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OF METHODS & PHILOSOPHIES

  • 4MAT theory on learning styles
  • A miscellany of methods: unschooling, Reggio Emila, objective method & more
  • About the Algo method
  • Are you getting on the “brain train” bandwagon?
    • Brain research, brain-training and brain-boosting article links:
  • Constructivism “student-centered learning vs. traditionalism
  • DaVinci Method: ADD a medical disorder or a DaVinci genetic & personality trait?
  • Discussing Open Court
  • Does method matter? Charlotte Mason vs. Classical
  • Does method matter? Montessori vs. Waldorf
  • Does method matter? Traditional vs. non-traditional (MI theory, Reggio Emilia, Project method, etc.)
  • Dr Kawashima’s Brain Training DS Game Improves Kids’ Math Skills
  • Dr Shichida’s “spy-kids” school
  • Finnish teacher writes math book for Japanese kids
  • IB system, enquiry-based method & individualized learning
    • Background paper study shows UK universities rate IB Diploma highly
  • Just visiting: Classical Education and Travel
  • Ken Watanabe’s Problem Solving 101
  • Kunskapsskolan: Swedish free schools
    • Swedish school system going the way of Japan’s
  • Math instruction- best practices and problems (2)
  • Math instruction: best practices and problems (1)
  • Old fashioned methods that work
  • Osama bin Laden & frameworks for understanding history
  • Raising literate kids the kamishibai way
    • Couple telling story of kamishibai in U.S.
  • Saluting the soroban (J-abacus)
  • Singapore math
    • Box clever: Singapore’s magic formula for maths success
    • Singapore Math approach: Challenging Maths Made Easy
    • US teachers get lessons on Singapore maths
    • Where to buy your Singapore Math materials
      • Singapore math – reviews by homeschoolers
        • Singapore math makes a difference
  • The “curriculum of family”: Educating your child for real life
  • The boom in Indian math education
  • The case for phonics-based reading curriculum
  • The ER method
  • The Japanese math curriculum
    • U.S. turns to Japanese textbooks to teach math
  • The Kumon method
    • The Kumon method in the news
  • The MAT method
  • The Project Approach
  • The Spalding reading method
  • Tony Buzan’s methods adopted by top UK school
  • Tony Buzan’s mind mapping method
  • What’s the “spaced learning” concept?
  • What is a Blended Learning Environment? See also Does the teaching approach that blends technology with traditional teaching methods work better than a purely traditional learning approach?
  • Why Finnish schools are tops…
    • CS Monitor takes a look at the Finnish education system
  • ZAP policy (Zeroes aren’t permitted): How a school boosts student achievement
  • Blogroll

    • Best source of statistics: MEXT
    • Directory of International Schools & internationally-oriented schools
    • Directory of schools that offer bilingual educational programmes (from the Education in Japan website: our portal site)
    • Education in Japan (in a nutshell)
    • Education in Japan (Our portal website)
    • Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students (IUJ)
    • Free Brain Games at "Luminosity"
    • Google’s collection of articles on Japanese education
    • Heritage of Japan (History / social studies)
    • Information on Scholarships for studying in Japan
    • International Unschooling Support Group Directory (list your group here)
    • Japan-US Student Exchanges (Info)
    • Japanese Language Schools (Ad in Daily Yomiuri)
    • Listing of colleges and universities by region (DMOZ Open Directory)
    • Multilingual Guide on Japanese Education
    • Nature in Japan
    • News On Japan: Education
    • Private schools in Kanagawa, Saitama and Chiba prefectures (J only)
    • Statistics on bullying, school violence, long-term student absenteeism, etc
    • Statistics on Japanese schools
    • The Development and Implementation of Education Standards in Japan
    • The Juku (cramschool directory)
    • Tokyo Association of International Preschools
    • What is Compulsory Education?

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