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The Best Class -
 - Crystal Pratt (443)    
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 13 days 8 hours ago.) |
Ten Daily Learning Activities for You and Your Child -
Lynne Williams (14)
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 6 days 18 hours ago.) |
How Visual Books Can Help A Child To Read -
Inger Fountain (131) 
Inger Fountain
A visual book can be defined as any book that relies on pictures to tell a story or demonstrate a concept. Words can be evident in visual books but often take a secondary role to the images.
Kids who come late to reading may struggle with large tracts of text, pages of prose alone that are... ( added 10 days 6 hours ago.) |
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Sign of the Day: Stop -
Kim Taylor-DiLeva (226) 
Parents and teachers are always searching for new ways to effectively instruct their students. Speaking or shouting verbally often causes a distraction for on-task children, and are therefore not effective. American Sign Language is a great approach to help with this issue, lessening frustration... ( added 11 days 14 hours ago.) |
Middle School Level Science Projects -
Kayla Fay (17)
Middle school science fair projects. Most students in middle school are required to submit a science project to the science fair. For kids who have been used to the more lenient standards of elementary school, the more complicated guidelines can be a shock. Here's a guide to helping middle... ( added 9 days 9 hours ago.) |
Science Projects For Multi-Child Families -
Kayla Fay (17)
So you have two kids that have to do a science project this year?! Science Projects for families with more than one child can be an daunting task for parents. Science fairs are generally held at about the same time, so even if kids are in different schools, their projects probably have due dates... ( added 9 days 10 hours ago.) |
Helping Kids Who Don't Like To Read -
Inger Fountain (131)
Inger Fountain
Some kids love books and will spend hours poring over pages packed with words and very few pictures from an early age. Kids as young as 7 read Harry Potter books all the way through with very little help from their parents. Some kids just like the challenge of reading and learning new words on... ( added 16 days 10 hours ago.) |
Private School vs. Public School Which is Right for your Child? -
Julianna Trenton (1,289) 
Choosing the type of education for your children is an important decision that will affect the rest of their lives. Too many families jump into situations without fully researching the pros and cons of all types of education and comparing them to the needs of their children. In general, there are... ( added 17 days 17 hours ago.) |
Visual Books for reluctant readers -
Inger Fountain (131)
Inger Fountain
If your child is having trouble reading then they may be a visual learner and could respond to books that have more images than text. There is no doubt that children learn in their own time. Some children may be reading fluently by the age of seven whilst others can struggle with basic text for... ( added 18 days 1 hour ago.) |
What Your Child's Teacher Won't Tell You -
Jeff Brown (9,928)   
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 30 days 18 hours ago.) |
Willie Never Had Braces -
Missing Link (766) 
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 137 days ago.) |
What Your Child Needs To Know For Kindergarten -
Laura Trahan (38,784)  
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 127 days ago.) |
Widespread English Illiteracy Hurts Everyone: Seven Vital Questions -
Bob Cleckler (369)
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 26 days 9 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 168 days ago.) |
Teaching Jobs Abroad for Newly Qualified Teachers -
Kelly Blackwell (505) 
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 180 days ago.) |
NCLB and Accountability of Teachers, Students, Parents, and Administrators -
Robert Rose (259)
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 247 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 77 days ago.) |
Widespread English Illiteracy Hurts Everyone: How to End It Now -
Bob Cleckler (369)
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 26 days 12 hours ago.) |
Dear Mayor Villaraigosa, Our Schools Are In a Mess and I'd Like to Help -
Jeff Brown (9,928)
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 59 days 7 hours ago.) |
Teaching Addition Skills Effectively -
- Sarah Currigan (120)
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 116 days 16 hours ago.) |
National Spelling Bee Never Fails To Entertain -
Laura Trahan (38,784)
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 164 days 18 hours ago.) |
Educational Wellness Seems Lost in North American Society, But We Can Get It Back! -
- Jill Prince (0)
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 185 days 7 hours ago.) |
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Multiplying by Nine with the Finger Method -
- Brian Foley (651) 
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 348 days 19 hours ago.) |
Memorizing the Multiplication Tables to 20 - That's Just Crazy! -
- Brian Foley (651)
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 349 days 15 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 3 days ago.) |
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