Aimed at children between 3 and 5years old, preschool programs can help build your child's academic readiness, help them learn important social skills, improve cognitive（认知的）development, and prepare your child for school. But given all the available programs, how do you choose the best one for your little one's personality and learning style? To make the decision easier, check out the four popular preschool programs.
1.Montessori
Developed by physician and educator Maria Montessori, this comprehensive preschool program takes a developmental approach to learning. All teachers must have a Montessori certificate. The course emphasizes nature, creativity, and hands-on learning. Children focus on activities that are in line with their interests, which develops independence and natural curiosity. "If your child is used to a more strict schedule or guided learning, this may not be fit," says Hilary Levey Friedman, a parenting expert.
2.Reggio Emilia
With an emphasis on exploration, the program focuses on the importance of community and self -expression. Students learn through art, projects, and activities that reflect their ideas and interests. There's also an emphasis on cooperative（合作的）classroom activities and the approach considers children's environment — their "third teacher".
3.HighScope
The program uses a carefully designed approach called active participatory learning. Children have hands-on experiences with their surroundings, which promote the development of problem-solving tactics（策略）, conflict-solution methods, and other important skills.
4.Co-Ops
If you want to be directly involved with your child's school experience, consider a cooperative preschool, where parents and caregiver s can work closely with the classroom teachers. Parents and caregivers might help with lessons, observe classroom behavior, and share in the business operation by serving on the school's board of directors.
Robot guide dogs may soon become available to the 17 million visually（视觉地）impaired people in China thanks to researchers from Northwestern Polytechnical University , who achieved a breakthrough using an artificial intelligence language model.
The AI guide dog can provide assistance in life such as crossing streets, using elevators and guiding indoor spaces without having to be connected to the internet. It is a big step in exploring the application of involved intelligence —an intelligent machine with a physical form that can interact with the environment in real-time using sensors（传感器）to conduct instructions or make decisions. The research makes it possible to provide better guidance services for visually impaired people, especially for emotional companionship.
"Though in recent years there have been some electronic navigation aids（导航助手）, such as electronic navigation helmets, navigation canes, and electronic guide dogs, they cannot engage in conversations with people or fully understand human instructions," said Sun Zhe, an associate professor at the university's School of Artificial Intelligence, Optics and Electronics, "They can only perform tasks according to pre-designed programs. They are just cold machines. That's not enough. Visually impaired people face numerous challenges in daily life, including navigation difficulties and possible dangers, but smart guide dogs using the language model can offer the m more convenient and safer guidance, effectively improving their life quality." Sun said.
The research team began developing the smart guide dog based on the AI model at the end of last month. Its findings have been published in the Communications of the Chinese Computer Society. "The current results prove the possibility of this approach, but there is still some way to go before it can be put into practical application," Sun said. "We will put more effort into it and make it available for those in need as soon as possible."
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah —Drive west of this high desert city, and it's like entering another world. Or maybe better put, another worldly landscape: the vast, and drying wetlands along the Great Salt Lake, the largest salt lake left in the western hemisphere（西半球）, some fifty miles long and thirty wide.
Carly Biedul is part of a team of scientists who have been tracking the lake's decline am id the West's record drought, which is made worse by climate change. They've been conducting weekly trips to various sampling and study sites for the last several years at the remote lake that only recently started making international headlines due to its sharp decline. Scientists warn the lake has already shrunk（缩减）nearly in half from its historical average. "For these birds that queue into these salty habitats, there are fewer places for them to go." Says Heidi Hoven, a wetlands ecologist.
Scientists say the West is believed to be as dry as it's been in 1,200 years. The record drought has been contributing to the Great Salt Lake's decline. But agriculture usually bears the major part of the blame. Upstream water diversions（导流）for expanding farms have meant less and less flows into the lake. Utah's population is also growing fast, and the development is now running right up to the lake.
But all this shock and alarm, the scientists say, may be good. Faced with such severe situation, the state is being pushed into action. Utah Governor Spencer Cox has promised the lake won't dry up on his watch. The state's law -making department has put upwards of a billion dollars lately into water conservation programs. Heidi Hoven sees the shorebirds as a key indicator species. "We have so much more to understand about what their needs are. In these changing times, it's really highlighting the need to understand these things quickly. The last two winters may have bought Utah a little time, but no one in the West is depending on another good snow year next year." She says.
The Chinese Academy of Sciences（CAS）has released the highest -resolution geological maps of the Moon yet. The Geologic Atlas（地图集）of the Lunar Globe, which took more than 100 researchers over a decade to complete, reveals a total of 12,341 craters（火山口）,81 basins and 17 rock types, along with other basic geological information about the lunar surface. The maps were made at the unheard-of scale of 1:2,500,000.
Jianzhong Liu, a geochemist at the CAS Institute of Geochemistry in Guiyang and co-leader of the project, says that existing Moon maps date from the 1960s and 1970s. "The US Geological Survey used data from the Apollo missions to create a number of geological maps of the Moon, including a global map at the scale of 1:5,000,000 and some regional, higher-accuracy ones near the landing sites," he says. "Since then, our knowledge of the Moon has advanced greatly, and those maps could no longer meet the needs for future lunar research and exploration."
The atlas used data from China's lunar exploration programme, especially the Chang'e -1 mission's observation of lunar topography（地形）and geological structures, according to Liu. Observations made on the Moon's surface by the Chang'e -3 and Chang'e -4 lander missions in 2013 and 2019, respectively, helped to confirm the accuracy of the Chang'e -1 data. The atlas team also used data from missions such as the GRAIL and the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, both launched by NASA, and India's Chandrayaan-1 probe.
"Contributing to lunar science is a profound way for China to establish its potential role as a scientific powerhouse in the decades to come," says Mitchell, a geophysicist at the CAS Institute of Geology and Geophysics in Beijing. With the update d atlas, scientists will be able to better understand the history of the Moon, find potential lunar resources and conduct comparative geological studies. Liu says the completed atlas has been put into a cloud platform called the Digital Moon, and will eventually become available to the international research community.
How to overcome travel anxiety
Travelling can certainly cause a lot of stress, which can take different forms for different people. By learning them you can enjoy your trip to the fullest.
Understand where your anxiety comes. To cope with your travel anxiety, you need to have a good understanding of the things that actually cause it. Find specifically what is making you feel anxious about your trip. .
Plan out your trip in as much detail as possible. One of the reasons for anxiety is that you're being taken out of your comfort zone and won't have full control over everything. It's equally important to think of alternative plans（替换方案）of action for anything that could not go as planned.
Taking a deep breath is a technique proven to help reduce any feelings of stress. Another useful way to calm your mind is by meditating（冥想）, which can take many different forms from listening to music to focusing on your breath.
Have with you things that bring you joy. It can be extremely useful in distracting you from your negative feelings. These can include physical items like a journal to write, a book to read, or a game to occupy your attention, as these will keep your mind occupied, decreasing your feelings of anxiety.
A. Make use of different relaxation techniques. B. Try out a few different ones before your trip. C. But there are ways to help reduce that stress. D. Things like a book to read can help with travel anxiety. E. Write down the schedule for every day that you can follow. F. Take activities as many as possible to keep your physical health. G. Therefore, you can ensure to plan ahead for the best ways to handle those causes. |
Juleus Ghunta is a published author and award-winning poet. But when growing up, he could 1 read.
Ghunta lived in a rural part of Western Jamaica. He was kept at home while his older sisters 2 school. When Ghunta finally went to school, he couldn't 3 his reading skills. The situation was made worse by a series of teachers who made him feel 4 . "I struggled in school with a deep sense of loss and shame." he recalled.
Fortunately, at age 12, a young teacher -in -training decided to start a special reading program for 5 students. Ghunta was the first student to 6 . That teacher, whose 7 he does not recall, would become Ghunta's unsung hero—the person who 8 his life.
Under her 9 , Ghunta's reading skills finally started to improve. And his sense of self-doubt began to 10 . He graduated from elementary school with a number of 11 awards. He went on to college, and later, graduate school. Today, he is the author of two children's books. He's now 12 his first full-length collection of poetry.
In 2010, Ghunta went back to his old school, to ask the principal and teachers if they knew his old teacher's name. But no one did.
"I would love for her to see the 13 impact that she has made on my life, and the way s in which I have carried this 14 of her —the hope, the light, with me—and how it continues to be a source of 15 ."
For well over a decade, photographer Tsui Piu has devoted plenty of hours every day to capturing images of Hong Kong's disappearing old shops. He has taken pictures of more than 1,000 old shops, including small （ business）and manufacturing（制造业）operations, for an online library serves as a witness to Hong Kong's history.
（bear）on the Chinese mainland, Tsui moved to Hong Kong a young age and has lived there for over three decades. "These shops have been witnesses to my （grow）and are keepers of my cherished memories like eating, playing and shopping," he said.
When Tsui （see）that some of these businesses were closing, it felt as if the city was disconnecting from its past and its history was disappearing. Although he couldn't save the old shops, he decided to try （preserve）the culture they reflected through his photography.
Through conversations at these old shops, he came to realize is not easy for them to resist the passage of time. To promote culture of these old shops, Tsui has published two photo collections and has an online account （feature）his photographs and magazine stories about the owners. "Sometimes I feel like I am running against time, but I have to. Old shops are part of Hong Kong's cultural identity and should be preserved," he said.
Shavi, a homeless dog, suffered a terrifying moment on the deserted streets of south- west Russia during a bitter winter. After being struck by a car, with two broken legs, her pain echoed （回响）silently in the icy air. Fortunately, a warm-hearted vet（兽医）happened upon the scene, his compassion driving him to provide the much -needed care and attention. Through tireless efforts and treatment, Shavi's broken bones began to heal. After launching an appeal to find someone who could look after Shavi, the vet found Nina Baranovskaya, a well-known doctor with a passion for aiding animals, who collected her and helped her to walk again.
With a heart full of thanks, Shavi turned a new chapter of her journey under the loving care of Nina. Day by day, Shavi regained her strength and confidence. The bond between Shavi and Nina deepened with each passing moment. They spent countless happy hours together, playing in the park, chasing butterflies, and enjoying each other's company（陪伴）. Nina loved these simple yet precious moments, finding comfort and joy in Shavi's loyalty and playful behavior. Together, they formed a beautiful partnership, united by love and the shared happiness of companionship.
Nina's life took an unexpected turn when she got a new job that made her move to another city. Sadly, she couldn't keep Shavi in her new small apartment. Luckily, one of Nina's friends decided to adopt Shavi, who, however, lived 185miles away, close to the Russian border. But just days after settling into his new home, Shavi disappeared silently. Nina felt heartbroken, thinking about her lost friend in the vast Russian landscape.
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Two weeks later, while walking along the road outside her home, Nina felt something brush up against her leg.
The pair stuck together and moved into a bigger apartment.
