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Strapped - Why America's 20- and 30- Somethings Can't Get Ahead

I just finished a very interesting book by Tamara Draut. Strapped - Why America's 20- and 30- Somethings Can't Get Ahead explained in precise detail some of the challenges my family has faced while trying to...

17 comments    money finances book review
DEBRA LAFAVE TOOK THE SELF ESTEEM IDEA ALL THE WAY89

National Education Association

I read a poll that found nearly half of Americans under 30 believe Socialism to be as good as Capitalism. There is a direct correlation in the results of the poll to age. The older one is in America the...

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Who is Smarter: Boys or Girls? The Ancient Debate!

  Women are not smarter than men, but they are more aware and recognizant!  This has been a worldwide controversy notion since the beginning of creation. People seem to ignore the subject in order to avoid...

8 comments    life education children
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The Alarming Slide of US Education

What has happened to the education system in the US? It has gone to being the leader in the world to being below half in some of the rankings.

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Ed Balls, UK Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, wearing SS uniform... he said his friends 'made' him do it!76

Elective Home Education in the UK- A brief history?

Historically, formal 'schooling' or the use of 'tutors' was an option available only to the elite, thus most people were educated at home or by learning a trade. However 'State sponsored' & 'compulsory'...

1 comment    family home education
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Morality without a god: teach your children secular values

When I was a child I had confused parents who could not find a way to teach, discipline or instruct without the use of some strong, external Force. They used God, and attempted to strike fear into us kids....

5 comments    love life advice
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Kids Cleaning Toys - Teaching Kids Cleaning Responsibilities The Fun Way.

Realistically, if getting your child to clean up behind him or herself is like pulling teeth, how much more so then, is the difficult task of teaching them how to clean their surroundings. So what's a...

9 comments    home children fun
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Stretching Minds Through Short Stories - The Veldt

Wednesday is my favorite day of the week, well, at least at school. It's the day I get to move beyond the ever changing routine and actually have a discussion with the kids that they want to have. I've...

2 comments    family technology education
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What is Wrong with My Brain?

 Let's be honest up front.  Writers desire notoriety.  Skipping the ego aspects of this, let's look at the dynamics.  If you call yourself a writer in your own heart, you desire to be widely read and...

2 comments    how to education online
Stephen King Books of My Top Ten81

Top Ten Stephen King Books

  I’ve written about one other favorite author here, now in this I’ll discuss my other favorite author Stephen King.  No other author that I have ever read has been so insanely easy to be scared or...

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