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How To Survive Your First Year of Teaching -
Stephany Springer (35,166)     
Stephany Springer  
You finally landed that teaching job! Now what? Principals have said for years that children who sit in the class of a first year teacher seldom learn. It is time for you to prove them wrong! Teaching is the most difficult, stressful, time-consuming position you could have chosen. It is also the... ( added 9 days 9 hours ago.) |
The Eagle Within -- a Motivational, Inspirational Poem -
Marty RicKard (2,689)  
Marty RicKard
The Eagle Within By Marty RicKard The rancher watched the storm clouds
building round the mountain peak
He saw the lightning flash
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Religion In Schools -An Unorthodox View -
James Taylor (879)  
James Taylor 
Indeed, what conundrums we humans get ourselves into. We built a country to protect religious freedoms. Smart design. By doing so, the government protects itself from the downfalls observed in other countries where the dominant religion was entangled with the government and the religion... ( added 2 years 8 days ago.) |
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Redefining Education: What It Means to Be Educated In the 21st Century -
Mogama (14,610)  
Mogama
Few years ago, I saw the first Internet ad offering me a chance to earn my master's or doctorate without attending one class on any campus. I thought it was some kind of scam, but I was wrong.
Though the traditional classroom still has its advantages, the trend is that brick-and-mortar... ( added 271 days 9 hours ago.) |
Why Don’t Youngsters Know Basic Math -
Mike Fak (5,988)  
Mike Fak
Now I'm not one of those old-timers who thinks everything was better in the old days. Some things were but there is a lot about today that far exceeds what we could do just a few decades ago.
I also think the children of today are way smarter than any other generation. The problem however is... ( added 299 days 5 hours ago.) |
Music and Songs In the Classroom: Techniques To Aid the Language Learning Process. -
Elda Macias (248)  
Elda Macias
It is quite possible that the educational phenomenon dates from the origin of mankind; the verbal transmission of experiences might have been a necessary requirement to assure survival. It is understandable, therefore, that the success of the teaching-learning process depended at that time... ( added 330 days 14 hours ago.) |
Truth in American History Education for the Young: Just the Facts -
 - Jane Bullard (2,076) 
Jane Bullard
Terry Mitchell's "The Democratic Presidential Race: A Status Report" on SearchWarp.com drew a "Wow" from me. Terry took the presidential election news further, to focus on the full record of key facts prior to the final primary results. His approach included some reasonable speculations about... ( added 353 days 3 hours ago.) |
Does Economic Status Pre-Determine a Student's Success in Life? -
- Bob Shubert (209) 
Bob Shubert
Do the other students in your child's school consider your
child rich, poor or just average? I believe that economic status can be as much
a determining factor in your child's self-confidence and overall outcome as any
other factor they encounter in school including race. My personal analysis... ( added 1 year 19 days ago.) |
Guide to The 2008 National Spelling Bee -
Stephany Springer (35,166)
Stephany Springer
Millions will be glued to the television May 30 despite being the first day of summer. What is so exciting? Children from all over the nation and Canada will battle off to be crowned the "Best Speller" during primetime on ABC.
This article has everything that you need to know to be the... ( added 1 year 35 days ago.) |
English Around the World -
Shan-ul-Hai (149) 
Shan-ul-Hai
I read a great article today in which a bunch of experts gather together to talk about what globalization will do to world languages .
Here are some excerpts, in case you don't want to read the whole thing. Of course, my comments are at the end.
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Rudimentary English might still... ( added 1 year 35 days ago.) |
School Gardening – How Horticultural Work Can Bolster A Young Person’s Self-Esteem -
- Jonathan Ya'akobi (6,540)  
Jonathan Ya'akobi
You do not have to be a child psychologist to recognize the link between self-esteem and achievement. While not every one can be an Albert Einstein or a Tiger Woods, every child, the severely challenged excepted unfortunately, can attain reasonable standards of proficiency in virtually all... ( added 1 year 92 days ago.) |
The Third Level of Education -
- E. Raymond Rock (1,908) 
E. Raymond Rock
Ask any educator today about the purpose of teaching and they will more than likely say that it is to bestow knowledge, not much different from programming a computer. But is that the true purpose of teaching, or is that only an obsession with past, dead information? Another educator might say... ( added 1 year 134 days ago.) |
Because of Historical Injustices, Academic Diversity Has Come to the Forefront -
- Jeff Brown (9,168) 
Jeff Brown
Diversity challenges occur on many levels: academic, ethnic, socioeconomic, and cultural, amongst others. Of course, here we are talking about the underrepresented . We are talking about differences. But that which lies at the foundation of these differences and connects us all is the need to be... ( added 1 year 145 days ago.) |
Speaking As A Teacher -
Rebecca Ashby (206) 
Rebecca Ashby
I feel that in my years of interrelating with my students I have made a profound difference in their lives I make this proclamation because I have always believed in the power of critical thinking. Too many educators approach teaching with only a standard curriculum and never ask their students... ( added 1 year 159 days ago.) |
Are Grades That Important? -
Judy H. Wright (44) 
Judy H. Wright
( added 2 years 273 days ago.) |
How To Compose Music - Creative Ideas. -
Edward Droscher (148)
Starting a
composition is a difficult task. Getting your inspirations, thinking
creatively, applying your creative thoughts to your music and supplementing
your ideas with additional composition are all difficult tasks to accomplish.
For
starters, your current state of mind will... ( added 3 years 43 days ago.) |
Adding From Left to Right -- A Better Way to Add -
Peter Waycik (1,797)
More than likely, when you learned how to add, you started on the right and moved to the left. If you were adding whole numbers, you added the ones, "carried" if necessary, and repeated for the tens, hundreds and so on. This works well on paper, and it is the most efficient paper and pencil... ( added 3 years 98 days ago.) |
Learning Math With Manipulatives - Base Ten Blocks (Part III) -
Peter Waycik (1,797)
In the first two parts, representing, adding, and subtracting numbers using base ten blocks were explained. The use of base ten blocks gives students an effective tool that they can touch and manipulate to solve math questions. Not only are base ten blocks effective at solving math questions... ( added 3 years 116 days ago.) |
Learning Math With Manipulatives - Base Ten Blocks (Part II) -
Peter Waycik (1,797)
In part one of this article, you read about representing and adding numbers using base ten blocks. Once these two skills are mastered, it is time to move onto many a child's nightmare: subtraction. Subtraction, as you may have heard, is essentially addition in reverse. It can be an arduous task... ( added 3 years 116 days ago.) |
Learning Math With Manipulatives - Base Ten Blocks (Part I) -
Peter Waycik (1,797)
Base ten blocks are an excellent tool for teaching children the concept of addition because they allow children to touch and manipulate something real while learning important skills that translate well into paper and pencil addition. In this article, I will describe base ten blocks and how to... ( added 3 years 116 days ago.) |
Prevent Dropping Out with Bad News for Dropouts: Jobs That Are No More -
Ruth Herman Wells (2,656)
If you work with youngsters who say that they do not plan to finish school, they should know that even robots finish school. That's important to know because these educated robots are in training to take over many of the jobs that are still open to dropouts. Name the job that is still open to... ( added 3 years 134 days ago.) |
Classroom Management and Group Discipline Resource Ideas for Schools -
Ruth Herman Wells (2,656)
The top question we get at Live Expert Help at our web site (http://www.youthchg.com) is "How do I get kids to behave?" Often, that teacher or counselor is looking for new discipline methods that will better engender appropriate behavior in their setting. Often, that teacher or counselor does not... ( added 3 years 166 days ago.) |
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Specialized Classroom Management Techniques for ADHD Are a Classroom Management Necessity -
Ruth Herman Wells (2,656)
Need some new classroom management ideas for your children and youth who have ADHD? Here are some of our favorites that you may find to be refreshingly different from what you are using now. These unique classroom management devices belong in every classroom and group room. All of these... ( added 3 years 166 days ago.) |
How To Effectively Read a Book (study Techniques) -
Dr Jay Polmar (80)
HOW TO EFFECTIVELY READ A BOOK
by Dr. Jay C. Polmar, founder www.speedread.org
Many people discover that the book they have grand hopes of gaining enlightenment from turns out to be very difficult to read. Realistically, any book intended for the general publiccan be understandable if... ( added 3 years 212 days ago.) |
Forgotten Favorite Strategies for Unmotivated, Difficult and Misbehaved Students -
Ruth Herman Wells (2,656)
We have so many interventions that sometimes even some of
our favorite devices can be forgotten. These techniques used
to be regulary included in our popular Breakthrough Strategies
to Teach and Counsel Troubled Youth Workshops
(http://www.youthchg.com/live.html), but not so often now... ( added 3 years 274 days ago.) |
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