Yet, in tune with the idealistic hopes of the 1960s, Woodstock satisfied most attendees. There was a sense of social harmony, which, with the quality of music, and the overwhelming mass of people, many sporting bohemian dress, behavior, and attitudes, helped to make it one of the enduring events of the century.
By Alfie Kohn. The push to teach kids âgrit,â to make them more persistent, has become wildly popular in the last couple of years, spurred by journalist Paul Toughâs bestseller How Children Succeed and the widely publicized views of Angela Duckworth, a University of Pennsylvania researcher.
Make it easier for them to understand the steps in a problem by teaching them to substitute smaller numbers for larger ones. 8. Help your children learn the vocabulary of mathematics. They will never get a real feeling for math nor learn more advanced concepts without an understanding of its vocabulary.CCPS officials give some ways parents can help their kids maximize their math-smarts. 1. Make sure your children understand mathematical concepts. Otherwise, math becomes a meaningless mental exercise of just memorizing rules and doing rote drills. Have your children manipulate objects to figure out basic concepts.