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Showing posts with label Back-to-School. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Back-to-School. Show all posts

August 6, 2012

Back to school: What classes should my child take in school?




  • examiner.com
  • BY: TINA BURGESS




  • No matter whether you are wondering what classes your child should take in elementary school, middle school, high school, or even college, there is a secret ingredient to making the most knowledgeable decision – the corpus callosum.
    In 1989, Dustin Hoffman won an Oscar for Best Actor at the 61st Academy Awards for playing the role of Raymond Babbitt in the1988 movie Rain Man. Dustin Hoffman’s leading role was inspired by the real life story of Kim Peek who was an autistic savant and had no corpus callosum.
    Even though neuroscientists have clearly linked the thickness, timing, and structure of the corpus callosum to academic performance, dyslexia, attention deficit disorder, emotional disabilities, and autism, most educators and parents are unfortunately not aware of the importance of the corpus callosum when it comes to choosing a student’s academic courses.
    In contrast to many other countries, most schools and parents in the United States emphasize a left-brain hemisphere focused curriculum including Math, English, Foreign Languages, Science, History, and other logical, analytical, sequential, rational, and objective courses.

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    July 31, 2012

    Autism School Seeks Back-to-School Supplies

    The Potential Development Program's School of Autism will be holding a back-to-school supply drive throughout the month of August.

    The items collected will be used in the kindergarten through 8th-grade classes during the upcoming school year. The School of Autism is a non-public charter school for children who have been diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder and last year, 52 students were enrolled, according to a press release from the school. 

    Some of the items needed for the upcoming school year include crayons, colored pencils, No. 2 pencils, pens, paper, tissues, construction paper, scissors, two-pocket folders, glue sticks and rulers. 

    Donations can be dropped off at the School of Autism, 880 E. Indianola Ave. in Youngstown between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. weekdays. A Potential Development representative also will be at the Southern Park Mall Community Day on Aug. 10 for anyone wanting to donate there.

    Source: WYTV


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