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Homeschooling is on the Rise

Homeschooling on the Rise in the United States According to recent studies, a whopping 1.5 million children are now being taught at home—an increase of 75% in the last decade. The main reasons parents...

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Smart Foods

Thinking is a biochemical process. For brain cells to communicate with each other effectively, and for healthy neural pathways to be formed, there must be neurotransmitters present. These chemical messengers...

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An Interesting Math Resource

I just came across a pretty cool math blog,that would be helpful to any parents teaching math, or helping with math homework---including algebra and geometry. Here is the URL: ...

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Seven Diverse Resources for Homeschool

Homeschooling is a great experience, but once in a while, a family can use a little support, a few great teaching ideas, tips where to get free and low cost books and supplies, and a few encouraging success...

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Cursing Gets you Good Grades in School

I recently read an article about a gentleman in England who was training people how to grade children’s English achievement tests. He instructed them to award points to kids who used obscenities in, or in...

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Encouraging Language Development in Children

Teaching a child how to talk is important. Acquiring the early sounds of speech is fundamental to learning how to read later on. The best way to get your baby babbling and speaking is to immerse them in the...

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The Flynn Effect

The Flynn Effect It seems that with each new generation IQ scores rise. The children of the new generation are smarter than their parents. This anomaly is known as the Flynn Effect—named after James Flynn,...

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Teaching Math in the Kitchen

Math is a subject that is perceived as difficult, whether you are learning it or teaching it. Many people have a “math anxiety” that hinders their ability to work with numbers. The trick to getting...

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Computer aids for Special Needs Children

Computers are now a permanent fixture in our society. They are lauded as an educational tool in schools across the country. Because technology allows students to access, process, and organize information at...

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Teasing and Bullying in Schools

Note: I wrote this article a few years ago, and it is even more pertinent today. Besides being bullied in person, kids are now being cyber-stalked, and having thier reputations ruined and threats levelled at...

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