EDUCATION ARTICLES
After School Activities That Make Dismissal Time Worth Waiting For
Khieng Chho
School is all about stress, whether we'd like to admit it or not. It's all about slaving over the latest math problem, sweating bullets just trying to balance the next chemical reaction, and getting headaches over explaining how Tolkien's Middle Earth...
The History Behind Graduation Day and the Cap and Gown Worn
Jaci Rae
The graduation ceremony is a cultural tradition that is considered a rite of passage. The ceremony marks a transition from one stage in a student's life to another. Arnold van Gennep coined the phrase "Rite of passage" in 1909 and he believed the rite...
From A Teacher's Perspective: How To Talk To Teens About Their Cell Phone Usage At School
Jay Nault
Melissa text messages her friend Nancy during a Macbeth exam in their fourth period English class: "4 iz B. No tchr cant c me ok. Meet u out front @ 3. L8tr!" Many professionals within the educational field would probably agree that cell phones...
Washington DC Schools Improves Its After-school Program
Stacy Andell
The Wallace Foundation Invests Million in Washington DC Schools Washington DC Schools after schools and out of school programs are getting a boost from the nonprofit DC Children and Youth Investment Trust Corporation and The Wallace Foundation....
How to Get Your Child to Do His Homework
Dr. Noel Swanson
Most children hate doing homework; it restricts their freedom to play and is a grim reminder of school. They wonder why school has to continue at home also. So, it is quite normal for children to put up some kind of a fuss, which could be gentle grumbling...
High School term paper
Sharon White
Two stages of the learning process in the academic life of an individual are important. Firstly, it is the pre-nursery stage. You do not know anything about the syllabus and education and the most important thing that you carry to the school is your colorful...
Teaching Children to Overcome Math Problems
Lisa H
Although it is indeed difficult to overcome a math problem, there are many remedies that can be used to help students succeed. Before getting to any specific math instruction, however, you should work at overcoming any math anxiety the student may have. This...
5 Ways To Help Your Child Get Ready For A Test
Jennifer Berry
Getting ready for a test is something every student experiences. The skills required for test preparation are necessary throughout one's entire school career. Children in first grade need just as many test taking skills as a student striving to attain a...
5 Secrets to Making Learning Fun
Jennifer Berry
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...
Virtual learning environments
Robert Baird
With the coming of the internet, communication techniques have been modernized greatly and this has had a very positive impact on education. Online learning, also referred to as e-learning is today a very prominent means of exchanging knowledge and information...
Spain the best choice to learn
Thomas H. Lindblom
Spain is obviously the best choice to learn Spanish, simply because it has the best Spanish language school. Madrid is a city where you can easily study Spanish. Madrid has so many areas located within the city itself where you can speak the language as well...
How You Can Find An Extra 2-6 Hours Of Working Time Per Week
Craig A. Garcia
Do you ever feel like there is just not enough time in the day? Many days you might leave your office wondering why you didn't get much more accomplished. Between dealing with different people and receiving phone calls, and trying to juggle all of the different...
Charter schools for the spread of education
Robert Baird
In the United States of America, a very common feature is the charter schools. It is to be noted that while charter schools are a variant of public schools, there are certain essential differences. The charter schools are those which do not have to resort...
Alternative schools for the spread of education
Robert Baird
Schools are academic institutions dedicated to the imparting of knowledge among the students and are also organizations that encourage the development of the personality and psychology of the child. Therefore it is natural that the schools play a very fundamental ...
Independent schools for the spread of education
Robert Baird
The term independent school is quite closer in meaning to private schools as similar to the private schools the independent schools are not reliant upon any for of state or national government sponsored funding for the running of the school. In most cases,...
Accredited online degrees and online university
Gurmeet Pahwa
non-degree certificate programs) that can be earned primarily or entirely through the use of an Internet-connected computer, rather than attending to college in a traditional campus environment. Improvements in technology and the increasing use of the Internet worldwide have led to a proliferation of...