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Willie Never Had Braces -
Missing Link (828)     Missing Link  Willie never had braces, but it didn't impact his brilliant smile. The woman facing me across the table had lots of them, shiny and silver and they made her draw her lips and wipe her tongue across the front of them sometimes when she talked. Her blonde hair and her thirty-something blue eyes... ( added 10 days 5 hours ago.) |
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The Winter of 1949 in Ballinger Texas -
 - Phillip West (28)  I had just turned eight years old when the ice storm hit Ballinger Texas in 1949. At the time I thought it was the best thing that had happened since Christmas. School was turned out because of the ice. I have looked back over the years and wondered how some of the people survived that... ( added 9 days 8 hours ago.) |
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What Your Child Needs To Know For Kindergarten -
Laura Trahan (29,559)    Laura Trahan My son starts kindergarten in less than 40 days. Yes, we count the days! It is such a bittersweet moment for us. Our first-born is reaching one of the first milestones of his life. Because lets face it, in today’s society kids spend just as much time in school as at home. As a mom, I am an... ( added 2 years ago.) |
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Texas Catholic School Among Top Recyclers In the Nation -
J. Louise Larson (1,795)   J. Louise Larson When it comes to paper recycling, St. John's Catholic School in Ennis, Texas is at the top of the heap. One sheet of paper at a time and twenty tons of paper each month St. John Catholic School has become the top recycling school in the southwestern United States . With the 13 th largest... ( added 41 days 7 hours ago.) |
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Turn A Shower Into An Educational Game -
Alistair Owens (35) They say education is a lifelong journey. Difficult to comprehend when you are at school slogging through lessons and exams but learning can be greater fun when turned into an educational game. Take a practical application and apply as many subjects that have been learned in the classroom. ... ( added 50 days ago.) |
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Teaching Jobs Abroad for Newly Qualified Teachers -
Kelly Blackwell (622)   Kelly Blackwell  Newly Qualified Teachers (NQTs) may be preventing themselves from beginning their international teaching career as soon as they qualify because they are finding misleading information on the internet. How does this happen? When NQTs search the internet for teaching jobs overseas, the... ( added 1 year 53 days ago.) |
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Real and Delusional Injustices In Schools -
Robert Rose (144) I have never met a person who is unable to tell numerous instances in school or university in which s/he was either intentionally or through ignorance was insulted, degraded, or emotionally assaulted. These memories are the often the basis of long-term simmering anger, hostility, or outright... ( added 1 year 73 days ago.) |
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NCLB and Accountability of Teachers, Students, Parents, and Administrators -
Robert Rose (144) Teachers, administrators, students, and parents all should be partially accountable for a student’s education. The question of how is not that simple, but can be done. California Education Code and State Laws legally do hold students accountable, but when teachers dare to follow through with what... ( added 1 year 120 days ago.) |
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Ten Characteristics of Successful Kids in School -
Christina Riggan (54) Every parent wants their child to be successful in school. How do you do that? What attributes should you encourage, notice and applaud? Remember applause to kids is like candy-- the reward is the more you give it, the more they want it. Which allows you to reward the behavior you hope to... ( added 1 year 315 days ago.) |
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Teacher bullying - Does it happen? -
- Ashira (157)  Ashira Everyone is aware of peer on peer bullying and the Education system is emphatic about about not allowing the situation to arise and if it does how to protect the student who is being bullied. What about when teachers bully students. This receives virtually no attention. With the publicity... ( added 42 days 14 hours ago.) |
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Coming To A School Near You Soon -
- Theresa Twogood (37) I'm sure most of you have heard that the stars of Hollywood receive gift bags' when they attend the Oscars or the other glamour outings. The gifts contained within are quite nice and very lavish to most standards. What I am also sure of is that most of you have not heard that in a small town... ( added 83 days 16 hours ago.) |
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How a Parent’s Attitude about School Can Affect the Child’s Attitude -
- Christina Lemmey (44) So many parents complain that their children don't listen to them. They can talk until they are "blue in the face" and yet the child still does the same behavior that the parent is trying to change. Children actually listen and hear more than we give them credit for. How many times has your... ( added 150 days 14 hours ago.) |
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5 Secrets to Making Learning Fun -
Jennifer Berry (62) Most teachers want to incorporate fun into the school day. Some, however, simply don't know where to begin. They have the right attitude, but don't know how to deliver. Students who have fun during class end up learning more because there minds are actively engaged. For teachers with a hard time... ( added 214 days 21 hours ago.) |
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5 Ideas to Teach Prepositions to Your ESL Students -
Shannon Tani (2,039) It doesn't have to be difficult to teach prepositions to your ESL students. Granted, prepositions are a little bit harder because they are more of a concept than a mere vocabulary word. However, students are probably familiar with these words in their native language, so they can catch on quite... ( added 284 days 8 hours ago.) |
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Do Schools Ask Parents For Too Much Money? -
- Creative Blogger (3,869)  Creative Blogger  A parent expresses their concerns re school fundraising: "As a single parent, working part time with a mortgage to pay every penny of my income is accounted for. So being asked to fund; no uniform days, sponsored bounces, fete's school trips,disco's, book character dress ups and all the... ( added 351 days 16 hours ago.) |
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Why Study Math? Prime Numbers -
Joe Pagano (610)  Joe Pagano Remember when you were back in grade school and your teacher was going over basic arithmetic and numbers? You learned basic facts about division, as for example, how to know whether a given number is divisible by 2 or 3. You also learned about composite numbers and prime numbers. You sat there... ( added 1 year 60 days ago.) |
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Mathematics and the KISS Principle -
Joe Pagano (610) Joe Pagano Keep it simple, stupid! That phrase resounds in your brain while you contemplate how it could ever be applied to your current course in mathematics. You remember hearing that if you kept things simple, then things would keep you. Yet you’re mired in difficulty, you need to get a decent grade in... ( added 1 year 60 days ago.) |
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Fractions- Why Are They So Hard? -
Joe Pagano (610) Joe Pagano Not even signed numbers cause as many problems as those two-headed monsters called fractions. But why so much trouble? Maybe because fractions have a dual nature, that is, they consist of the numerator and denominator, and most of us are poor at multitasking. But did you know that once you master... ( added 1 year 60 days ago.) |
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Teaching in International Schools - Frequently Asked Questions -
Kelly Blackwell (622) Kelly Blackwell Ever since I wrote my book The Complete Guide to Securing a Job at an International School I’ve been inundated with questions about teaching overseas. I’ve selected the most frequently asked ones to answer for you here… Where can I teach in an international school? How can I find out? ... ( added 1 year 63 days ago.) |
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A Bad Day In The Life Of An International Teacher – Avoid Making This Mistake Yourself -
Kelly Blackwell (622) Kelly Blackwell Teaching overseas is the best way to combine great working conditions with living an exotic lifestyle. But it’s not without pitfalls for the unwary. I’m going to share a little story with you about how an experienced international teacher ended up having a really, really bad couple of days… When... ( added 1 year 69 days ago.) |
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Moving On Out – Top Ten Things To Take With You When You Move To Your New Teaching Job Abroad -
Kelly Blackwell (622) Kelly Blackwell Once you’ve secured your new teaching job abroad, you’ll probably have several months to get yourself organized before taking up the post. Here are the top ten things you need to take with you when you move overseas. Read this now as some of these can take time to prepare properly! 1. Passport... ( added 1 year 71 days ago.) |
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Not All International Schools Are Created Equal – A Quick and Dirty Guide For Teachers Seeking Overseas Employment -
Kelly Blackwell (622) Kelly Blackwell Considering the recent unprecedented growth in the number of international schools in the world on top of the abundance already operating worldwide, it is no wonder you might be reeling from the thought of choosing the ‘right’ school for you. Of course, that is assuming you are already... ( added 1 year 71 days ago.) |
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Hey, Who Said You Couldn't Do Math? - It's All in Your Head -
Joe Pagano (610) Joe Pagano So you think you can’t do math, huh? Well, what if I told you that without even an algebra background I could teach you some calculus right here and now? You don’t believe me. I thought so. This unbelief proves how programmed you’ve been from early on to reject mathematical teachings. Whoever... ( added 1 year 87 days ago.) |
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Why Study Math? - Prime Numbers -
Joe Pagano (610) Joe Pagano Remember when you were back in grade school and your teacher was going over basic arithmetic and numbers? You learned basic facts about division, as for example, how to know whether a given number is divisible by 2 or 3. You also learned about composite numbers and prime numbers. You sat there... ( added 1 year 87 days ago.) |
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Use Podcasts to Enhance Teaching and Learning in Your Classroom -
Kelly Blackwell (622) Kelly Blackwell Advances in educational practice often lag behind advances in technology. Podcasts are not a fad, they're here to stay, here's a few ways we can use podcasts in the education profession. What's a Podcast? If you are not familiar with the term 'podcast' then I don't know where you've been... ( added 1 year 95 days ago.) |
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