Education

Early Learning Skills

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Making a tower of blocks is a visual-motor or problem-solving milestone. Most children are capable of two by 21 months young.

Other kids can make a tower of 2 blocks by 15 to 21 months and 4 blocks by 17 to 24 months and 6 blocks by 18 to 30 months.

LOVE READING?

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Not just Florida, but New York City, NY has already proposed deep cuts to public library budgets for the coming fiscal year.

Listen and Learn

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Learn to listen ~ acuerdalo ... anotalo ... aprendelo… remember it… write it down… learn it ~ Aprende a escuchar

Listening involves receiving sound, understanding the message conveyed in the sounds you hear, evaluating the message, and responding to it.

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People with good listening skills are able to comprehend what they hear and respond appropriately.

Student Fair

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First and foremost, the takeaway for all students is wanting and willing to learn and learning to listen carefully and then ask questions. 

US Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez https://ocasio-cortez.house.gov/ and Congressman Adriano Espaillat https://espaillat.house.gov/ host a Student Services Fair to help young people connect with the U.S. Department of Education, our U.S. Service Academies, internship opportunities, and more.

Comical and Preposterous

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If anyone wishes to be influential, they should continue their education process. Woke Pronouns vs. Anti-nouns, is that the question?

Thousands?

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Have you ever wondered how many languages are spoken in the world? If you had to guess, you might say or guess 7777.

I speak two fluently, how about you? When people are asked to list how many languages there are to their knowledge, the average is only around 10. That’s because most people are psychologically predisposed to be aware of only the most commonly used or learned languages around them. And the number of written languages in the world is yet another question altogether.

Free Speech in Higher Education

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Higher education’s principal role is “the discovery, improvement, transmission, and dissemination of knowledge by means of research, teaching, discussion, and debate” (Kurtz et al.,2017). 

According to Kors and Silverglate (1999), higher education should be a sanctuary from those who seek control over thoughts, as the purpose of free speech is to accomplish a“reasoned search for truth” (p.3, 51). Baker (1953), in quoting Thomas Jefferson’s dedication to the University of Virginia when he wrote “that of an institution…

Overpopulation and Overconsumption

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Do you know which are the top ten most populated cities in the whole wide world and in order of overpopulation on earth?

Reportedly, the world hit the eight billion population mark. Based on extensive research, it has been concluded that more than half of the world’s population lives in cities across the globe.

Are Women Smarter Than Men?

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Around the world, girls are more likely than boys to get no education, but once they are in a classroom, boys usually do worse.

Although the male brain is 10 percent larger than the female brain, it does not impact intelligence. Despite the size difference, men's and women's brains are more alike than they are different.

Thanks, Teachers!

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Why doesn't everyone send a note out of the blue to anyone who's done something nice for you and made a difference in your life? 

I am fortunate to have reconnected with two former greats at the beginning of my long and distinguished communications career. They were Dr. Charles Sweeting, WPU Professor, where I received my advanced degree, and Doctor Ken Tiven Managing Editor WPLG, where I landed my first paying job on TV and earned my street-wise Ph.D. from the School of Hard Knocks (aka) The University of Life.