Ladder of Achievement What's Happening

Let us discover the many "what's" that influence a person's quest on their Ladder of Achievement.
What the parents provide and create for their children at an early age will strongly affect their child's reaction to positive, effective learning. The "what" choices will include all educational tools that are appropriate for the child's learning development. Visuals, reading materials, audio materials, and all phases of creative materials will impact the child's responses and opportunities for imaginative reactions. Creativity will evolve based on the child's positive responses to various stimuli since the span of concentration is minimal for any one item. As the child progresses in their physical, mental, and emotional development, their learning styles will be revealed from a vast storage of visual, tactile, and auditory reactions. In addition, the child learns what is fun and enjoyable in contrast from what is tedious and boring. Inactive responses to various learning opportunities will give way to more active learning and listening opportunities. The basic skills of reading, writing, listening, and spatial skills will show what the child understands and comprehends. Repetition of effective, positive learning tools will build a sense of satisfaction and enjoyment. The child controls the choices by their "yes" or their "no" to whatever is given to enhance the positive, effective learning opportunities. Children will also learn from playmates and from various other media that will get their attention. An excessive concentration of audio visuals prompting only inactive attention will reduce the opportunities for creative, imaginative opportunities that comes from the child. There is a free choice that is made that needs to be respected and honored. With effective, positive parental guidance, the child will develop their learning styles that will have an opportunity to be enhanced and challenged in later years. What determines a child's response to the multiple technological resources that are available will be a good learning environment that encourages positive growth in learning the basic skills needed for lifelong learning. Selecting the "whats" is a challenge for both the responsible parent and the child especially in the first five years of learning development. Up next, the "where's" of climbing the Ladder of Achievement successfully.

Who creates positive, learning atmospheres?

Who really creates a positive, learning atmosphere? Obviously, learning begins in the womb of the mother who cares for herself and prepares to give birth to new human life. This growing person over a 40 week period has an independent human life, but this person counts on his/her mother to take proper pre-natal care to prepare for the eventual birth. As a result of medical ultrasound, the mother and the father become aware of the new human life that is developing. The unborn child gets familiar with the atmosphere within the womb, but also with the many sounds and activities that occur outside the womb prior to actual birth. The parents are the first teachers of this unborn child. In many cases, the mother is the only parent available before birth to prepare the child for eventual birth and the brand new world. When the baby is born, the child learns from many persons to respond and to react to the basic baby's needs. As the child grows in the first few months, the child responds to the many persons who give positive input for the child to learn many basic skills. With patience and with responsible parenting, the child knows love and who really cares about the child. A loving mother and dad does make the difference for a young child to grow and to learn who will provide for his/her basic needs and wants. A positive response gets a positive reaction by a young, developing child. Yes, who really makes a difference in a positive, learning environment for a new human life?...other caring and loving humans especially the focused, loving parents of the child. In the first five years of a child's human existence, most of the learning of basic skills and learning encouragement to succeed comes from responsible, loving parents. In many cases, the daycare provider for working parents may also have a profound impact on the learning skills of young children.
The other who's include immediate family (brothers and sisters), relatives (grandparents, aunts, uncles), and reliable friends. Next up, the what promotes a positive, learning environment.

Positive Learning from Loving and Caring Parents

Today is the 73rd Wedding Anniversary of my Mother and Dad. Although my Mother and my Dad are both deceased, their loving memory and their positive influence on my life have made a tremendous impact. Although the economic times did not allow my Mother and Dad to take advantage of higher education, their positive encouragement on their children was well appreciated. Since I was the oldest of four children, I was given an opportunity to further my education beyond high school. Growing up in a very populated metropolitan area, my daily walks to grade school and to high school were memorable and rewarding. Public transportation was available during inclement weather. Since my Mother and Dad never owned a home or an automobile or any credit cards or any fancy luxuries, there was always a loving atmosphere in the home that was conducive to effective, positive learning. My parents believed in positive achievement through desire, dedication, discipline, and determination. My Ladder of Achievement took me from zero percent (I don't want to do this) to 100 percent...I DID IT!. Yes, their positive encouragement made possible my last 50 years of positive, professional experiences in education and in business, both for profit and for non-profit.
Thanks, Mom and Dad, for the gifts of life and love...IT IS GREAT TO BE ALIVE!
HAPPY 73rd WEDDING ANNIVERSARY from your loving son....now and always!..

Positive, Effective Learning Environments

Lifelong Learning requires a daily assessment of our positive, effective learning environments. Every day gives us an opportunity to check out the who, the what, the when, the why, the where, the how, and the how much learning entails. Whether in a classroom with walls or a classroom without walls, effective, positive learning can occur if all of the "w's" and the "h's" are measured.
Our climb up the Ladder of Achievement will depend on our internal and our external focus to be successful. If our attitude is negative, then we will be negative in our climb up the Ladder. If our attitude is positive, our climb up the Ladder will be successful with desire, dedication, discipline, dignity, and determination to reach of rung of 100 percent....I did it!.. There are numerous resources available to assist us along the path and up the ladder of achievement. Answering the five "w's" and the two "h's" will make the difference in reaching our challenging next step.
"Always remember what you have learned. Your education is your life...Guard it well!"
(Proverbs 4:13)