Sid the Science Kid
My random post of the month...
For anyone with little children, you really must check out Sid the Science Kid, a (relatively) new show on PBS. It's a totally awesome show about a preschooler (and his friends) who totally love asking questions and "investigating" why the world is the way it is. Also, his preschool teacher rocks.
On that note: if anyone could tell me where the preschool is that inspired this show(assuming, of course, there is a real preschool like that), I want to know!! I realize that I likely could NEVER afford such an awesome teacher/preschool, but, dude, I totally want to send my sons there.
Not that his school is horrendous... but. Too many kids. Not enough teachers. Furthermore, I do not truly get the impression that they are there to teach as much as to care and Joshua is, sadly, not getting his learning muscles exercised at all: it is ALL stuff he has long before mastered. But I will not turn this post into a grumble against the inequalities of society (haves vs have-nots, especially in terms of money), or complaints on how smart children suffer when their parents just cannot afford to send them to a good school.
Instead, I will repeat: you should really check out Sid the Science Kid. It's inspired me, at least, on some creative ways to teach my kids about the world.
For anyone with little children, you really must check out Sid the Science Kid, a (relatively) new show on PBS. It's a totally awesome show about a preschooler (and his friends) who totally love asking questions and "investigating" why the world is the way it is. Also, his preschool teacher rocks.
On that note: if anyone could tell me where the preschool is that inspired this show(assuming, of course, there is a real preschool like that), I want to know!! I realize that I likely could NEVER afford such an awesome teacher/preschool, but, dude, I totally want to send my sons there.
Not that his school is horrendous... but. Too many kids. Not enough teachers. Furthermore, I do not truly get the impression that they are there to teach as much as to care and Joshua is, sadly, not getting his learning muscles exercised at all: it is ALL stuff he has long before mastered. But I will not turn this post into a grumble against the inequalities of society (haves vs have-nots, especially in terms of money), or complaints on how smart children suffer when their parents just cannot afford to send them to a good school.
Instead, I will repeat: you should really check out Sid the Science Kid. It's inspired me, at least, on some creative ways to teach my kids about the world.