If one wishes a subject to be taught with maximal effectiveness, he should: #3. Teach it with minimal altitude (prestige). Any good teacher will tell you that teaching isn’t about showing off how smart you are or making sure that your students respect you because you have multiple degrees and they don’t. Teaching is about helping […]
It’s a basic concept we are familiar with, tackling tasks one step at a time, only progressing to the next thing once we have mastered the current step. It’s essentially Skill Building 101 and when done properly a solid foundation is built and competency is the ultimate result. Conversely, when a gradient has not been mastered and […]
The Community Learning Center Academy students had a terrific time watching the Monarch Caterpillars grow into butterflies in September. The process was so interesting for all the students!
So much emphasis in formal education seems to be on memorization. Memorization of facts, dates, formulas…the list goes on. Often students are encouraged to memorize data and this is thought to be a measure of learning. The use of this is mostly so they can then take an exam and get a passing grade. If they can […]
As with most education topics, there are many different definitions for and schools of thought when it comes to self-directed learning. So, what is self-directed learning? It’s a process where individuals take initiative in order to increase their knowledge or skills, at any time and place, without the help of a teacher. The overall concept is […]
We are very excited to start the 2019-2020 school year! We are looking forward to seeing many new faces and those of our returning students! Let’s have a great year!
We’ve had a great summer and Mystery Week was the perfect way to end it! This week was filled with activities galore! The CLC Campers were kept in mystery until they showed up at camp each day, ready for any adventure! They went bowling, to the park, swimming, miniature golfing, had water balloon fights and […]
Mother Nature might have taken Water Play a bit too literally this week! Even so, the CLC Campers enjoyed going to the beach, the pool and Eagle Lake Park where they got to see turtles and all sorts of critters that live near and in lakes! Bowling turned out to be a big hit when […]
The CLC Campers had a blast during Zoo Week! They campers got to see lots of amazing animals at Lowry Park Zoo and Big Cat Rescue! They also beat the heat by enjoying time at the pool! Next week promises to be just as much fun and the theme is Water Play!
This week the Community Learning Center Academy campers got to experience marine animals and other lifeforms up close and personal including a trip to the Tarpon Springs Aquarium and the Florida Aquarium in Tampa. They also got to experience some of those animals firsthand when they went to the beach! Next week is Zoo Animals […]
