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Use real life experiences as teachable summer lessons

8/1/2018

 
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Summer learning possibilities exist where they are least expected. Research shows that our kids experience an academic slump over the summer months when their skills aren’t stretched. Textbook math and reading are not the only strategies for challenging our children’s academic skills. Our creativity and complex thinking skills develop more as we are exposed to new thoughts, experiences, and essential information about who we are as individuals and collectively as a family and community. This is why exploring nature, taking an urban adventure, visiting points of interest, learning to cook a family favorite, reading about one’s culture and history, or spending time talking with relatives or community elders are all excellent learning experiences.

Learning about their cultural backgrounds adds to our youth’s self-confidence and provides them with high interest learning opportunities. For example, the history of math can take a youngster on a cultural journey to South Africa, the Middle East, China, or India. Delving into history from the perspective of one’s heritage will provide a teen with fuel for critical thinking around how history is written and why perspective is an important part of analyzing it. These last two weeks of summer are prime time for tapping into out of school learning options.  

Some free or low-cost points of interest to explore are the Japanese American History Museum; Mission Peak Regional Preserve; Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University; San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art; India Community Center; Ardenwood Historic Farm; African American Heritage House of San Jose; Culture Center of Taipei in Milpitas; Movimento de Arte y Culture Latino SJ; Viet Museum of San Jose; Computer History Museum; and the Filcom Center of SJ.  

Before the first day of school on August 16 ushers in the close of summer, let’s take advantage of these last two weeks to learn something together with our kids! ​
Coming soon!
Tận dụng những trải nghiệm thực tế trong cuộc sống như những bài học được dạy  vào mùa hè

Khả năng học tập vào mùa hè có thể thực hiện tại ở những nơi ít được mong đợi nhất. Nghiên cứu cho thấy rằng các kỹ năng học tập của con em chúng ta bị sụt giảm vì không được sử dụng nhiều vào các tháng hè. Làm toán và đọc sách không phải là phương pháp duy nhất để thử thách các kỹ năng học tập của con em chúng ta. Khả năng sáng tạo và kỹ năng suy tư phức tạp của chúng ta phát triển nhiều hơn khi chúng ta tiếp xúc với những suy nghĩ mới, kinh nghiệm và thông tin cần thiết về chúng ta là những cá nhân và tập thể như một gia đình và cộng đồng. Đây là lý do tại sao khám phá thiên nhiên, tham gia một cuộc phiêu lưu trong thành phố, tham quan các địa điểm yêu thích, học nấu một món gia đình yêu thích, đọc về văn hóa và lịch sử của một người hoặc dành thời gian nói chuyện với người thân hoặc người lớn tuổi trong cộng đồng là những kinh nghiệm học tập tuyệt vời.
Tìm hiểu về nguồn gốc văn hóa của mình bổ sung cho sự tự tin của giới trẻ và cung cấp cho các em cơ hội thích thú trong học tập cao. Ví dụ, lịch sử của toán học có thể đưa một trẻ vào một cuộc hành trình văn hóa đến Nam Phi, Trung Đông, Trung Quốc hoặc Ấn Độ. Nghiên cứu lịch sử từ quan điểm về di sản của một người sẽ cung cấp cho trẻ một nguồn lực cho suy nghĩ sâu sắc xung quanh việc lịch sử được viết như thế nào và tại sao quan điểm là một phần quan trọng trong việc phân tích nó. Hai tuần cuối cùng của mùa hè là thời điểm hoàn hảo để khai thác các lựa chọn học tập ngoài trường học.

Một số điểm khám phá miễn phí hoặc chi phí thấp là Bảo Tàng Lịch Sử Mỹ Nhật; Khu Bảo Tồn Khu Vực Mission Peak; Trung Tâm Nghệ Thuật Cantor tại Đại học Stanford; Học Viện Nghệ Thuật Đương Đại San Jose; Trung Tâm Cộng Đồng Ấn Độ;Trang Trại Lịch Sử Ardenwood; Nhà Di Sản Người Mỹ gốc Phi Châu San Jose; Trung Tâm Văn Hóa Đài Bắc tại Milpitas, Văn hóa Mỹ Thuật Latino SJ Movimento; Bảo tàng Việt San Jose;Bảo tàng Lịch Sử Máy Tính; và Trung tâm Filcom của SJ.

Trước ngày nhập học đầu tiên 16 tháng 8 báo hiệu mùa hè chấm dứt, hãy tận dụng hai tuần cuối cùng này để học hỏi điều gì đó cùng với con cái của chúng ta!

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    Cheryl Jordan

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