Over six million students attended online classes in 2010. In the few years that have followed, students are enrolling in colleges that deliver lessons entirely online. While new students in traditional colleges receive supply lists, few, if any, online colleges tell students the … [Read more...] about Attending College Online? These Are the Things You Need
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Cheating and Kids: Use Teaching Moments
Last week found a dark cloud hanging over the educational establishment in Atlanta, Georgia. Caught up in the conspiracy to cheat were the former superintendent, executive administrators, principals, assistant principals, testing coordinators, teachers, school improvement … [Read more...] about Cheating and Kids: Use Teaching Moments
How To Balance Praise And Criticism
Learning to read is a rite of passage for 5 year olds. But for some children, it is the hardest thing they will ever do. Children that struggle with reading or spelling due to dyslexia, auditory processing issues or a bright visual learning style can have their sense of … [Read more...] about How To Balance Praise And Criticism
Coping with Stress in Modern Education
Our children are stressed out by an educational system that actually uses stress as an educational technique. It's a constant pressure of homework deadlines, essays and exams. And our children are told at a young age that failing a test means that they are failures in life. … [Read more...] about Coping with Stress in Modern Education
What Will a Child’s Tomorrows Be Like If Reading Isn’t Part of Today?
To whom it may concern..., I on occasion read to children at the local library. It is always a small group of kids with mom and or, dad, grandma or a chaperon. There is always room for plenty more. The 80 to 90 per cent of empty chairs is an indication of that. This in turn … [Read more...] about What Will a Child’s Tomorrows Be Like If Reading Isn’t Part of Today?
Parenting viewpoints from parents in the trenches, because parenting doesn’t come with a manual. In addition to