Summary True or false quiz: Boys and girls should be taught exactly the same way. If you answered false, you're right. As politically incorrect as it sounds, when it comes to teaching methods, ignoring gender differences can actually hurt children's education. We meet a brother and sister whose learning styles reveal some interesting gender differences. Plus, Children's Literature/English Education English Literature Professor Lissa Paul, Gender specialist Cecilia Reynolds (Ph.D. Associate Dean, Academic Program of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of U of T) and Dr. Otto Weininger, who served for 15 years as Chairman of the Early Childhood Program at the University of Toronto, where he received his Ph.D. in psychology, discuss the many differences between boys and girls and how they are key in making our education system work for everyone. Recovering stage parent Craig Norris gives us this cautionary Reality Check about his efforts to turn his baby daughter Abby into a star. The tragic news is that more infants die from SIDS than from any other disease. The good news is that medical experts have identified major risk factors, and through parent education, have reduced the incidence of SIDS deaths dramatically. Fiona Chapman, Executive Director of the SIDS Foundation, outlines the simple, but crucial steps every new parent must take to reduce the risk of SIDS. Take six kids, a few goats, some chickens and a cow or two, and you have the tranquil life of the Van Slightenhorst family. Nestled on a farm in rural Ontario, this close knit family lives, works and plays together in a setting that's picture perfect in this week's Video Diary.
Directed : Unknown
Written : Unknown
Stars : Kate Tavender Monica Kim
Genres : Documentary
Release date : Aug 31, 2002
Countries of origin : Canada
Language : English
Production companies : Telefactory
Summary True or false quiz: Boys and girls should be taught exactly the same way. If you answered false, you're right. As politically incorrect as it sounds, when it comes to teaching methods, ignoring gender differences can actually hurt children's education. We meet a brother and sister whose learning styles reveal some interesting gender differences. Plus, Children's Literature/English Education English Literature Professor Lissa Paul, Gender specialist Cecilia Reynolds (Ph.D. Associate Dean, Academic Program of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of U of T) and Dr. Otto Weininger, who served for 15 years as Chairman of the Early Childhood Program at the University of Toronto, where he received his Ph.D. in psychology, discuss the many differences between boys and girls and how they are key in making our education system work for everyone. Recovering stage parent Craig Norris gives us this cautionary Reality Check about his efforts to turn his baby daughter Abby into a star. The tragic news is that more infants die from SIDS than from any other disease. The good news is that medical experts have identified major risk factors, and through parent education, have reduced the incidence of SIDS deaths dramatically. Fiona Chapman, Executive Director of the SIDS Foundation, outlines the simple, but crucial steps every new parent must take to reduce the risk of SIDS. Take six kids, a few goats, some chickens and a cow or two, and you have the tranquil life of the Van Slightenhorst family. Nestled on a farm in rural Ontario, this close knit family lives, works and plays together in a setting that's picture perfect in this week's Video Diary.
Genres : Documentary
Release date : Aug 31, 2002
Countries of origin : Canada
Language : English
Production companies : Telefactory