Early Childhood Education

I recently spoke with a person with 2 youngsters. She refused to have an Web connection in her property. She explained to me that the World wide web is evil. Her religious beliefs were the trigger of her convictions. When I asked her why she wanted to be so cut off from the world she answered: “I have a TV and a cable connection and that’s all my kids are allowed to watch”.

Wow! Can you imagine all the insane TV commercials her youngsters are watching? Commercials she has no control over that are usually brainwashing her children, mindlessly, minute after minute, day after day, month after month?

A New Education. What does it mean these days? And mostly, what does it mean concerning youngsters when their minds are so open and ripe for new ideas and impressions – impressions that will strongly impact the rest of their lives?

Many definitions exist to describe the word education. My favourite: You are educated when you can generate the life you seriously aspire to and love with out violating the rights of others.

So why are so numerous individuals disappointed about their lives? Why do numerous of us stick with old ideas and end up in a rut? Even 1 old lingering notion from our childhood can continue pointing us in unending  unhappy directions. These directions can last for years, even decades. Ideas from childhood can dictate our actions for a lifetime.

English and math. Fundamental education that is absolutely important. We all started learning this in grade one. The question is, when to begin teaching children about dollars? After all, cash will be one of the most dominating forces in any child’s future life, along with English and math. And now, let’s face it, the Web is the fourth most dominating force – the Net is an immediate INSTANT connection to the whole planet, a serious scenario that requirements some serious attention.

English. Math. Dollars. Net

Beginning in grade school, a little geography and history and science is nice. It is fascinating to learn about elephants and birds and the war of 1812. Art and music are also gorgeous additions to early studying. The point is: Studying about money and the Web is equally essential for any child’s future. The sooner the greater.

Let’s talk about early money.

When I was 12, I earned money by cutting grass in the summer and shovelling snow in the winter, such as delivering the local every day newspaper to 35 men and women. I was rich. I had all the funds required to purchase the latest skate board, Atari video games, go to the movies, you name it. I also took my left-over cash and ironed it on the ironing board so to make it flat and crisp. I piled all my ironed money in a nice even stack in my bedroom drawer, the ones, and twos, and five and tens, and occasionally the twenties (by no means owned or saw a fifty).

This dollars collected to a nice sum (even though my older brother dipped in to it once and awhile behind my back). If only my parents would have instructed me to open a bank account and start investing. It would have starting a very good habit. A life-lengthy habit. I was making all this heavy kid-cash but I had no concept what to do with it, other than hoard it, or invest it, or have it stolen (my brother eventually admitted to stealing my dollars 25 years later).

Anyway, back to early education about money, starting in grade 1. Now is the time to teach kids about money. Even better, how to teach youngsters all about funds whilst they see cash as natural building blocks for their secure future.

English. Math. Funds. World wide web.

There are some parents that have taught their children to wisely invest their money in real estate using their own saved “paper route”cash. Can you imagine the wealth you would have right now if an individual began you off investing funds when you were 12 years old?

English. Math. Money. Web (and some geography, science, history, and music for enjoyable).

We really ought to start teaching children about dollars and the power of the Web ASAP so they learn exceptional habits that will serve them well for their entire lifetime.