Well it’s here and it was a great Olympic opening ceremony!
It’s not about the politics for me so if you want to debate that side of things there are plenty of places to go online. For me, the Olympics is about the dedication and work the athletes have put in order to represent their country in one of the greatest sporting events ever.
Can you imagine being at the top of your game like that, the world at your feet, the personal sacrifice it has taken to get there and the feelings of sheer joy in your accomplishment. I can not think of how they would describe it, the best sporting emotion I ever had was winning the Leicestershire Rugby County Cup, being the best in world, a gold medal at the Olympics, is a gazillion miles from that.
Yes the Olympics may seem a little off topic but my kids have learned more about China in the last fews hours (and so have I) than they would learn through school. What an amazing history, Makes me wonder what we will be celebrating in 4 years time, Robin Hood and the Viking Invasion???
Don’t get me wrong, I’m very proud to be British and will be cheering on the Great Britain Team in the 2008 Olympics, Come on Team GB!!
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Teaching your child how to read is one of the most valuable gifts you will ever give them.
Anything they come up against in life will be more easily dealt with if they can read. They will have more confidence in class, around their peers and gain a great satisfaction from life as they will be able to solve problems themselves and in turn help others.
Until I started teaching my own children how to read I had always took it for granted and didn’t realise just how lucky I am that I could read. My Daughter has struggled with reading up until the last six months but now she is catching up so fast. She has started reading the Harry Potter books, and I now know she has got the ability to read because she discusses them with my wife (a massive Harry Potter fan) and I also know she now has one of the big doorways to life opened up.
Now my 4 year old son is a different story. He is starting to read himself and he loves it. Every night he asks me to read book after book and he now reads several of his favourites to me. Apart from being one of the most valuable gifts to them, it is one of those fantastic moments in life, when they start reading, you just feel so proud.
I have just read a post on another blog, Life Without School, and I really connected with the author for the way her daughter struggled to read as well and she has some great ideas of the little things you can do every day to build the foundations for your children’s reading future. Take a look if you can.
I have just come across a great site, ScottCounseling, covering many areas of parental education and how to help your children at school.
I wanted to share it as it really made me think about what I am doing and what more I could be doing. I am a member of my children’s school PTA and my 4 year old starts school after the summer holiday and I now have a few more ideas of how to help him settle in.
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struggling for motivation today. Still in holiday mode but should really get things straight ready for work on monday.
07:05:23 AM January 03, 2009 from mobile web
