My Daily Experiences and Pedagogy

In London, there’s a group of Filipino children who have their own band. I’m uncertain with the band’s name but it sound like “Silverdale”. It’s composed of James Cruz, Allan Panisales and Lester Calucag. They started as Maharlika Singing Ambassadors. These children are truly idols for Filipino kids. They show that they can become stars at young age!

These three kids grew up in England with their family. Although they’re not currently living in the Philippines, their parents are instilling the Filipino culture and values. What they did is they give emphasis on two cultures (Filipino&foreign). They’re teaching their kids Tagalog which is our national dialect. In addition, they show pictures from the Philippines. On how the Philippines look like. In their homes, they prepare Filipino dishes. Parents are doing these because they don’t want that their kids will forget their native land.

Howard Gardner’s Theory of Multiple or or * Intelligences includes musical intelligence. A child who’s got good hearing in rhythm and tones and able to play musical instruments is considered smart/intelligent. That’s why teachers would recommend or encourage the mommies to allow their child to play musical instruments if they assess that their child is exceptional.It’s expected that they can do it without so much struggles. They’ll learn easily with it.

To all parents who have kids, pay attention to these tips given by the parents of these 3 children stars in London, England.

1. Observe your child. Explore their skills and hidden talents.
2. Support child’s talents.
3. Let them participate in competition. That will help them develop their skills.
4. Don’t humiliate them if they can’t do what you want like in playing piano which they don’t like or can.
5. Don’t be pushy. Don’t force your child to do that they hate. Their interest is more important.
6. Prepare to accept that there are things that can’t do that other children can. Remember that we people differ. So with our development.
7. Help them in areas where they do good.

Intelligence is the ability to learn and understand or to deal with things. It’s an application of knowledge or an act of understanding. In other words, its comprehension. Intelligence can also be seen to a person who is able to perform activities with the right use of his knowledge learned. Multiple intelligences is the presence of different intelligence in an individual.

This kind of theory was introduced by Howard Gardner.An American psychologist who

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