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You Can Teach Your Child Accelerated Learning

Accelerated learning is a phrase evoked to describe child who learns at a pace that extends well beyond an age-appropriate curriculum. An interesting note is given that an average curriculum is composed for the average student, it is generally rigid and unresponsive to the changing needs of most students, and therefore it isn’t surprising that many kids can easily surpass it.

According to one recent article, three states are now considering legislation that will allow 16 year olds to enter college to continue on with their education simply because the current offerings at their local high schools no longer meet the needs of so many. There is also the explosion of early entrance college programs awarding admission to youth who have exhausted K-12 options at earlier than expected ages.

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Education, How Valuable is it to You?

How much do you value the learning process?

I value formal education because it teaches you how to find answers to questions that come up throughout your life. It also serves as a social preparation tool since it teaches you how to get along with other people.

But formal education isn’t the only learning experience we receive. There’s the so-called “school of hard knocks” that everybody gets lessons from eventually, and the more planned curriculum of self-education that not everyone benefits from. You learn all through your life one way or another.

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