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Well, I have not yet been in college because I have not been able to escape my childhood abuser, as of yet.That being said, I have a reiki and holistic pain management certificate, and will eventually have one in aromatherapy. I also want to become trained in yoga..I when I can get away from my abusive parents one day, want to either study:creative writingneurosciencedendrology (study of trees)naturopathyastronomyI desperately want to graduate high school from a boarding school I have dreamed of this year, and am trying to work with Ryan Curnow to make of it happen, trying to attain help of autism charities.I am thinking of a Masters or PhD in neuroscience, a minor in either creative writing or botany/dendrology.I am already writing a book about various philosophies I have devised and for societal reform.. I one day, want to live free from our world, in a civilization of my own if it is attainable.Regardless of what is my becoming, I will be a writer. I will write short stories, my book of systems and philosophy will publicize soon enough, as well other words I already have written.But here is my possible combination:(Either way, I will be a writer, philosopher, activist, and holistic health advocate, so bear that in your mind—since I am writing and have devised philosophies and already am qualified in holistic modalities and am in aromatherapeutic study):Doctor of neuroscience— conduct my own studies of various ideas I have, investigate parapsychological mean, investigate personality, with a minor in dendrology/forestry, will occasionally perhaps, study how forest affects neurological and psychological health..Masters in natural sciences, with emphasis on dendrology— study various forests, and perhaps I would be granted a working space free and there, would write.Doctor in naturopathy— become a doctor of natural medicine, conduct studies, see a small handful of patients.Masters in neuroscience, just write about it.. Postulate my theories.Become a naturopath or neuro-scientific doctor and in my own society/community, be a lead there and teach my knowledge to the next generation, as well as treat and study, there.Write— graphic novels, poems, creative narratives, short stories, scientific articles, persuasive essays, creative essays, screenplaysAt this point in time, you are looking at a future author, philosopher and activist, an already holistic/wellness advocate, and one day, either a doctor in neuro science or naturopathy, or a scientist of natural science— botany/trees or astronomy.I believe trees are the root of our civilization— enabling our breath, usage of paper, furniture.. The insects they house, the ones who guard us from harmful ones. And oftentimes, our healing. I always feel serenity comforting me when in the presence of trees (and I feel he same with water). Being engrossed in trees, I think I only would heal my inner wounds, root down further into myself with even more introspective time. There is no wrong in immersing into the presence of trees, unless perhaps they possess toxins or there is endangering wildlife nearby. And of course, fires. But it is an intriguing area, with how much potential there is for healing my own self furthermore.. And perhaps I can study the effects of different tries and how they affect of our psyche, write a book of that find.My lungs forever would be grateful.My brain too, with it well oxygenated.picture source:12 Fast-Growing Shade Trees | Arbor Day BlogI can envision all my favorite video game characters and imaginary friends as I synchronize my relaxation and their existence.With my Ne, I would not bore. There is too much a plethora of types, and even how each tree by itself is looking of… Then you have each leaf that differs. Its branches.. Atmosphere embodying it. Insects and critters, some only native to the environment that tree is in, within and around it. Their shape, sometimes even representing a spiritual sign when needed. Traveling various territories, never the same, yet familiarity in the comfort of a tree’s concept.Look at this variety:Picture source:Photo by Eric Muhr on UnsplashPicture source:Small Trees Can Provide Shade Too | Arbor Day BlogLook how vastly different that same kind is in its individual form:picture source:Earth Day 2016: Celebrate With 10 INCREDIBLE Tree Photos!Even the atmosphere differs.picture source:20 Amazing Pictures of Nature's Creativity - Trees | Nature tree, Beautiful tree, NaturePicture source:The World's 10 Oldest Living TreesThe ocean is nearly all the same,but each forest is different, with even each tree, each leaf.picture source:QUIZ: Can you name the tree? - CBBC NewsroundEach part of the world has different tress, how they look, the atmosphere they are against..picture source:tree | Structure, Uses, Importance, & Factspicture source:Celebrate National Tree WeekAnd how from high above each tree would look like a quilt, a blanket of Earth in a quilt pattern almostpicture source:Carroll Tree Service, Inc.Picture source:The Methuselah tree and the secrets of Earth’s oldest organismsPicture source:Weeping Higan Cherry Tree | Weeping trees, Flowering trees, Weeping cherry treePicture source:The Mighty Banyan Tree Can 'Walk' and Live for CenturiesPicture source:File:India - Kolkata - 08 - Great Banyan Tree (2798679001).jpgPicture source:12 Shade Trees for Small LandscapesPicture source:AUTUMN fall landscape nature tree forestPicture source:160.jpg (950×633) picture on VisualizeUs on We Heart ItPicture source:880x584px Trees 321.94 KB #352223Picture source:What Is the World's Tallest Tree?Picture source:How to Care for Your Money TreePicture source:Huge Fossil Is Oldest Giant Flowering Tree in North AmericaPicture source:https://www.lowes.com/pd/Brussel-s-Bonsai-10-in-Green-Mound-Juniper-in-Clay-Planter-Dt4002gmj/1000616887Picture source:The Story Behind the Kalaloch Tree of LifePicture source:Home Depot is Selling Gorgeous Cherry Blossom Trees For Just $39Picture source:tree | Structure, Uses, Importance, & FactsPicture source:Top 4 Fruit Trees for Sussex County, NJ, Backyards from Our Landscape Nursery | E.P. Jansen Nursery, StoneyardPicture source:Three Fruit Trees You Can Grow at HomePicture source:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyZj3nVat9gPicture source:tree in the middle of the lake - Picture of Allpahuayo Mishana Bed & Trees, Iquitos - TripadvisorPicture source:Tree in Lake ManipulationsPicture source:Solitary Tree Growing IN Lake Shallows Stock PhotosPicture source:Lonely Tree Growing Middle LakePicture source:6 of the World's Most Endangered Trees Also Look the StrangestPicture source:rare trees | Baum gesichter, Baum fotografie, NaturbilderPicture source:Xanthorrhoea malacophylla | Unique trees, Unique plants, Garden treesPicture source:Protecting the rare and endangeredPicture source:In The Shadow Of The Sandalwood: The Plight Of The Wiliwili - Ke Ola MagazinePicture source:Wiliwili - Native Hawaiian Garden (NHG121215)Picture source:WiliwiliPicture source:ls-rare-trees-15 - Smalls LandscapingPicture source:Exotic and Rare Trees around the WorldPicture source:Unique business: Cine stars, ministers & Richie Rich line up to buy rare & exotic treesThis is real, not painted;Picture source:Exotic and Rare Trees around the WorldPicture source:10 Types of Pine Trees Everyone Should Know | American Conifer SocietyPicture source:Ylang Ylang (India)Picture source:350+ Pine Tree Pictures | Download Free Images & Stock Photos on UnsplashThat is diversity, for you. My Ne happies, as does my brain, and my lungs.I “Need” this.I would have something most don’t and should: a love for my job.I can write for national geographic, I can conduct forest therapy if I pursue a neuro scientific doctorate, and publish clinically what I find, perhaps view the brain before coming to the forest, and 3 months afterward. Can test if crystals truly do accelerate tree growth.This world and its people in whom have with me interacted, have quite cruelly, treated to me. I would rather have a career where I am dedicated to nature, when man is the one who makes victims of it, I want to be the one to protect, nurture, console, and interact with the very essence that inhabits us, gives us life and it is abused by all. Aside from my book intended to evaluate mankind’s conscious, nothing do I owe it. Nothing.. Only my life duty to fulfill the purpose my book presents. After that, I will live not for humanity, not humanity anyway, in this now that exists. When it so matures, I may reconsider my position.I can heal nature, it can listen to me… I will listen to it. If I am to do more than my book, which already is there for any eyes that set to its pages, it will be a select few who will indeed listen, who will become more than man and intended, as how to be, they are made for.It is nature that will heal me, it is nature I will beyond my book, serve. I owe mankind nothing, especially, after all how it has failed and hurt me--leave me out to suffer, to die. I owe nothing beyond my book, which will elevate conscious of man.

Why Preschool MattersChildhood experts agree: Attending a high-quality program prepares kids for kindergarten and beyond. But finding the best option for your child takes time and research. To get you started, I've answered your biggest questions.The Importance of Preschool1. What's the difference between childcare and preschool?Childcare centers are generally an option for working parents who need their children to be taken care of during the day; centers accept babies as well as toddlers and are full-time, full-year programs. Preschool refers to an early-childhood educational class for 3- and 4-year-olds. Many offer a part-time schedule (for example, a few hours a day, two to five times a week) as well as full-day care, but only from September to May. Yet the terms are often used interchangeably. A childcare center with experienced, well-trained teachers and stimulating activities offers kids similar advantages to a preschool.2. How important is preschool?There's increasing evidence that children gain a lot from going to preschool, At preschool, they become exposed to numbers, letters, and shapes. And, more important, they learn how to socialize -- get along with other children, share, contribute to circle time.Statistics show that a majority of kids attend at least one year of preschool: According to the National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER), more than two-thirds of 4-year-olds and more than 40 percent of 3-year-olds were enrolled in a preschool in 2005. Children who attend high-quality preschool enter kindergarten with better pre-reading skills, richer vocabularies, and stronger basic math skills than those who do not.Every child should have some sort of group experience before he starts kindergarten. Music and gymnastics classes are great, but what preschools do that less formal classes don't is teach kids how to be students. Your child will learn how to raise his/her hand, take turns, and share the teacher's attention. What's more, he/she will learn how to separate from Mommy, who often stays in a music or gym class. All of this makes for an easier transition to kindergarten. Kindergarten teachers will tell you that the students who are ready to learn are those who come into school with good social and behaviour.In fact, educators have so recognized the importance of giving kids some form of quality early education that about 40 states now offer state-funded pre-K programs.3. What will my child learn?In addition to strengthening socialization skills -- how to compromise, be respectful of others, and problem-solve -- preschool provides a place where your child can gain a sense of self, explore, play with her peers, and build confidence. Kids in preschool discover that they are capable and can do things for themselves -- from small tasks like pouring their own juice and helping set snack tables to tackling bigger issues like making decisions about how to spend their free time. Plus, 4- and 5-year-olds have begun asking some wonderful questions about the world around them -- what happens to the water after the rain? Do birds play? Quality preschools help children find answers through exploration, experimentation, and conversation.4. But what about learning his ABCs?Young children can certainly learn letters and numbers, but to sit kids down and 'teach' them is the wrong way to do it. They learn best through doing the kinds of activities they find interesting -- storytime, talking to their teachers about stars, playing with blocks. To help kids learn language and strengthen pre-reading skills, for instance, teachers might play rhyming games and let kids tell stories. Keep in mind that for small children, school is all about having fun and acquiring social skills -- not achieving academic milestones. Kids need to be imaginative and to socialize -- that's what fosters creative, well-rounded people. It's not whether they can read by age 4 or multiply by 5. An ideal curriculum? Parading around in dress-up clothes, building forts, and being read to.Choosing the Right Preschool5. How old should my child be when he/she starts?Most preschools serve 3-, 4-, and 5-year-olds, and many kids begin at age 4. (Some preschools will start accepting children at around 2 1/2, but that doesn't mean your child will be ready when he/she reaches that age.) You can choose from a part-time schedule or a full-time one. Your choice will depend on your family's situation -- working moms might prefer five days a week -- and on your child's temperament.Parents typically start investigating options about a year before they want their children to attend. But if you live in a big city, where competition for spots can be fierce, you'll want to start applying even earlier and to more than one place.6. How do I choose the right preschool?Research, research, research. First, decide on location (close to work or home?) and hours (half-day, two or three days a week, full-time?). There are programs at private schools, daycare centers, religious institutions (like synagogues and churches), state-funded schools, and cooperatives run by parents. Start by asking for recommendations from other moms. Next, check whether the schools are licensed, which ensures the facility meets safety requirements and has adequate staffing.The gold standard of approval is accreditation by the National Association for the Education of Young Children. NAEYC carefully evaluates schools and childcare centers based on curriculum, teacher qualifications, class size, and health and safety standards. In addition, many preschools now have Web sites that you should visit.Call each school you're considering and ask about its fees, admission policy, and curriculum. Once you've narrowed down your choices, schedule visits. Most preschools run open houses during the winter. Also, meet with the director and spend time in a classroom to observe the teachers. Visit each school with your child and see how he/she responds to the classroom, the teachers, and the activities.7. What should I look for during a visit?Check out the basics: Is the facility clean and safe? Keep your eye out for smoke detectors and first-aid kits. Is there a well-kept outdoor play area? Are there plenty of art materials, age-appropriate toys, and books? Are they in good condition? Is the atmosphere friendly and fun? Student work should be displayed in the hallways and around the classroom, hung at kid-level. I tell parents to pay special attention to the artwork on the walls, Would you be able to pick out your child's artwork? If all the pictures look the same, then your child will learn to make a bunny just like everyone else's. That's not really the goal.The classroom should have a variety of activity areas -- a reading place, an art station with materials on shelves that kids can reach, a block corner, a puzzle area, and a place for naps. Children should not all be doing the same thing at the same time; they should be playing with toys or other kids but still well supervised.Finally, do you feel comfortable? You want to be confident that once you drop off your child, he/she will be happy and well taken care of.Making the Right Decision8. What makes a good teacher?Find out about the teachers' training and credentials. Ideally, head teachers should have a minimum of an associate's degree and formal training in early-childhood education. Research shows that teachers with college degrees and specialized early-childhood training have more positive interactions with children, provide richer language experiences, and are less detached, Also, consider teacher-child ratios. According to standards, there should be at least one teacher for every eight to ten 4- and 5-year-olds, and one adult for every six 2- and 3-year-olds. Low child-teacher ratios are very important, since they allow teachers to give ample attention to everyone. Talk to the teachers about how they work with the kids. Look for teachers who recognize the particular needs of different children, and who know how to adapt a curriculum for those who are ahead as well as for those who need additional help.Visit a class while it's going on. A good teacher talks with children, asking a lot of questions and patiently answering theirs. He/she makes kids feel welcome and fosters their self-confidence. Talk with the teacher about a typical day, and ways in which he/she will keep you informed about your child's progress. If he/she is responsive to your questions and you're happy with his/her answers and his/her classroom style, you've found a good fit.

What we have now in the US is progressive education, virtually unchanged since Horace Mann brought the Prussian education system to Massachusetts in 1852, apart from some tweaking three generations later by John Dewey to make it more assembly-line like in keeping with the Taylorism (Scientific management) popular at the time. Progressives have been stalwart in guarding progressive education against precisely the types of reforms listed in the link in the question details as Progressive education. Either progressives have become schizophrenic or something is amiss here.New York state adopted the Massachusetts system on a limited trial basis, but, much as he tried, Mann had little success in peddling his new educational methodology to other states as a replacement for their “little red schoolhouse” approach, a liberal orientation that did feature several of the elements listed in the link. Finally, Mann took to convincing state legislatures on the Atlantic seaboard that his new school system was the solution to “the immigrant problem,” and it steadily caught on.But Mann had not imported the Prussian Realschule that taught the sons of aristocrats swordsmanship, horsemanship and other gentlemanly and military arts. He imported the Volksschule, or compulsory education for the non-aristocratic classes. And he imported the version as heavily modified by Johann Gottlieb Fichte, widely considered the Ur-Vater of Naziism.Fichte had decided that the trouncing of the Prussian Army by Napoleon at Jena-Austerlitz in 1806 owed to the fact that many of the yeoman-class common troops simply disengaged and walked back to their farms or shops. He set out to change the Volksschule with the goal of producing, “citizens who would not revolt, workers who would not strike, soldiers who would not disobey orders.” When his version of the school opened in Berlin in 1814, it contained these education innovations.Grades would accustom students to the fact their work had no tangible worth and was to be performed on compulsion for the subjective, arbitrary even, judgment of their betters.Bells should mark periods of the day to enforce a sense that one’s time is not one’s own.Homework would demonstrate the ability of the state to intrude on personal time.Rows and columns of desks would enforce a sense of isolation within regimentation.Constant scrutiny in a campus designed prison-like with no place to avoid observation so that no sense of privacy could form.Most important was a high-sounding curriculum that relied on memory alone with nothing taught heads-and-hands together and no processes taught start-to-finish so that competency could actually be acquired. And so generation after generation of German and then American youth were locked into an experience fully intended to make them stunted, docile and acquiescent.I first got the details of this from personal conversations with John Taylor Gatto, very much a libertarian reformer. Because even I had a hard time believing the full extent of the anti-humanism reflected, I met with Nel Noddings, Stanford professor emeritus of the history of education. She readily confirmed Gatto to the hilt. It was every bit as pernicious as it sounds.And you will recognize each of Fichte’s innovations as constants in American progressive education to this day, well more than a century and a half later. People look at the list of possible educational approaches marked in the link as “progressive education” and say, sure, why not? no brainer! And yet there is no change. And there will be no change for as long as parents are buying more house than they can afford just in order to get their kids into the “best” school systems.We lucked into a private school for our sons—Welcome to Peninsula School that was not progressive but rather Quaker communitarian. The founders, in 1925 had written to Dewey in Chicago offering to pay the way out to California for a school director he was to select from among his top students. Within two weeks, they paid her way back to Chicago and decided that if they did the exact opposite of the Dewey method in every respect, they could not go far wrong. And so…There were no grades whatsoever. Instead student work was put on display in the “big building” leading to meaningful comments from the larger school community to the students.There were bells, hand-rung, but, even in first grade, if you preferred an alternative to joining the class, that was your business. Many people struggle to find what they like to do in life and what their passion is. Where does the problem lie? Is this a sign that our educational system has failed?There were homework assignments, for those who signed up to do them.No desks. Each class had its own table, built by students with adult help and replaced occasionally so that each student had a couple of chances to help design and build their classroom table.No scrutiny. There were all kinds of secret places around the campus and in the big building. You could build your own private “fort” if you wanted to.Academics were minimal—a bit of “highschool prep” in 7th and 8th grade. Everything was taught as a full process, head and hands together. Your time could be spent in wood shop, jewelry making, weaving, the clay room, the science room doing experiments, the music room, animation laboratory, drama creating your own plays all start-to-finish.How did Peninsula compare with the educational desiderata listed under the Progressive Education link?Emphasis on learning by doing – hands-on projects, expeditionary learning, experiential learningTotallyIntegrated curriculum focused on thematic unitsI watched the Spanish Armada complete with fire ships recreated in the “mud puddle,” the large shin-deep pond that formed on campus most every winter. I saw a 5-meter by 2-meter 3D map of California take shape from shoveled dirt and rope-marked gridlines. I saw an amazing foray into arithmetic in a third-grade class based on a stalk of brussel sprouts.Integration of entrepreneurship into educationThe class trips and other endeavors were financed by class money-making.Strong emphasis on problem solving and critical thinkingOver by the nursery, five-year-old girls would be walking the boughs of live oaks twelve and fifteen feet off the ground as though they were sidewalks. It was common to see one or more students edging the two-inch rail around the big building. Students regularly ate their lunch atop “flat top,” the six-story tall sequoia that had been topped by lightning. Why? Climbing is problem-solving in real time. Nothing hones critical thinking like risk-taking. Parents were told there was an excellent chance their kids would get a cast during their time at Peninsula.Group work and development of social skillsEach day began and ended with a class discussion about issues, next steps, what-ifs and so on—anything was open for discussion. Students learned to listen considerately and speak from the heart. What they decided in their own discussion was what happened—they determined their own reality.Understanding and action as the goals of learning as opposed to rote knowledgeThese kids had learned competencies, not rote knowledge.Collaborative and cooperative learning projectsIt was nothing but collaborative and cooperative. Students often collaborated on “tests,” even the whole class.Education for social responsibility and democracyThese kids, unlike kids at progressive schools, enjoyed every one of the of their constitutional rights (except that bringing a gun to school would get you expelled).Highly personalized learning accounting for each individual's personal goalsTotallyIntegration of community service and service learning projects into the daily curriculumIt was all about sense of community and adding to the community.Selection of subject content by looking forward to ask what skills will be needed in future societyIt wasn’t about guessing their future selves. It was “what works for us now.” Mastering that insures a self-actualized approach in the future.De-emphasis on textbooks in favor of varied learning resourcesOnly one class used a textbook, and it was so atrocious and riddled with errors that the class tore it apart, which was the whole idea. Just because something is published doesn’t make it accurate.Emphasis on lifelong learning and social skillsTotallyAssessment by evaluation of child's projects and productionsOnly by the community at large through meaningful conversations. Student art projects—scarves and shawls, pottery, carvings, paintings, would sell at the school’s annual auction for fantastic sums, and by the later grades, they were worth it!How did it all turn out? Here’s my youngest son Keaton’s take (in reply to my answer What are good ways to prepare kids to become billionaires?):Hello everyone,One of the sons of the man who answered this question here.I'd like to add a new perspective from the view of someone raised on the teachings laid out in the answer.While I'm not a billionaire, there is definitely merit to what was said. My dad did indeed raise us in the way he describes.First off, I'd like to state that I have no intention of becoming a billionaire. Screw that. That's a life sentence headache right there. I wouldn't wish that upon anyone.But that's not to say I do not wish to be wealthy and successful. Personally, I'd like to live a life of comfort with the family I hope to one day support. That's most people's dream I think.But the main lesson I learned from my father barely hinted at above is "shit happens."What my goals are and what manifests in reality are two different things. Some of my ventures will fail. And I'm okay with that. They may all fail. Fine.Invest in the process. I enjoy the pursuit. And so far, things have gone pretty well as a result.My brother was a two-time Emmy award winning cinematographer before he was 30 as a result of loving what he does.He is absolutely right about not sending your kids to conventional school. I went to a "hippy" school; really a transcendental Quaker school. There were no grades. You couldn't tell how you fared with your classmates. And half of the day was recess. 3 hours to do whatever I wanted.No grades? Yeah, no pressure of performance. Just a fantastic school environment that let you love learning.3 HOURS? Yeah, 3 hours to figure out what to do with my own time. MY time. MY life.I spent it -- as with everyone else -- pursuing other outlets for education. Whether it be in the art room, the weaving room, the clay room, the science room, the music room, the wood shop, or so much more.I spent a lot of time in the wood shop and science room and clay room. That's where I could create contraptions and potions and creatures. Starting in 5th grade, a group of friends and I would spend every Thursday afternoon in the library drinking tea, eating doughnut holes and playing anagrams with the librarian.Every now and again, I enjoyed lazing around too.But the point is I LOVED SCHOOL. In fact, I still love learning. That itch never went away.I went to a public high school with grades and textbooks and homework and other students who have only spent their time in public schooling with underpaid teachers and it was incredibly dull and pointless and erroneous just like this sentence.But I got good grades. Because I still liked learning. Even if I wasn't the best student, I was still the teachers favorite, because I was engaged in class. I treated the teacher like the rest of my piers, not as an authority figure, which seems to be a rule taught in public schools.I wish I had taken my dad's advice and traveled the world instead of going to high school. It would have been a lot more impressive to colleges when I was applying.(By the way, I never failed a class ever. Sorry dad. But I did fail plenty of tests and assignments and refused to do homework I deemed a waste of time).There are some negative effects of this method.Growing up I've been fascinated by so many things. I've seen myself down so many paths.I've struggled for so long trying to focus on one skill, trade or career.I still haven't. When I come across something new and exciting, I try my hand at it until I can consider myself decent at it.But I'm okay with that. Sometimes those small quirks help out in the long run. Sometimes in the short.And lastly, let it be known that there is not a single set of parents out there I would rather have than the ones I got. You can't pick your parents and my brothers and I hit the jackpot.While my parents let us learn most things on our own, they let us make plenty of mistakes (they had a really tough time to get me to make any), they didn't try to structure our lives, they didn't force ideals or expectations upon us, and they encouraged our every interest. And they did so because they trusted us.Oh, and we weren't a wealthy family. My dad came really close a few times. And to be honest, I'm glad we never were. I'm glad I grew up without that net. I'm afraid to think of who I may have been.So not only is this great advice to raise a successful child, it is great advice to nurture a healthy family, rich or poor.Love you dad, and to the readers, I hope this gave a little more insight. And I apologize if this came off as pompous. I'm just. . . passionate.And my take: Why is it that with so much evidence to the contrary, the media continue to report that public schools are failing?But one thing is clear to me—I’m open to evidence to the contrary—the list of educational directives is liberal, in the true sense of the word. It is what we had before progressive education and what we need to get back to. There is a reason progressives have kept progressive education from enjoying such reforms for fifteen decades and counting, and that reason is not the least bit commendable.