how to make children study

my topic is how to make children study. i think this is a kind of broad topic, so i'm going to narrow this topic to this; how do parental behaviors affect their children. i chose this topic because i have never been forced to study by my parents and i was curious how the other parents raise their children. i think there are three important parental behaviors to make children study; giving them reward, punishment, and free time.

My News Response

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/01/28/how-meditation-may-change-the-brain/?src=me&ref=general
How Meditation May Change the Brain

this is my news. it's about meditation. my response is going to be long, but guys, it's really good to read. I am not sure though. sometimes i may write something which has nothing to do with article but please dont blame me. i'm going to write very short summary and then write my response.

     I thought meditation was far from science. But finally a research showed that it makes the part of the brain active. The part is connected to learning and memory. Besides, meditation also makes another part of brain less active. The part is connected to anxiety and stress. It is like killing two birds with one stone. I should have realized the fact much earlier. Anyway, I have to practice this as soon as possible. According to the definition of Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary, the word “meditate” is “to think deeply, usually in silence, especially for religious reasons or in order to make your mind calm.” Think deeply in silence. It seemed easy so I tried to practice it. However, I found out two problems. The one is that I have no idea what to think about? I’m not particular about anything. I found it difficult to think about deeply. From now on, I’ll try to think about things very deeply so that I can understand not only their obvious meanings but also their hidden profound meanings. The other problem is that I can’t stand longer in the state of silence. I’ve finally realized I am too antsy. To stay in silence is much harder than to keep on moving. I tried to stop every part of my body, but the more time went, the more irritated I felt. To change my brain better, I have to get used to it. This topic that I am going to talk about has less to do with the article but I am getting enchanted with the stillness. I observed people in the class, I found out some of them never moved while listening to the lecture. I was surprised at all. How could they be immobile? It’s a big discovery. If they can remain still in the whole class, they must be able to put up with any kind of stress. This is my mere guess, but if it is so, I have to make it a rule to meditate. Anyway, now I have two things to be able to do. The one is to think about something deeply. The other is to remain still. It is going to be tough.

guys, u should try meditation. See you.

Revenge Introduction!!!!

     Hey guys, I am Takuya Okada from Japan. I've already wrote a introduction but it was tooooooooo short. Loco and I felt sorry for this so we've decided to write self-introduction again. I am going to convey all of my self.lol Please read!!!!

     I am 21year-old, actually January 16th was my birthday. I went to the bar with some of my friends. They gave me a birthday cake so I was psyched. Some of my friends sent me messages on facebook and e-mail, I had a great birthday. Thank you guys. Anyway,it was for the first time to go to bar in the U.S. because in America, drinking is banned until 21. In that connection let me say that in Japan, drinking age is 20. I am third year student of my university in Japan. But I don't graduate for only 4 years, so I've decided to take absent from it for a year and come here. To be frank with you, at first I was planning to go to California. But I thought if I've gone there, I would swim and swim whole day without studying. That's why I am here now. Simple reason. Right? I said I would swim and swim, but actually I can't swim. But please don't laugh at me.lol  In the swimming class in my high school, I was practicing the backstroke, a kind of way of swimming, but my friends suddenly gathered to me and brought me outside the pool. I couldn't understand what happened but they told me that they misunderstood I was drowning. HOW RUDE!!!lol

     Now, I think some of you don't figure out who I am so I will introduce myself by attaching picture. 

     This is a picture when I went to Guam 2 years ago. It looks great, right?lol To tell the truth, It's not my limo, of course. My uncle's wedding was conducted here. What an awesome wedding it was! Anyway I had a great time there. I went to a kind of Downtown, to my surprise, almost all of store clerks can speak Japanese.lol I tried to speak to them in English, but they answered with fluent Japanese.haha I could knock down the price of stuff so it was benefit^^

     This pic was taken 3 years ago. How handsome.LOL  I have a lot of this kind of picture because I took to give them to my friend who were going studying abroad not to forget me.haha

I can't attach all of them, if you want to see, let me know.haha

     Hey, I don't know how to arrange my blog.lol I wanna attach my picture next to the article. I am poor at computer. Someone tell me please.

     Anyway let me show you another picture. I love bicycle touring. But not so seriously. The bicycle on the left is my friend's bike. It's really expensive. On the contrary, mine is far inferior.lol because of lack of money. So cheap but I don't care. I have lived a life with this bicycle for more than 10 years. It's impossible to explain my life without it. It's not an exaggeration. I went to a lot of place but all of them were in Japan so I don't mention about it anymore.

     This is my soccer club in my university. I am not good at playing soccer but I love soccer. Can you find me? I am wearing blue shirt on which there is a print"hello".lol  I'm planning to join soccer club in SCCC. If there are someone who are interested in soccer, let's join together!!!!!!

     I love soccer, and soccer also loves me, I think.lol My mom shipped my soccer shoes and clothes yesterday, so I will be able to play soccer soon. I can't wait!  I haven't played soccer for a month so I feel frustrated these days....haha

     Anyway, just 1 month has passed since I came to Seattle, the U.S. Everything is new in here. Everything is BIG.lol Now, I am getting used to this life. So far, I have never missed Japan except for one thing.........

I MISS HIM!!!!!!!!!!!!

Don't look at me with such eyes.

awesome

     I miss him so much. I used to go to bed with him when I was in Japan. I always see his pictures. Hey, I want to go back to Japan quickly, right now, ASAP!!!!!lol

    Sorry, my feeling is unstable.lol

     Finally, I love hanging out with friends. I want to talk with you guys. But I don't like shallow relationship. I want to be very GOOOOOOD friends with you. So far I am always free on weekends..... So,,, Let's go somewhere with me! Drinking, sightseeing, karaoke, sports and so on. Anything is OK. I want to know you guys very well. 

    Oh, I forgot to write about this. I set a lot of goal in studying abroad. I want to let you know one of them. It is " TO MAKE SEATTLE LAUGH" . I love to see people laughing. I love to see people smiling. If possible, I want to make you laugh. So far, because of lack of vocabulary, I can't make you laugh very well, but I will. This is my target.

     I think this amount of writing is enough. What do you think?lol Wao, it's already 2:00 A.M. If I am late, please forgive me--.haha

     

     BTW, I am on facebook. But there are a lot of Takuya Okada on facebook.lol  You can find me by my picture in which I am with limo.haha Please feel free to add me.

     Thank you for reading!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See you tomorrow.

Introduction of myself

Hi, I am Okada Takuya. Please call me Takuya. If it's difficult to remember, Taku is also fine.

I am from Osaka, Japan. My hobby is to play sports. I am a new student and will stay here for a year.

Anyway, I don't like staying alone. I love talking with my friends.

See you.