The problem with one of the biggest changes in education around the world

By Roberto A. Ferdman There's an interesting thing happening in countries where kids are the most comfortable with computers: they aren't reading all that well. In fact, the more children use computers at school, the more their reading abilities seem to suffer. The chart below,  from the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), shows the relationship between computer use at school and reading abilities in developed countries around the world, including the United States, Germany, China, Japan, Australia, and others. And it doesn't bode well for those pushing for ceiling-less introductions of technology into classrooms.   "Overall, the use of computers does not seem to…

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Why a Classical Christian Education?

Why is it that in general, students today read at a lower level, reason less clearly, and are more receptive than ever to the misinformation constantly bombarding them? Why is it that Christian students are ill prepared to defend what they believe and often drift from their biblical moorings? Educationally, how has this country lost its way? Has it always been this way or did teachers of past generations educate children differently? What is missing? These were some of the concerns addressed by Dorothy Sayers, student at Oxford who delivered a 1947 landmark essay entitled, The Lost Tools of Learning. Since…

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Reading to our children

Brain research is fascinating.  And the fact that more research has been done on the physical brain in the last 30 years than in all the years before is a wonder. Early educator books on brain research and its relation to the growing, maturing brain were insightful reads.  Dr. Jane Healey's books, Endangered Minds and Your Child's Growing Mind cautioned against too much television and video games. It begged the question, what can parents and educators do to stimulate and foster lively, developing brains in children and students? In those books, we grew to appreciate Albert Einstein donating his physical brain…

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Why Choose a Classical & Christian Education for Your Child?

Why Choose a Classical & Christian Education for Your Child? Classical Christian schools provide the best possible education, while helping students reach their God-given potential. Age specific K–8th grade learning Arma Dei Academy, a classical Christian school, cooperates with the student’s God-given strengths at each stage of growth. Young learners enjoy memorizing, singing rhymes and recitations laying a solid foundation in each subject.  Logic level students are inquisitive, so they are trained to reason and discern truth through all that they learn. Thus, students know what they believe and can positively impact their community. Time-tested method and content Arma Dei Academy equips…

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Amazing start of the 2014-2015 school year

What an amazing start to the school year! Sixty-eight students representing forty-three families filled the halls of Arma Dei Academy, ready to go! Already we have heard about Science experiments detailing bubble gum’s sugar content, the Trojan War, Pilgrim’s journeying to the Celestial City with his very heavy burden, Latin in the world around us and so much more! Lunchtime in the Dining Room is a sight to behold with the faculty and student body filling ten large tables. What a wonder! A big thank you to parents for a seamless carline before and after school. Our hearts are full of…

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