What's Tarbiyah all about?

Here's a great website that will help you make sense of what Islamic Education entails. Click the link, read up, and be in the know!

http://www.tarbiyah.org/

Kindergarten Cram

Here's a similar article to the previous post, from the New York Times, "Kindergarten Cram" By PEGGY ORENSTEIN

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http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/03/magazine/03wwln-lede-t.html?_r=5

More Play? Fewer Tests? What's Best?

Here's a clip from the article "Kindergarten Rx: More Play, Fewer Tests" from Politics Daily by Linda Kulman

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http://www.politicsdaily.com/2009/06/18/kindergarten-rx-more-play-fewer-tests/#atabc

"As playtime dwindles, what's being lost is the one component crucial to the development of creativity, emotional stability, and empathy. Young children "try on every aspect of life while they're playing," Joan Almon, a co-author of the report, said at a recent briefing before Congress. "They use play to discover themselves and the world around them." Roberta Gollinkoff, an educator and expert on how children acquire language, added: "It's not play or learning. And playful learning is how children learn best." "

Fabulous Fours

Want to know what your four year old is going through? click the link, read the blog... and be in the know!

http://www.yardsticks4-14.com/2009/06/positive-attributesthe-fabulous-fours.html