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Wed, 22 Aug 2007: Midlink Magazine: A Must Have Subscription for the Middle School Teacher
The apparent purpose of the Midlink Magazine sight is to be an outlet for students, ages eight to eighteen, to submit and review art and writing. It is an award-winning magazine that is nonprofit It i


Sat, 18 Aug 2007: Everyone Needs A Mentor, But Especially the Bilingual Student
"According to Dorothy Zeymour, "A child is quick to grasp the feeling that while school speech is "good," his own speech is "bad," and that by extension he himself is somehow inadequate and without va

Sat, 18 Aug 2007: Top Career Web Sites for Children and Teens
Career assessments and tests help you explore who you. Career books and web sites give you a glimpse of the world of work. Free career information is available on web sites. Some writers have writte

Fri, 17 Aug 2007: How To Develop Self-Esteem in Five Year Olds
Self-esteem is a valuing process and results from an ongoing self-appraisal in which traits and abilities are acknowledged and evaluated (Webster's Dictionary 1999. Self-esteem is importantly made up

Thu, 16 Aug 2007: How A Child Thinks Regarding Moral Issues
Daughter "When people drive don't they have to stop at red lights?" Mom: "Well yes honey, the law says when a person is driving and the light changes to red they must come to a complete stop" Daughter

Wed, 15 Aug 2007: Cultural Diversity in the Classroom Equals Language Success!
Cultural differences in communicating are important for a teacher to understand because cross-cultural communication abounds in early childhood classrooms. Its goals include communicating despite dif

Mon, 13 Aug 2007: Elementary School Career Education - The Need, Basics, Examples, and Guidelines
According Ediger (2000), elementary school career education is important. Ediger stated that "the elementary school years are not too early to begin to achieve a vision of what one desires to do in l

Mon, 13 Aug 2007: Motor Skill Development in Five Year Olds: A Must Read for the Kindergarten Parent
Between ages two and five, most physical developments occur rapidly. The most obvious physical developments are changes in body size and shape. More crucial changes involve the maturation of the brain

Sat, 11 Aug 2007: Moral Development Theory: Understanding Childhood Behaviors
Kohlberg asserts that development occurs through six stages of increasing complexity, from what "might make right decisions" to the recognition of universal ethical principles. A lot of other theorist

Thu, 9 Aug 2007: Teaching Children Reverence for the English Language
Webster's dictionary defines English as the application to apply the principles of English pronunciation, spelling, etc. (Webster's 2004). The English language has clearly changed in pronunciation ove

Sat, 4 Aug 2007: Actress/Mathematician Danica McKellar's Book "Math Doesn't Suck" helps Girls Appreciate their Minds
Danica McKellar, best known as "Winnie" on the eighties TV show "The Wonder Years", is not only a respected working actress, but an accomplished mathematician as well. Her new book, "Math Doesn't Suck," was written to help middle-school age girls learn math without negatively affecting their popularity.

Thu, 12 Jul 2007: Parent's Involvement in Children's Education
The importance of parental involvement as an accelerating and motivating factor in their children’s education is a worldwide-accepted fact. This research project provides an in depth explanation along with specific reasons, the importance of parents’ involvement in their children’s education

Tue, 10 Jul 2007: Gasp, Giggle, Think, and Learn: Ten Best Books for Teaching Children Manner
Ten best books for teaching children manners, ages 2-5, 4-8 & 7&up including books by Katz, Yolen, Leaf, Keller, Burgess, Joslin, Melling, Cole, Santorum, and Dutton.

Fri, 22 Jun 2007: Science Fair Projects -- Weird Topics, Cool Projects!
The average car driver spends about 14 days of his/her life waiting for traffic signals to turn from red to green. If you listened to books on tape while waiting you could "read" about 70 books during


Thu, 21 Jun 2007: Science Fair Projects -- Pollution and the Environment!
You and your family, as well as neighbors and friends fill up garbage pails for the trash man to take away at least once every week. Some of us separate items like plastic, paper, cans and bottles fo

Thu, 21 Jun 2007: Science Experiments - Amazing Physics Facts!
Physics is all around us. It is in the electric light you turn on in the morning; the car you drive to work; your wristwatch, cell phone, CD player, radio, and your television. It makes the stars shin

Tue, 29 May 2007: Science Experiments - Amazing Cockroaches
Science experiments sometimes find the oddest things. These facts from experiments on this bug will give you some respect for the creepy crawler. Cockroaches have been around for 400 million years. D

Mon, 28 May 2007: Science Experiments and Chemistry Chuckles
Science experiments in chemistry reveals the oddest fact -- molecules have down-right silly names. One doesn't usually think of chemistry topics as humorous but one look at these molecule names and yo

Sun, 27 May 2007: Science Experiments -- Left, Right or Hair Brained?
A science experiment on the brain? Yes! This experiment gets inside your head and makes some revealing determinations! You've heard of being right or left handed but how about left or right brained? A

Sat, 26 May 2007: Science Experiments - Are Computers Stupid?
Science experiments don't get much more interesting then this. Do you spend a lot of time on the internet? Most kids spend an average of 5 hours a week surfing the web. Some of that time is spent sear

Fri, 25 May 2007: Science Experiments - Are Rocks Really Solid?
Looking for a great science experiment? How about an Earth Science project? Have you heard the expression "as solid as a rock". Hold up just a minute there; rocks are not quite as solid as most of

Wed, 23 May 2007: Healthy Product Oriented Fundraising
Each and every time you hold a fundraiser, you learn something new. There is some area of efficiency which, through note taking and implementation, can and will be improved next time. These things wil

Fri, 4 May 2007: Why Should Your Student Study Extra Hard For The SAT Essay?
Three hours and forty-five minutes!" that's what Julie said when I told her how long the New SAT was. "And I have to study Critical Reading, Vocabulary, Math, Grammar and Writing!" she added. "Yes,"

Tue, 10 Apr 2007: Reducing Violence in Schools Through Metal Detectors
With the number of school shootings and violent crimes on the rise in schools, schools are looking for ways to reduce these events. One method is through hiring security and police officers to inspec

Wed, 28 Feb 2007: A How-To Guide For Healthy Fundraising
Success or failure in fundraising has as much to do with planning as anything else. While there are different ways to go about creating a plan you intend to follow, it is important to be mindful of th


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