Intrepid Teacher

Kiai is a three year old girl who has the opportunity to live and travel to various parts of the world. Most adults would be of the opinion that it is wasted and the child will not remember the experience. I know that they are living the experience right now and learning and growing because of it. With the addition of the pictures, comments, voice thread, letter, blog, Kiai will always have a gateway into what she did at such a young age. she will remember because of the technology and the enjoyment she has bonding with her father and the different culture.
My wife argues that taking my two year old daughter to Scotland is a waste and that until she is seven will not benefit from it much. I want my daughter to meet my family, see my home, take pictures, travel because it helps create who she is at such a young age. Our children have a window and should be allowed to look at everything possible through it because that is how we learn. My answer then to your question is "The only thing you are exposing a three year old girl too is creativity and you should be applauded."

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Dr C

I had the pleasure of viewing Dr. Christie's site and found myself getting carried away with too much stuff. I listened to the information on Dr. Christie and what she has started in her classroom. By having children work with graduate students and teachers to increase both the knowledge of the teachers and the confidence of the student she has created a great learning environment. This is a perfect example of what learning could be. There is children walking throughout the class showing the adults what to do, and everyone is learning. The graduate student is able to put into practice what they are learning by teaching others to become familiar with the technology. This is what is missing from most class environments that I have experienced. The quality of the instruction is great, I learn the information, take a test and loose 50% of what I learned within six months. The old expression is "Use it or loose it." There was a child by the name of Jamie who is doing his sixth summer internship by helping teachers to learn. He will never loose it and the people in the class have more hands on experience in a comfortable environment with many instructors. Who is more qualified than Jamie?


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I started going round other places and found myself on google Earth. I downloaded the latest version and was able to take a visual tour of my home. I have not been able to travel to the place I was born in the past eight years and it has changed dramatically. I was also able to look up building and places that my father has restored. The site has a historical button on it that allows you to look at images from years gone by.