Year: 2018

For many parents, this is the time of year that they think the most about getting their kids back to school. Of course, all parents hope that their kids will do well in school and don’t want to worry too much about it. However, if you are determined to help your kids to go above and beyond the usual and really excel in their education, you don’t have to settle for just dropping them off at the door. Here are a few ideas and tips that could help your kids to make the most of the school year.

First, consider adding other enriching activities and programs to their schedule. You don’t want your kids to be too busy, but many kids will benefit from doing other things besides just sitting in a classroom. During the summer you can really expand their minds with options like chinese immersion summer camp from …

Learning new languages can be tough, especially when you want to learn some of the hardest languages in the world (i.e. Mandarin Chinese and Russian). However, challenging doesn’t mean impossible, and there are lots of benefits to learning a new language.

Read ahead for four benefits to being open-minded to learning new languages and growing your understanding of communications across multiple cultures.

Learning a New Language Can Help Battle Cognitive Diseases

Cognitive diseases, like Alzheimer’s or Dementia, attack the parts of the brain that deal in memories and understanding. There have been studies to suggest that keeping your mind keen and challenged are good ways of combating these cognitive illnesses. Ergo, learning a new language could be challenging enough to stimulate and exercise your brain in the right places.

New Languages = More Friends and Positive Cultural Experiences

Some people have a negative outlook of other cultures because they can’t …

Meteor shower itself occurs because the earth passes through a passing celestial body and rock dust is carried into the Earth’s atmosphere. This celestial body runs into the earth because it also orbits into the sun.

Almost all of the comet’s dust was burned with a heat of 1,650 degrees Celsius when entering the atmosphere. The moment when this dust is burning is what we see as a meteor shower on Earth.

For meteor dust with a rather large size it will burn longer and look like a fireball is even strung to be accompanied by the sound of explosions from the land.

“Meteor shower is caused by the earth crossing with the dust of comet residues which also orbit the sun,” explained the Head of the Aviation and Space Agency (LAPAN) Thomas Djamaluddin when contacted by CNNIndonesia.com on Friday (10/8).

He also explained that when most of the dust …