Posted on 03/09/2003 11:18:55 PM PST by TexRef
What is TLC3?
TLC3 is a five year national project that is providing quality, early learning programs. We are dedicated to discovering the kinds of programs that work best with children in different settings. Our learning's will fill an important gap.
We've learned a lot about brain development & how children's minds grow
A new-born baby enters this world with 100 billion brain cells. However, only those for basic functions such as heart rate and breathing are well developed. Over the next fours years the cells link up in a web of connections. These connections largely determine social, emotional and cognitive development. The strength of each part of the web depends on how it is stimulated. Thus, these are the most critical years in a child's development. Providing a child with care and stimulation will bring huge rewards. Neglect or abuse can lead to anxiety, abnormal behaviour and decreased capacity to learn. The kind of care we provide to children ---all children---in their first four years is crucial to their building a solid intellectual, emotional and social foundation.
We need to learn more about what kind of care and stimulation works best
I personally in a 6 month series of team building exercises had to draw what animal I was most like, had to carry a bag around with me for 90 days that had all "prejudices" on it including religious affiliation and answsers to certain personal questions, I had to build a structure from PVC while blindfolded, had to learn the Macarena, and had to march through a hotel lobby wearing hats we made while trying to avoid the curious stares of onlookers. I also had to procure at taxpayer expense meals for the working lunch. When lunch arrived several people refused to work while eating so it essentially was a paid for non-working lunch. This was supposed to make as work as a well oiled machine, but it divided the group.
Disagreement was not tolerated. For instance we were told to make a list of all the reasons why moving employees 50 miles away was a good thing, while not being permitted to make the case why it was not a good deal.
After deciding I had had enough, I took a job elsewhere and subsequently every problem that has occurred over the last three years was attributed to me.
On the link I read this, among MANY goofy things the postal employees where instructed to do, "let the phone ring an extra time before answering it." Gee at my post office they take the phone off the hook - all day, every day. We have the laziest postmaster anywhere.
Hope Senator Grassley rattles their cage, big time.
One of our Cub Scout mothers works in a large postal sorting facility, here in Sydney. The mail is sorted electronically, with scanners reading postcodes on the envelopes. She told us that, due to the fall in mail volumes caused by the popularity of e-mail, some nights the same mail is put through the machines six times; in order, to make it appear that everyone's still busy. I'll bet that scam's happening Stateside, too. Post, take note?
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