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Should I homeschool my child

Home schooling has been a debatable topic for many, many years and will still continue to be as such. Why, you may ask, is it so debatable? My feeling is that parents have too many choices for education. ...

10 comments    family home education
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The Effects of Music and Academics

The Effects of Music on Academics Today, the school systems of America are under attack. The increasing pressure to produce acceptable test scores to confirm academic progress of the students in their...

0 comments    family music students
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Education - Why Are We Pushing Our Kids So Hard?

It's incredibly hard work to get good grades in school. Will getting good grades set your kids up for living a good life? Or are the keys to health, wealth and happiness being lost in the pressure to "make it" in the college admissions race?

38 comments    family money education
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How Unions Hurt Education, Students, and Teachers

Whether you are for or against unions, there is rising unrest especially in the realm of education and educational policy making. One of the leaders of this political fire storm is former Secretary of...

0 comments    education teachers unions
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". . .Sports Trivia"

While I "lettered" in soccer in junior high and high school, I did so only because I was persistant NOT because I was good at it. I managed to participate in enough sports to earn some sports-related merit...

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Educating The ADHD Child

ADHD is an affliction that affects 9% of American children to varying degrees. The letters stand for "attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder" and it is characterized by an inability to pay attention and...

4 comments    health education children
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Organ and Body Donation to Science

My sister passed away three years ago from systemic lupus. Lupus is a horrible disease that is genetic and environmental in nature affecting women more than men. Systemic lupus turns your body against your...

5 comments    science death medicine
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School Reform? Perhaps a Revolution is More Appropriate!

USATODAY.com - Big-city schools struggle with graduation rates Students in a handful of big-city school districts have a less than 50-50 chance of graduating from high school with their peers, and a few cities...

0 comments    education children school
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A Caring Community

   There was a distressing situation which came  to my  family several years ago. My wife, Pearlie Jane, had taken a job with the Henderson County School System as a cook at EastHendersonHigh School. ...

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Antiquated school sytem doesn't fit American culture

My family can only function with both parents working. Like most families here in the U.S.A., inflation and spending has pushed us into two income households. Not to mention the backlash of feminism now...

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