Learning in the real world.

When kids learn through real-world activities, they absorb new ideas as part of a big picture. For example, they don't have to learn measurement in school before they start cooking. They can start learning to cook with someone who knows how. When measurement comes up, the chef can show them then and there how to measure one and a half cups. Right away, they know important things about measurement: how to do it, why you do it, how you know you've done it correctly, and maybe what happens if you do it incorrectly. That's why learning in the real world easier than learning things abstractly and out of context. And there's quite a bit of research that says that real-world learning is learning that sticks. You can find out more on my Big Learning website.