Posts Tagged Literacy
Technology, Science Teaching, and Literacy: A Century of Growth
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This book profiles the instructional use of technology in the science classroom from 1900 to the present day. Drawn from a variety of sources — from teacher accounts of classroom practice, and contemporary research accounts of the best teaching practices with technology — it examines patterns of implementation with respect to the classroom use of technology. The organizing principle of scientific literacy is examined in terms of the changes it incurred over… More >>
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Issues in Information and Media Literacy: Criticism, History, and Policy
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This is the first of two volumes that explore contemporary issues in information and media literacy. Undoubtedly, such forms of literacy are current and exciting topics. As the chapters in this and the accompany-ing volume show information and media literacy presents new and demanding challenges to policy makers, education managers, teachers and educational practitioners and perhaps above all, students. Literacy, be it information, media, digital, visual or any nu… More >>
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Tracking Adult Literacy and Numeracy Skills: Findings from Longitudinal Research
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Understanding the origins of poor literacy and numeracy skills in adulthood and how to improve them is of major importance when society places a high premium on proficiency in these basic skills. This edited collection brings together the results of recent longitudinal studies that greatly extend our knowledge of what works in raising skill levels, as well as the social and economic returns to improvement. Many fundamental research questions in adult education invo… More >>
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Media Education: Literacy, Learning and Contemporary Culture
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This book examines recent changes in media education and in young people’s lives, and provides an accessible set of principles on which the media curriculum should be based, with a clear rationale for pedagogic practice.
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College Financial Aid – How Your Student Can Help
There are a number of things you can do to prepare your child for no debt college besides starting a college savings account. In my family I taught my kids the value of money and as they finished high school, the importance of investing. My goal was for them to take ownership of their money and to know how easily it can slip away. I wanted to raise savers and not borrowers. This pays off when they go to college because they will avoid the prison of credit cards so promoted on college campuses and they will become partners with me in getting grants for their education.
As a young parent I never saved for college. But I did something even better: I taught my kids the value of money and the horrors of debt. Now they have lifelong skills regarding money that will enable them to succeed from college all they way to a comfortable retirement. I began early to expect that they be involved in the process of managing money. My wife’s parents have faithfully given all their grandkids money at Christmas. So I made a point to set up “Accounts” for all my kids where I could keep a ledger for them of their savings balance and interest earned. I paid them the going CD interest rate, typically 5% and enjoyed explaining to them how their money grew over time by earning interest from the bank. Whenever they spent some money, I showed them how it left their account. And should they ever spend over their balance, I showed how they got charged interest for debt. This taught them the value of money in a tangible way. Proof of the result from this training can be found in my oldest daughter’s bank account. A junior at a university, she has $10,000 in her checking account from work and savings that earns 4% interest. She makes $30 a month in interest while her peers pay that on their credit card debt. Granted, I also coached her how to find a free checking account that pays 4%, but I have been training her to think this way since she was three years old. She is learning that wealth creation builds peace and makes life much more fun. Think she will have a peaceful, successful life as an adult? You bet. You should train your kids the same way. Start early.
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