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Respect and ESL Classroom Management -
 - Shelley Vernon (1,238)    
Respect is a two way street
A large part of ESL classroom management starts with respect; and that is a two-way street, where you respect EACH OTHER. Management of disrespectful children is difficult enough, let alone with a language barrier, but if you handle yourself with calm and authority... ( added 12 days 17 hours ago.) |
U.S. Education: Beyond the Tipping Point – On the Way to Oblivion -
- Roger Ingbretsen (274)  
Roger Ingbretsen
U.S. education, once the envy of the world is on a downward spiral. Rest assured America education is madly rushing past the critical tipping point. The loss of high paying manufacturing jobs, the outsourcing of technology jobs to other countries and high unemployment are major concerns. But even... ( added 2 days 10 hours ago.) |
Best series books For Emerging Readers -
Inger Fountain (186)   
Inger Fountain
Once kids get the hang of reading essential vocabulary words and move beyond grade based readers it can be difficult to find books that are engaging but at the same time don't intimidate new readers with pages full of words.
Series books, a set of books written in a sequential or... ( added 9 days 6 hours ago.) |
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Ten Daily Learning Activities for You and Your Child -
Lynne Williams (10) 
Is learning just plain drudgery for your child? Is it something they endure so they can finally get to do what they enjoy? Does your child's learning stop while he's on vacation? Try these tips to get your child learning without realizing it. 1. Go outside. Take a picnic or camp in the backyard.... ( added 19 days 13 hours ago.) |
Middle School Science Projects - When You Want a Blue Ribbon -
Kayla Fay (65)
Middle school science projects aren't assigned so that every child can win the science fair, but it's the rare student that wouldn't like to be a winner. Here are four ways to improve your chances of grabbing one of those first place ribbons:
1. Choose a Project That Interests You. Whether... ( added 7 days 17 hours ago.) |
The Best Class -
- Crystal Pratt (437) 
Crystal Pratt 
I shed a tear tonight. I'm not sure if it was a happy tear or a sad tear. I think both. I received this message from one of my former students: "...How u been? I miss you, i wish u worked there lol we need sum teachers who care"
Two years ago, I taught 7th grade in an inner-city classroom.... ( added 26 days 2 hours ago.) |
What Your Child's Teacher Won't Tell You -
Jeff Brown (10,529)    
Jeff Brown
Concerned about your child's education? Why not get some solutions from the horse's mouth? Teachers . . . If you listen without judgment and with your child's best interest in mind, they can tell you a lot. And remember, they are not the enemy. What? You think they went into teaching for the... ( added 43 days 12 hours ago.) |
Willie Never Had Braces -
Missing Link (679) 
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 1 year 150 days ago.) |
What Your Child Needs To Know For Kindergarten -
Laura Trahan (38,361)  
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 3 years 140 days ago.) |
Widespread English Illiteracy Hurts Everyone: Seven Vital Questions -
Bob Cleckler (591)  
Bob Cleckler
Unless you have read Jonathan Kozol's 1985 book, Illiterate America or you have carefully analyzed the 1993 report titled "Adult Literacy in America," you undoubtedly do not realize the seriousness of the problem. The "Adult Literacy in America" study was the most comprehensive, statistically... ( added 39 days 4 hours ago.) |
Texas Catholic School Among Top Recyclers In the Nation -
J. Louise Larson (1,140) 
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 1 year 181 days ago.) |
Teaching Jobs Abroad for Newly Qualified Teachers -
Kelly Blackwell (501) 
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 2 years 192 days ago.) |
NCLB and Accountability of Teachers, Students, Parents, and Administrators -
Robert Rose (263)
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 2 years 260 days ago.) |
Ten Characteristics of Successful Kids in School -
Christina Riggan (67)
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 3 years 90 days ago.) |
Widespread English Illiteracy Hurts Everyone: How to End It Now -
Bob Cleckler (591)
Bob Cleckler
At long last, Tom and Amy moved into their own apartment. They previously lived in a homeless shelter which consisted of cots in a large open room. Their three-year-old son could find no place to play and was considered a nuisance by the others at the shelter. Their new apartment was the only... ( added 39 days 6 hours ago.) |
Dear Mayor Villaraigosa, Our Schools Are In a Mess and I'd Like to Help -
Jeff Brown (10,529)
Jeff Brown
High school graduation rates in certain states, like California, New Mexico, Nevada, Texas, and ten others hovers around 50%. That's close to a third of the U.S. At the top are states that graduate 80%, but most of those states don't even have 1 million residents, such as North and South Dakota... ( added 72 days 1 hour ago.) |
Teaching Addition Skills Effectively -
- Sarah Currigan (116) 
Addition is an idea that a significant number of students find difficult to get the hang of. Hopefully, this article will offer some practical suggestions to help teachers overcome such problems.
For many young learners, combining sets of physical objects is their most basic experience of... ( added 129 days 11 hours ago.) |
National Spelling Bee Never Fails To Entertain -
Laura Trahan (38,361)
Laura Trahan
The 2009
Scripps National Spelling Bee is already underway. This year 293
spellers will battle it out to be named the supreme speller.
Our
family loves this time of the year. After all, we have a spelling bee
champion in our house. Granted it was fourth, sixth and seventh... ( added 177 days 12 hours ago.) |
Educational Wellness Seems Lost in North American Society, But We Can Get It Back! -
- Jill Prince (112) 
The personal philosophy of education, of the members of any society, is not something to be taken lightly. Do you have an opinion about how the public education system should work? Fifteen years ago, I was employed in a public, suburban high school that served grades 8 to 12 and as a result of... ( added 198 days 1 hour ago.) |
Multiplying by Nine with the Finger Method -
- Brian Foley (643) 
Brian Foley
Can you do the nine-times tables on your fingers? When you learn how, you'll never have to stare at the multiplication tables charts for nine again. The best part is, you only need to be able to count in order to learn this! And if you practice using the finger method, you'll be a whiz at... ( added 361 days 13 hours ago.) |
Memorizing the Multiplication Tables to 20 - That's Just Crazy! -
- Brian Foley (643)
Brian Foley
Do you have a child who needs a confidence-boost in school? Imagine if your child knew the multiplication tables up to 20. It would make him or her seem like a genius compared to most school children who have problems even remembering 7x 8!
If you are like most people, you probably think that... ( added 362 days 10 hours ago.) |
Impressive Essays Parallel Structure Is a Mark of a Good Essay. -
Joyce Jones (72)
For many students, learning how to put together a strong essay requires practice, and not a small amount of agony. It is, admittedly, a complex process. Part of the challenge in essay writing is coming up with a coherent product - an essay that hangs together and makes sense. This requires... ( added 1 year 16 days ago.) |
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How Important is the Study of Literature in High School? -
Joyce Jones (72)
I have a confession to make. I can only remember reading two pieces of literature during my high school years: The Scarlet Letter , and War and Peace . My fellow students and I did not read Shakespeare or Keats. We did not study Tennessee Williams or F. Scott Fitzgerald. We did not debate the... ( added 1 year 16 days ago.) |
Back to School Get to Know You Activities -
- Adam Waxler (2,156)
Success in the classroom is all about relationships...both the teacher-student relationship and the student-student relationship. By building upon these relationships teachers will see a decrease in classroom management problems and an increase in academic achievement.
Get to know you... ( added 1 year 67 days ago.) |
McCain and Choice: Vouchers and Pigs Flying -
Missing Link (679)
Missing Link
It is worth noting that Education is funding Barack Obama at a level 89% higher than John McCain ( http://OpenSecrets.org ). I suspect it has something to do with McCain's promise to give school choice to everyone. The school choice that McCain trumpeted at his Convention simply isn't going to... ( added 1 year 76 days ago.) |
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