by Diana Waring | Apr 25, 2024 | Different Smarts & Learners, Educating at Home
In this final article on Learning Modalities—visual, auditory, and kinesthetic, it’s important to note that we can use any or all of these approaches. However, when things are difficult to learn, one particular approach will be easier for an individual. Discovering...
by Diana Waring | Apr 25, 2024 | Different Smarts & Learners, Educating at Home
Today’s blog is about those who are Body Smart—an intelligence that is seldom recognized unless you happen to be a highly-paid athlete. So, to get started, let me ask: Do you remember that student in class who was always drumming their hands on the desk,...
by Diana Waring | Apr 25, 2024 | Different Smarts & Learners, Educating at Home
Do you thrill to the elegant precision of mathematical formulas? Do you love to do calculations in your head? Do you enjoy reconciling your bank account? If so, you are strong in the Math-Logical intelligence—you are Number Smart! Schools tend to recognize and reward...
by Diana Waring | Apr 25, 2024 | Different Smarts & Learners, Educating at Home
Do you LOVE words? Do you enjoy cuddling up in a comfy chair to “escape” with a book? Do you take delight in word games, like Scrabble and Taboo? Do you happily work crossword puzzles and word jumbles, or solve riddles and create-your-own-ending mysteries? Do you find...
by Diana Waring | Apr 25, 2024 | Different Smarts & Learners, Educating at Home
Are any of your kids “the life of the party”? They seem so comfortable interacting with others, so at home in conversations, so happy to be in the midst of the crowd. Do you ever wonder, “How do they do that??” or, maybe, “Why do they that??” It’s because they are...
by Diana Waring | Apr 25, 2024 | Different Smarts & Learners, Educating at Home
Meet my dear friend, Paul Rushworth, a senior zoo keeper at Werribee Open Range Zoo, in Melbourne, Australia. In this pose with an African serval, Paul demonstrates the trusting relationship he has built over time with this lovely, wild cat. Why are some people...