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With over 400 million active users around the world, Facebook is a phenomenon that has revolutionized almost every aspect of our modern lives – the way we interact with others (both online and in-person), the vocabulary we use, how businesses market themselves, the list can go on and on and on. But perhaps the biggest impact it has had on our social behaviour is how we present ourselves to the online community, and how much we are now willing to reveal to the faceless virtual world.
I was invited last week to attend the annual science fair at Mississauga’s Star Academy (see their listing on Ourkids.net). Star Academy is a private school that focuses on teaching children to “love to learn”. A visitor to the school could easily understand this focus if they were visiting the science fair last Thursday! It [...]
Tweens and teens may be spending more time interacting with entertainment media than they do sleeping, a new study released by the Kaiser Family Foundation has found. The report, Generation M2: Media in the Lives of 8 to 18-year-olds, found 8-18 year-olds spend an average of 7 hours and 38 minutes a day using entertainment [...]
"The single most important variable in education success is TEACHER QUALITY" — Malcolm Gladwell http://bit.ly/azGzPM # RT @CampLeadership: great stuff for #summercamp RT @bullybust How to Deprogram Bullies: Teaching Kindness 101 | @TIME http://bit.ly/cG2S09 # New on CampNation:: To believe in something is the most important thing http://bit.ly/bPhZoN # RT @pathtorhythm: Beautiful words from @yoyojoer [...]
I have recently been involved in the process of creating the ‘mission, vision and values’ for the school my boys attend. For those of you who may not know, this is the summary ‘what, how, why’ document that businesses, hospitals, schools and such utilize to ‘sell’ themselves. The word ‘activism’ came up on the list [...]
Are you one of those teens bursting with ideas but challenged when it comes to sitting still or waiting your turn? If the answer is yes, then you could be one of thousands of teenagers struggling with ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder); a neurobehavioral disorder that affects teens and adults alike. The good news is [...]
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