| Centuries ago, midwives and mothers advised | | | | the volume of knowledge but the ability to assimilate |
| pregnant women to stay happy, listen to music, be | | | | and make sense of information that is essential. |
| around nature, and embrace good health. Now | | | | Children must know how to find solutions to problems |
| advanced research in child development shows that | | | | and situations. |
| brain development in children does not occur after birth | | | | The goal of education is to teach children to be |
| but begins in the womb itself. | | | | effective thinkers ---as you know, this is what equips |
| Sharpen the Intellect | | | | them to stay ahead in situations where solutions need |
| Thinking skills are the most crucial in the technological | | | | to be found at the snap of fingers. So, you must focus |
| world of today. Educators firmly believe that it is not | | | | on cognitive development and higher order thinking. |