter 15 Textbook The Muslim Empires URL http://myweb.unomaha.edu/~dkoenig/whtextbook/chap15.pdf
Chapter 16 Textbook The East Asian World URL http://myweb.unomaha.edu/~dkoenig/whtextbook/chap16.pdf
Chapter 17 Textbook Revolution and Enlightenment URL http://myweb.unomaha.edu/~dkoenig/whtextbook/chap17.pdf
Chapter 18 Textbook The French Revolution and Napoleon URL http://myweb.unomaha.edu/~dkoenig/whtextbook/chap18.pdf
Chapter 19 Textbook Industrialization and Nationalism URL http://myweb.unomaha.edu/~dkoenig/whtextbook/chap19.pdf
Chapter 20 Textbook Mass Society and Democracy URL http://myweb.unomaha.edu/~dkoenig/whtextbook/chap20.pdf
Chapter 21 Textbook The Height of Imperialism URL http://myweb.unomaha.edu/~dkoenig/whtextbook/chap21.pdf
Chapter 22 Textbook East Asia Under Challenge URL http://myweb.unomaha.edu/~dkoenig/whtextbook/chap22.pdf
Chapter 23 Textbook War and Revolution URL http://myweb.unomaha.edu/~dkoenig/whtextbook/chap23.pdf
Chapter 24 Textbook The West Between the Wars URL http://myweb.unomaha.edu/~dkoenig/whtextbook/chap24.pdf
Chapter 25 Textbook Nationalism Around the World URL http://myweb.unomaha.edu/~dkoenig/whtextbook/chap25.pdf
Chapter 26 Textbook World War II URL http://myweb.unomaha.edu/~dkoenig/whtextbook/chap26.pdf
Chapter 27 Textbook Cold War and Postwar Changes URL http://myweb.unomaha.edu/~dkoenig/whtextbook/chap27.pdf
Chapter 28 Textbook The Contemporary Western World URL http://myweb.unomaha.edu/~dkoenig/whtextbook/chap28.pdf
Chapter 29 Textbook Latin America URL http://myweb.unomaha.edu/~dkoenig/whtextbook/chap29.pdf
Chapter 30 Textbook Africa and the Middle East URL http://myweb.unomaha.edu/~dkoenig/whtextbook/chap30.pdf
Chapter 31 Textbook Asia and the Pacific URL http://myweb.unomaha.edu/~dkoenig/whtextbook/chap31.pdf
Chapter 32 Textbook Challenges and Hopes for the Future URL http://myweb.unomaha.edu/~dkoenig/whtextbook/chap32.pdf
World Almanac An almanac full of World Facts & Figures URL http://myweb.unomaha.edu/~dkoenig/whtextbook/almanac.pdf
Geography Handbook A handbook of illustration of geography terms URL http://myweb.unomaha.edu/~dkoenig/whtextbook/geohndbk.pdf
Reference Atlas An atlas of all types of different maps URL http://myweb.unomaha.edu/~dkoenig/whtextbook/refatlas.pdf
What is History? A look at the themes involved in studying history URL http://myweb.unomaha.edu/~dkoenig/whtextbook/whathist.pdf
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