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Conference moira::parenting_v3

Title:Parenting
Notice:READ 1.27 BEFORE WRITING
Moderator:CSC32::DUBOIS
Created:Wed May 30 1990
Last Modified:Tue May 27 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1364
Total number of notes:23848

92.0. "Doman on Education" by AIAG::SURESH (Suresh) Thu Jun 28 1990 18:14

 The note about Waldorf education led me to put in this note. I have been
 readinng Glen Doman's -- How to teach your baby read/math etc. I am not
 totally convinced by his approach to education.( BTW Doman is saying that
 kids love to learn and earlier you start teaching them it is better, 
 flash cards etal). 

 Glen Doman runs an institute in philadelphia for kids and apparently
 kids in his program are well rounded. They teach gymnastics, languages (
 japenese, spanish etc), math and general stuff. 

 His philosophy in learning seems to run counter to Waldorf style of schooling.
 I would like to hear from anyone who is more familiar with doman and his
 educational philosophy. 

 Cheers
  Suresh
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92.1Another Learning bookMAJORS::MANDALINCIFri Jun 29 1990 08:4733
    Although I am not familiar with Doman's philosophy on learning, I have
    been reading a book called "Raising Children Who Love To Learn" and it
    has a different approach to what Doman seems to be advocating. This
    book is _almost_ a parental guide on how to raise kids who love to
    learn. It teaches us how to allow your children to explore on their own
    and help them maximize the experience. It even covers simple things
    like how to ask a question to little kids and proves how a differently
    stated question gives vastly different answers. Asking "what did you do
    at school today?" is too broad a question for a child and chances are
    they will say "nothing much", mainly because they won't give you a
    detailed report from the first moment they entered the building. Asking
    specific questions like "who did you sit next to at lunch?" is much
    better. And you should always ask questions that are answered with more
    then one word answers, like yes or no. This allows the child to explain
    and remember and learn to develop conversations. 
    
    I do recommend the book. It is relatively light reading - not too much
    psychological or technical jargon. It is from the Children's
    Television Workshop Family Living Series. It covers language, math,
    social skills, science and the arts. 
    
    I did have flash cards at a very young age myself but thinking back
    they were probably just memorized (like the good old times tables) and
    who knows if they really stuck (although I prefer to do math in my head
    or on paper then pull out the calculator). Maybe they did. I think this
    book takes learning from a totally different perspective - develop
    children who like to learn (which I think is just having a natural
    curiosity and allowing it to never be hindered) rather than teach them. 
    That basic premise will then be carried through life.
    
    I am interested in hearing if Dowan's thinking works as well.
    
    Andrea
92.2?TLE::RANDALLliving on another planetFri Jun 29 1990 12:144
    Is Doman the person who wrote a book with a title something like
    "raising a better baby?"
    
    --bonnie