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Written by Joanne Delaurentis
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 Traditional retirement today is at about 65 years of age. At that time you are expected to leave full time employment to spend the rest of your days resting and enjoying the quiet life with family and friends.
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Written by Joanne Delaurentis
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 Parents drop their children off at school 5 days a week putting their faith in the education system to prepare their children for the world of work. How often have you, as a parent, taken the time to ponder whether the current schooling system is in fact able to produce skilled and literate leaders for tomorrow?
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Although some timeless staple essentials in your closet will never go out of style, each season brings with it new offerings with which you can update it effortlessly.
I recently came across another video clip which reminded me again about some of the key flaws in our current global education system and approach to teaching our young children. While I don’t want to be the constant preacher of doom and gloom about education – it is important for us as parents to realise that not everything being taught at schools is helping our children prepare for the world outside of school.
One of the challenges of being a 21st century parent is the emergence of the nuclear family and the “disconnect” between ourselves and the experience of our extended family. Each new mom needs to battle on her own with many of the challenges that her mom or grandmother or aunt know the answers to, but because our nuclear families live on their own this information is not shared.