The Great Historical Sandwich by Dr. D. M. Stevens A frame-work of reference for students of history (* indicates a “link”: see end) History is one of the most difficult subjects to grasp. There is so much material, so many dates and facts and people. However, once a frame-work is established, you can relate other … Read more
THE BACH REMEDIES by Dr David R. Sim The great advantage of educating a child at home is that the opportunity is increased for inspiring the learner with a sound system of ethics and an acceptable morality. Such an acquisition gives the child a head start in repudiating the negative onslaught on civilized values so … Read more
by Dr Donald Stevens TEACHING (Note: the term "student" includes "pupil") Teaching is pragmatic: its effectiveness is judged by the result. If the students learn, the teaching is successful; if they don’t, it is not. We must face the facts: there are people who simply cannot teach; and some of them refuse to acknowledge the … Read more
The State of Education by Dr. D. M. Stevens The state of education in this country today is truly deplorable. Education has become debased (some think, deliberately) from nursery schools to universities. It is a trite excuse to blame the government for every disaster, but in this case it is the governments of the country … Read more
Duet6v7 – How to hold a pen correctly Hi all, We are interested in all of your opinions and your reasons for those opinions on how important is it that a child holds the pen or pencil “correctly” when writing and how would you define “correctly”? Our daughter is 5 and likes to write a … Read more