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Education
on May 15, 2007
Infant simulators, the best way to teach your teenagers to avoid teen pregnancy, instill responsibility and build strong families.
The vinyl covered simulators available in 5 racial groups and 6 skin...
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Education
on May 1, 2007
Before parents start worrying about issues which may arise once their children attend college, there is one other major problem which must be faced... the cost of college education. An issue which pla...
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Education
on April 28, 2007
iPods and other digital media players have just been added to the list of potential tools used in cheating. Students used their iPods to cheat by downloading formulas and other references which could ...
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Education
on March 28, 2007
School work assigned to be done at home is important. Not only would it help our children do better in school, it will also help them develop good habits like discipline and sense of responsibility.
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Education
on March 1, 2007
Going to college is not just a matter of receiving an acceptance letter. A lot of students and their parents worry about paying for college, especially if they did not invest early on a 529 college sa...
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Education
on December 6, 2006
Several Universities are making it easier for students to keep up, should they miss -- *cough-skip-cough* class.
John Hopkins University, Berkeley and George Washington University are just 3 of the ...
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Education
on August 12, 2006
It's back-to-school again!
Some students are excited at the thought of seeing their friends once again. There are those, however, who may not be ready at the thought of summer vacation being ove...
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Education
on August 9, 2006
It may not be the cheaper option but it is not reserved for the rich anymore as more and more schools are making it easier for college students to aquire units (or even a degree) abroad.
And, as Sus...
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Education
on May 15, 2006
My 2 1/2 year old son is strong-willed and he tells us what he wants. He has been doing it effortlessly. However, he has recently started stuttering. Especially when he gets so excited or is tired, he...
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Education
on May 12, 2006
A few women who have opted to put their career on hold to stay home with the kids do think of going back to work, especially when the kids get older. A lot, however, have some doubts in their mind, th...
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Education
, Finances
on May 4, 2006
I am no Vanderbilt. I do not think that I would be able to bequeath much to my children. Hence, the best that I could do is to make sure that I raise my children to be good adults... AND, that they ar...
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Education
on May 4, 2006
What our children learn is important. However, a lot of people forget that HOW our children learn is as important as what they learn.
When teaching kids, it is important to know their learning style...
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Education
on April 11, 2006
One of the most nerve racking ordeals kids go through is applying for admission at the college of their choice. First is the search for a college of one's choice and then, there's the applicat...
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Education
on March 17, 2006
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Recently, I met a lady who has been, for the past 3 years, homeschooling her 8 year-old child. For her, it was a relatively easy decision to make.
Since she was an educ...
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Education
on February 23, 2006
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"Our public high schools place too much focus on preparing kids for professional careers," Chao said. "This waste of resources leaves our dropouts, the maj...
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Education
on February 9, 2006
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I am online most of the time. There are tons of information available through our fingertips and it has made communicating and reasearching a lot easier than before. On th...
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Education
on February 3, 2006
by Susie Sunshine,
via Creative ReporterDo you remember Easy Reader, Letter Man or screaming "Hey you GUYYYSSS!" on the playground? If so, you were probably a child of the 1970's.
The E...
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Education
on December 23, 2005
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Despite the presence of some naysayers who are out to discredit Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling's obra maestra is still raking in good reviews from parents and kids. And now,...
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Education
on December 23, 2005
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A child with ADHD requires consistency in their life. We see this in every document and guide regarding ADHD children. A regular routine in their lives helps with concentr...
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Education
on December 11, 2005
As previously discussed by Ai Liam Li and I, a child's reading skill should be honed as this could later dictate his/her performance in school. This has brought on several questions from 2 of our ...
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Education
on December 6, 2005
One of the goals of reading to our children when they are young is to build their listening skills. It is natural that as they progress in age, we expect these listening skills to develop into compreh...
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Education
on December 5, 2005
You know what I like about JK Rowling? Through Harry Potter, she was able to entice a lot of kids to take up reading. Suddenly, reading became cool. Whatever the critics may have said about JK Rowling...
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Education
on November 26, 2005
Thanksgiving has just come to pass and Christmas is close-by. It's yet another one of those busiest travel periods of the year. And when travelling with kids, we all know that parents can never be...
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Education
on November 2, 2005
Everyday, two year old Damus waddles over to the his laptop and yells for Mom to put "B-A-D" on for him (translation of toddler talk BAD = ABC). Mom obediently types in http://starfall.com a...
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Education
on October 26, 2005
For children, halloween wouldn't be complete without trick-or-treating. It's what children's fond memories are made of. Being able to play dress up, offering tricks or asking for treats. I...
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Education
on October 22, 2005
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on October 10, 2005
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Education
on September 15, 2005
The Christian Science Monitor highlights some high school programs that introduce high school students to college courses. While this might not sound like a new idea -- after all, gifted and talented ...
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Education
on September 14, 2005
Chicago Tribune columnist Ann Bauer responded to her friend's complaints about how special education is unfair in this column. Bauer, the mother of an autistic child as well as a traditionally &qu...
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Education
on August 29, 2005
I grew up studying in private, catholic schools. Just like everyone else in my family... just like most of the people I know. As for my son... well, we've been looking at bilinggual schools, inter...
