How Children Learn
How do children learn? This is a topic of debate among people during casual conversation. Educators even differ in their beliefs. To really know how children learn there MUST be some research available, right? There is, but it is often ignored. Instead of pointing out the findings in psychology, brain research, motivation, and education, I challenge you to simply stop for a moment and reflect on these questions: How did your child learn to sit up? How did your child learn to cry to get attention or have their needs met? Who taught your child to babble and make sounds? At first, people often answer, "I did!" to these questions. But... did you? Would a baby start to babble on its own? Studies in some of the worst orphanages prove that even babies with little to no human interaction start to make sounds. Don't babies naturally try to roll over and move around? Eventually, babies lift up their heads and use neck muscles to look around. They want t