Heritage Integrative Education

School Supplies          Every student is familiar with having the pencil pouch containing the basic necassities of classroom instruction for reading, writing and math work during the class session.  +Office Max, + Office Depot and other stationary supply stores display a good stock of desktop accessories to aid in creating impressive student portfolios.  The flash drive, compostion notebook, subject spirals,  notebook paper, index cards, vocabulary book, # 2 pencils, map pencils, pens and highlighters are the hallmark of a regular school supply list.  According to the article by NAPS, smartphones and tablets have become a common staple to advance learning in the core curriculum areas.  These technology aids can place a sensory overload on the visual and auditory senses.  The article mentions AOA recommendations and  provides age-appropriate tips to encourage optimum use of devices for the purpose of edu...

KEYWORD        The twenty six letters in the alphabetical order are placed in the consonant and vowel arrangement to create a stream of words that give meaning, purpose and direction to our everyday lives.   Each of the communities in our society is distinguished and detailed with interconnected keywords that is unique only to a specific area or department of living and learning.   The origins of the words go a long way back in time primarily to the Latin and Greek roots.  The students advance in their grade levels by defining and  memorizing the words in their textual learning, reading and writing to understand and  connect with the real world outside of the school environment.  There are various levels of workbooks available to increase the competency and vocabulary awareness. http://thelawdictionary.org/search2/?cx=partner-pub-4620319056007131%3A7293005414&cof=FORID%3A11&ie=UTF-8&q=expres...

      MERRY READING             The innovative technological advances have made our world more interactive.    The people around the globe are able to connect with one another in a matter of minutes across the oceans, mountains and terrains.  The media brings the vicarious experiences of the indigenous people in various parts of the world streaming into the living rooms of the family audience.  The diversity, the cultural and ethnic awareness, interaction and engagement is taking place at a phenomenal rate.   This process of acculturation is modifying and molding a higher concept of self-efficacy in the people at large.   The article sheds a light on the cultural journey of the young violinist.   + Brown, S. (2013, November 28). A student of America. Houston Chronicle , p. E1.