July in review : the most read posts of the month

Rio2016

https://www.rio2016.com

Rio Olympic Games 2016 start tomorrow, the 5 August. One day before the opening ceremony. More than 11,000 athletes and support team members are already staying in huge complex. Party atmosphere sweeps Olympic Village.

With one day before the opening ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, a party atmosphere is sweeping through the Olympic Village.

The majority of the 208 nations are now represented at the village, a complex of 31 buildings that contain 3,604 apartments. At peak time it will be home to more than 17,000 guests.

Mascots Jobim & Tom

https://www.rio2016.com

Get ready for the intense excitement of 42 Olympic sport disciplines, 306 events over the course of 19 days of competition will yield 136 medals for women, 161 for men and nine mixed medals.

We are all excited waiting for tomorrow. Don't you? Jobim and Tom, the mascots Rio2016 are very happy, see?

Ok. So it's time to end the introduction of the rundown of the most read posts in July.

Here are the most popular posts of the last month:

Educação & Línguas : Vamos ler Harry Potter and The Cursed Child?

Education: The 4th July & Eyes on June : resources & apps 

Éducation : Difficulté de parler #Nice aux enfants? 

Education . Go to the theater : Harry Potter and The Cursed Child 

Science Education: Exploring the Big Dipper 

Education & disability : Francesca Jones, the power of a dream

Summer break is on top. Schools are closed in the most part of European countries. Soon starts in the United States of America, Australia and some other countries.

Well, I will be back to posting some ideas and educational resources. My summer break? Very soon!

G-Souto 

04.08.2016

Copyright © 2016G-Souto'sBlog, gsouto-digitalteacher.blogspot.com®

July rundown of the most read posts & Euro 2016 by G-Souto is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Education & disability : Francesca Jones, the power of a dream

Francesca Jones

credits: Getty Images

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/

Francesca Jones, fifteen-year-old, got through the first round at Junior Wimbledon 2016 despite a rare condition that has left her without all her fingers and toes.

Francesca Jones was born with ectrodactyly ectodermal dysplasia syndrome – a rare condition that causes development problems with hands and feet.

Despite leaving her with an abnormally small right hand – her racket hand – and fewer fingers and toes than is usual, she has not allowed her condition to prevent her reaching her first junior grand slam tournament.

"I have three toes on my right foot, which is obviously my dominant foot, so balance had always been a weakness of mine. As I matured, as I got older, I have just worked on that, day in, day out.” 

Francesca Jones

But that has not stopped the determined teenager from reaching the second round of her first junior Grand Slam tournament or being ranked "number four" in the world when she was under-14.

Francesca Jones/ ©PA credits

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/

Francesca got to Wimbledon following three operations on her wrists in the last year alone and, although she was beaten in her second round match by American teenager Kayla Day, she remains in the doubles.

She battled her way to Junior Wimbledon despite having just three fingers and a thumb on each hand has described her determination to succeed in the game.

Ectrodactyly Ectodermal Dysplasia is caused by a mutated gene, and Jones has had three operations this year alone.

"If I have to do the operations again, I'll do them again," (...) "Everything's mental and everything's work, so if you keep at it then eventually it's going to work out for you."

Francesca Jones

Francesca Jones who has battled her way to Junior Wimbledon despite having just three fingers and a thumb on each hand has described her determination to succeed in the game.

Since the age of nine, she has been living by herself at a tennis academy in Barcelona, hundreds of miles away from her parents in Oxenhope in Bradford, hundreds of miles away from her parents . 

Francesca Jones/  © PA credits

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/

Education:

"I’m 100% into doing this and giving it everything to get to where I want to be in the world.” 

Francesca Jones

Having EEC syndrome, making her rise up the junior rankings even more impressive.

Children with special disabilities can be exceptional athletes. Francesca Jones is wonderful exemple to talk with your 'special' students.

One of the most important curriculum is Sports. Kids with disabilities might have wonderful performances. They are enthusiastic because they can participate at big sports event - Wimbledon or Special Olympic Games - feeling their great effort to beat their handicap difficulties. 

A victory at Junior Wimbledon is just the the best that Francesca Jones deserves for her courage and hard work.  She could realize her potential for growth.

Educators (teachers and parents) have a crucial role helping the integration of children with disabilities in all kind of activities when they have a dream.

“People say that I can’t grip the racket properly and I get called names. I don’t take much notice of it, but again it is using it as a positive. If people can see that I am where I am now and hopefully where I will be in the future with my condition then I am proving a point that I have always wanted to.”

Francesca Jones

Wow! You deserve the sky! Sky is the limit to a girl like you. Congratulations!

G-Souto

26.07.2016

Copyright © 2016G-Souto'sBlog, gsouto-digitalteacher.blogspot.com®

Education & disability : Francesca Jones, the power of a dream by G-Souto is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.