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Wednesday, January 4th, 2012Huffington Post reporter, Catherine Rampell, reports that part of the reason for November’s lower unemployment rate is the shrinking labor force. Economists realize that some of those work force dropouts are young people who are upgrading their skills. For the first time in 30 years, there are more young women in school than in the [...]
Free Online Courses at M.I.T. Expand to Offer Certification
Wednesday, December 28th, 2011Tamar Lewin, writer for The New York Times, penned an article about the planned expansion of online courses at one of America’s most elite universities. A leader in the era of online learning ten years ago, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology will offer courses free of charge to anyone anywhere, and it will give official [...]
Why Teenage Boys Don’t Read
Friday, August 26th, 2011The New York Times recently published an article by author Robert Lipsyte, who, along with several other prominent male authors, reflected on his participation in a question-and-answer event at the 2007 American Library Association conference. Their task was to help demystify for the predominantly female audience why there is such a “disconnect” between boys and [...]
Your Child Should Be Reading This Summer
Friday, July 29th, 2011It’s almost back-to-school time for some families, but it is the middle of the summer break for others. Most students want a true break from anything that resembles academic learning. They just want to have endless days and weeks of relaxing and doing fun things only, and for their beleaguered parents, it’s a break from [...]
History, American Students Worst Subject
Friday, June 24th, 2011The latest bad education news is that as poor as American students have performed in several subjects when compared to other countries, a recent study has pinpointed history as our students’ worst subject! The New York Times reports that over all, the following grade levels showed only a small percentage of proficient students: 4th Graders [...]
Poor Readers in Third Grade at High Risk for Not Graduating
Tuesday, April 12th, 2011Donald J. Hernandez, sociology professor at Hunter College at the City University of New York, recently authored a study that found what teachers have known for a long time: If a child is not reading on grade level by the end of third grade, he is in for a rocky road to graduation. Before that, [...]
Improve Thinking With Some Video Games
Thursday, March 31st, 2011My son is, to put it mildly, a video-game enthusiast. If he could, he would play endlessly day and night. Fortunately, he realizes the need to attend his college classes and to do some studying, but I rue the day that his aunt gave him his first video gaming system several years ago. One type [...]
Early Math Gender Preferences
Tuesday, March 29th, 2011Expressing the stereotype that math is for boys and not for girls seems to be an American cultural phenomenon. A new study by University of Washington researchers shows that, as early as second grade, children applied the stereotype that boys and math go together but girls and math do not. This stereotype is not pervasive [...]
Five Ways to Help Your Child Achieve Effective Learning Habits with an Online Tutoring Service
Tuesday, December 28th, 2010Providing your child with a full and thriving education is one the most important facets in raising a healthy and successful individual. It is equally important to instill this culture of education into their everyday thinking. One proven method in accomplishing this involves locating an effective online tutoring service. An online tutor can teach your [...]
7 Tips for Stress-free Mornings
Saturday, November 21st, 2009Frazzled, in a daze, racing around, forgetful, no time to eat. If any of these describe you during your morning routine I have a solution! The Positivity Blog has posted a list of 7 Tips to Lift the Stress Out of the Morning. These are simple, quick suggestions to take the chaos and pressure out [...]
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