I am a retired educator, with 34 years of experience in the fields of counseling, special education administration and testing. I retired in 1998 but still have a passion for those who are hurting educationally, and I continue to write in order to pass on
+ more bio informationHow is it that puny little man has the audacity to think that this universe and this earth just somehow, by accident, came into being. How crazy is it to think that life accidentally formed out of the muck and mire within the waters of the deep, especially when you have to swallow the idea that ALL life evolved from this acci... More..
Learning disabilities, or learning differences in order to be politically correct, affect a very large segment of our society. Not only are our young children struggling with learning difficulties, many undiagnosed adults continue to struggle with common tasks of reading, writing and speaking. Often, these adults are emotiona... More..
One of the major purposes of school is to teach the principles of a democratic way of life and to socialize our children. In order for mankind to continue, it is important that our children learn how to get along with others, and learn how to practice the democratic principles that make America so great.When you read about bu... More..
An IQ or Intelligence Quotient is simply a number derived from a standardized test. It is a number that shows you how your intelligence compares with that of an average person of the same age.A reputable IQ test is one that has been carefully prepared and given to a large number of subjects prior to its public and private use... More..
Special education in America is big business. The federal government and local school districts spend billions of dollars helping child who have special learning needs. Before there was a federal initiative to formalize special education services in the mid 1970's, often times parents were told that their mentally challenged ... More..
Limit setting for a four year is just as important as it is for a twenty four year old.Children who are left alone to their own devices and allowed to do whatever they want to, whenever they want to, simply become little tyrants to their parents and to the community.Four years is actually too late to start setting limits, as ... More..
When you think about it, the field of psychology as a science is not very old. William James, American philosopher and psychologist, who argued that emotions come from physical changes, died in 1910. Alfred Binet, French psychologist who developed the first reliable intelligence test, died in 1911.Wilhem Wundt, German psychol... More..
Special needs children, in the past, have generally been educated in self-contained classrooms. This means that they stay in one room all day, except for the times they go to lunch. In years past, children that were mentally retarded or wheelchair bound or emotionally disturbed we separated from the mainstream classes. Going ... More..
When looking at the interactions between siblings, it seems that rivalry is something that is present in all families. If it is inherent, then it must be impossible to stop, right? Wrong! There are several things that parents can do to lessen the occurrences of sibling rivalry.Possibly the most common reason for sibling rival... More..
HOW TO PREVENT LEARNING DISABILITIESIf someone comes up with a sure-fire way to preventlearning disabilities, then a new millionaire is born;and a lot of people will sing your praises *NOTE: After reading back over my article, it appears to me that I have written a doom and gloom piece that just might scare the wits out of ne... More..
Ray Ham
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