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- Tips for Helping Kindergartener ReadersThere are a variety of clues you can offer young readers to help them read their way to success.
- How Writers, Teachers and Students Can Use the Box Approach to Write a Winning EssayThis article shows students and writers how to use a simple box approach to write a winning essay.
- Are Schools to Blame for Out-of-Control Prom Spending?Who’s to blame for the extravagant costs of prom?
- Rethinking Teacher EvaluationsAn educator's perspective on how we can improve the evaluation process of our nation's teachers.
- Cost of School Extracurricular Activities Frustrating ParentsThe cost of participating in extra-curricular activities and sports is on the rise, even at public schools.
- Why I Don't Regret Taking Out Student LoansIn a recent conversation on a Yahoo group many people attested to how evil and unwise student loan are. I disagree.
- Coming Soon: Free Harvard ClassesThanks to a project announced on Wednesday, all you need is an Internet connection to take free online courses offered by Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
- Teacher of the Year Says More Money is Not the AnswerIn a refreshingly honest response, the 2012 Teacher of the Year, Rebecca Mieliwocki, says, "More money is not the answer." She wants to restore dignity and admiration to teachers, and this author has a few ideas on how that can happen.
Teacheritis: There is a Cure!As the school year comes to a close, many teachers exhibit signs of teacheritis, or a decrease in motivation. But there is hope. By following these simple steps, teachers will find themselves on the road to recovery.- Five Ways to Keep Your Child Motivated Through the End of the School YearSchool is still in session but your child wants to be outside playing. Here are five tricks to keep him motivated.
- Free and Reduced School Lunch Program Raises Plenty of QuestionsThe free and reduced school lunch program is raising eyebrows, and plenty of questions.
Does Completing an Assignment Earn Students an "A"?How do students perceive teacher's grading of them and their work? Does today's youth feel entitled to earn an A grade? Where does hard work fit in?- Teaching Without Teachers: Are Computerized Classrooms the New Instructional Model?A new education model is gaining popularity in the US, replacing human teachers with computers. This raises some questions about success, quality, and the future for teachers.
- Libraries Just as Cool Now as EverThe article discusses how America's libraries are more useful than ever to the millions of people who use them.
- Five Traits Parents Should Be Looking for in Their Child's TeacherLook for these five traits in your child's teacher. Strong teachers will easily identify with most of these attributes.
- Is Virtual School Right for Your Child?While the debates and discussions about virtual school continue, it’s clear that online learning isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. As parents and educators, it’s best to understand why these schools are becoming increasingly popular.
Teaching Grammar: Start with Prepositional PhrasesAll other grammar becomes easier once students recognize prepositional phrases. Use these interactive ideas to increase your students' confidence in recognizing prepositional phrases.
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- Barefoot Books in SpanishIn a country that celebrates its immigrant history, one children's book publisher can help stock your shelves with wonderful stories in both English and Spanish. This review gives just a sample of its wonderful Spanish language library.
Occupy Initial Public Offerings: Why IPO Should Really Stand for Initial Private OfferingOne word in the term "initial public offering" is woefully incorrect. Find out the very simple secret behind why the 99% cannot get anywhere near the initial public offering of stock in a company like Facebook.
Who Discovered America? the VikingsMost people don't investigate too hard into early American history, they just remember that Christopher Columbus showed up and then they skip ahead to the Revolutionary War. But the first white men came around 1000 A.D.
Creating a Beach Themed Reading CenterWatch the footprints flock to this beach themed reading center.- Three Interactive ESL Speaking GamesOne of the main hurdles of teaching English abroad is getting your students to talk more. These three ESL speaking games are great for teaching your English student to be more vocal.
- An Observation of Graduation DayThis prose describes graduation day through the eyes of parents and grandparents.
- How to Help Someone with DyslexiaWays to help people who suffer from Dyslexia to overcome there disadvantage of learning. Understanding the way Dyslexic people can be better at learning.
- Do You Want to Start Your Own Business? Here Are Some Tips for You!If you want to start your own business, there are a few things you need to do first. Here are some tips to help you with starting your new business.
- Things You Need to Do Before Buying a New CarBuying a new car is not as easy as running out there and buying the first thing you see. You need to consider certain things and this article will offer you tips on things you need to do before buying a new car.
- Distracted DrivingWhat I believe of Distracted Driving.
- Heroic High School to Offer Condoms During PromCOMMENTARY | Rather than take the unrealistic approach to teen sex such as another failed “abstinence program,” Bedford-Stuyvesant Prep, a Brooklyn, N.Y. High school is dealing with the reality of teen sex as it really is and will offer their students...
- 4 Layoffs in 4 Years – a Teacher’s ConundrumHow does one concentrate on educating students, knowing yet another pink slip is looming on the horizon?
- The Top 10 Worst Things to Say to a Person in DebtAs a finance blogger, I hear a lot of bad advice about debt and student loans. Each time I hear a new one, I write it down and add it to the list. This article is my Top 10 Worst list.
- Bullies and Bullying: Were You a Bully in High School? Were You Bullied in High School?Filmmaker Kevin Douglas Wright launches a campaign to support the production of a new film about bullies and bullying called 'The Good Bully'
- The Value of a CritiqueWhether editor or writer, the way one responds to an appraisal of a written body of work can be helpful or harmful. Here are some tips to think about when the paper (or screen) bleeds.
- Got a Your First Public Speaking Event Coming Up? Don't Sweat it with These Tips!Your first public speaking event can make you very nervous. I know because I have been there. That's why I have put these tips together to help you with your first event!
- 4 Overlooked Issues With Public SchoolsMuch of the focus of educational reform has been on teaching and curriculum, but there are other long-standing issues that need to be addressed if we truly want to created a better public school system.
Graduation, a Feeling like No OtherStudents from high school to college, wait years for the single reason why they've enrolled in a degree program, to graduate. Bearing the grueling sun, graduates walk past peers toward center stage.
Teaching Teens Good Money Management SkillsHow to teach teens and tweens good money management skills.- Last Chess GameThere are some moments that define us, as people and as professionals. There was such a moment in my first year teaching high school, and it would forever identify me as both a teacher and a human
