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Homeschool vs. Public School vs. Private School

One of the toughest decisions that you're going to face as a parent is that you're going to have to decide where to send your kids to school. For some parents the choice is easy because the options are...

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Victorian Schools

Queen Victorian came to the throne in 1837 and reigned for 64 years until her death in 1901. These six decades were a time of huge change in Britain. At the beginning of Queen Victoria's reign, very few...

3 comments    schools public school
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How I Raised an Obama

Upon my daughter, a biracial seventeen year old, receiving notification that she is among the semi-finalists for the National Achievement Scholarship Program, I was asked how I raised an “Obama.” To...

2 comments    homeschooling public schools
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The Pros and Cons for School Dress Codes

School dress codes are set policies enforced by the school or school districts, by making a student wear a certain type of clothing or one basic type such as a uniform. Dress codes in schools began as early...

19 comments    education children school
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Holding Your Child Back in School...

The Risks of Repeating a Grade: Have you ever been concerned about holding your child back in school? Or maybe you just want to know your rights when it involves keeping your child back a grade. Following is...

1 comment    education public school elementary school
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PUBLIC VS PRIVATE SCHOOLS

I decided to write about this subject after a discussion with a friend of mine the other day. Although I have had my children in Private schools and Public schools, I thought it would be an interesting...

4 comments    education children friends
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Broward Schools Virtual Counselor

Computer education program Virtual Counselor Broward County schools Virtual Counselor a green campus because it uses windows to provide natural light in classrooms and energy efficiency. It is a hot topic...

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What do you mean my child can't write? A story of dysgaphia and the struggle to overcome it.

My son has never been a child who liked to color. As a mom and I never thought much about it. I taught preschool for several years and have often encountered children, most of them boys, who didn't like to...

2 comments    family education children
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A Teacher's solutions for America's School Problems

Perhaps the following thoughts will provoke a conversation about schools in America. I went to public schools and a state university for my own schooling. I have taught in a university school of education, a...

15 comments    education girls america
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Should Intelligent Design be taught in school?

Has the universe always existed? I don't think the universe has always existed nor has an endless cycle of universes existed . Human reason would question:how long "always" was, until this point in time. We...

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