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1: A Checklist Of Ten Education Ideas We Might Want To Reconsider
Why are many public schools so mediocre? Sometimes there seems to be a surfeit of flawed ideas. Here is one critic's list of bad actors.
2: Times Tables – Why so Difficult?
At the present the simple multiplication skills of very many pupils are “good-for-nothing”, and our children are getting worse and worse at the skills. If the situation is not changed, then, maybe, very soon we will be forced to say that most pupils cannot perform simple multiplication.
3: 21st-Century Skills -- this will be a Hot Topic for many years
21st-Century Skills will be much discussed for many years. The writer recommends several articles for background information.
4: Which Is The Right School For My Child?
All Parents want to find the right play school for their kids which a tall order to meet. With so many preschool around, you find yourself at crossroads. Then the question arises, Where and How to ..
5: It Will Take A Teacher
“For 31 years I have stood in front of a classroom and looked into children’s faces. From that perspective I see what they sometimes fail to see – potentia..
6: Extended School Day and what it could mean for students and parents
There is push in the UK for all schools to offer an extended school day by 2012. This follows evidence from the United States where extending the school day to 10 hours has provided dramatic results. Some underprivileged schools there have managed to increase the percentage of their students going on to college from 10% to 80%. It is hoped that an extended school day will have similarly dramatic results in the UK.
7: Warning: Constructivism Wants YOU
Many top educators say Constructivism is the perfect teaching method. Maybe in small doses, it has some merit. Unfortunately, this rapacious fad always demands bigger doses. (Short article explains the basics, and recommends a video and essay for more detail.)
8: Times Tables – Myths and Reality
At the present the simple multiplication skills of very many pupils are good for nothing, and our children are getting worse and worse at the skills. If the situation is not changed, then, maybe, very soon we will be forced to say that most pupils cannot perform simple multiplication.
9: Analysis of a Classroom Interaction
Tata Motors Marketing Entry Into The UK Car Market
10: Motivate Your Pupil: The First Task at Hand for a Good Tutor
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11: Guidelines to be a Good Tutor
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12: ESL English Listening Comprehension Activity for the Classroom
ESL classroom activity to work on listening comprehension that gets all students involved.
13: Advanced ESL Students Can Drastically Increase English Fluency Watching Television Programs
Advanced ESL students can improve their listening comprehension skills using their television as a learning tool.
14: Homework: What To Do When Students DON'T Do It
The author of SOAR(r) Study Skills, Susan Kruger, outlines the most common excuses given by students when they don't do their homework and how to overcome them.
15: Are Extra-Curriculars Still Really "Extra"?
Why extra-curricular activities are important for college admissions and for life.
16: An Easy Way For Parents To Monitor How Well Their Children Are Doing In School
Parents have to know if their children are on schedule. Improve-Education.org has created BRIEF benchmarks called American Basic Curriculum (ABC). This material defines the minimum levels below which children should not be allowed to fall.
17: Effective reading comprehension techniques: F.A.C.T. Mnemonic
The F.A.C.T. mnemonic helps students organize and remember important comprehension strategies. The letters in F.A.C.T. stand for effective, research supported strategies that support comprehension: Focus, Ask questions, Connect, and Turn on the visuals.
18: Gifted and learning disabled: Students who are twice exceptional
Parents may suspect that their child is gifted, yet be baffled when their smart child has difficulty learning in certain areas. Some intellectually gifted students also have special learning needs such as a learning disability. Gifted students may also have other special educational needs such as auditory processing problems, dyslexia, ADHD or emotional problems.
19: Essay on Special Education: A Possible Future Model for Diagnosis and Remediation
This article discusses some revisions to the curent special education system, particularly with respect to diagnostics (or identification) and remediation
20: 100 Apps for Tech-Savvy Teachers
Teachers have one of the most difficult jobs out there. As an educator, you have to manage a classroom of boisterous students, organize heaps of data, stay up-to-date with current events and plan l..
21: The Power of Raising Awareness
There is great power and positive benefits in raising student awareness about learning disabilities.
22: Automaticity is a Myth
Sight Words, Dolch Words, Whole Word, Balanced Literacy--all the methods that start by having children memorize word-shapes--assume that it is possible for average children to recognize many hundreds of words by their shapes. Children must do this instantly--an ability that is called automaticity. This ability is praised and promoted on hundreds of websites and in thousands of schools. It's routinely said that children "must" achieve automaticity.
I argue that this claim is sort of a sick joke, like telling all children, "You can learn to dunk the ball." I've just finished a thorough analysis of this issue for improve-Education.org.
I argue that this claim is sort of a sick joke, like telling all children, "You can learn to dunk the ball." I've just finished a thorough analysis of this issue for improve-Education.org.
23: Cyberbullying
This year, National Bullying week shines a spotlight on the fastest growing face of bullying: cyberbullying. Basically, this means using information and communication technology to deliberately upset someone else. It includes bullying via mobile phones, instant messaging, emails, blogs, Twitter, websites, chatrooms, message boards, Virtual Learning Environments (VLEs) such as Second Life, or social networking sites like Facebook and Bebo.
24: Effective Educational Services For Students With Special Learning Needs
Dr. Kari Miller explains what educational therapy is and how it can help students with special learning needs.
25: TOEFL iBT Transitional Words
Transitional words, called also linking words or signal words, are of huge importance for building your written and spoken responses at TOEFL iBT Exam. As the name suggests these words help you to move from one idea to another in a smooth and coherent way. They also signal the reader or listener what will follow after the transitional word. That is why transitional word will be helpful not only to do better in your TOEFL iBT Speaking andTOEFL iBT Writing but also to better comprehend the information presented in the TOEFL iBT Reading and TOEFL iBT Listening sections. The use of transitional words is not only limited to the Test of English as Foreign Language (TOEFL®) but also to any other English tests, like IELTS (International English Language Testing System), FCE (First Certificate in English), CAE (Certificate in Advanced English), CPE (Certificate of Proficiency in English), etc.
26: How KenKen Puzzles can Help You Learn Math
KenKen puzzles are a new and exciting way to learn and teach basic math. KenKen is addictive, inexpensive and easy to learn. And it really does teach math skills in a very effective way.
27: KenKen Puzzles - The New Sudoku
KenKen is the newest and fastest growing puzzle in the world. Isn't it time you started learning how to do it? Here's a brief explanation of what it is, along with some resources.
28: There's More Than One Way to Solve Division Problems
Public, private and parochial school students all over the world are getting ready another round of standardized testing. Home schoolers, de-schoolers and un-schoolers are gearing up for a new year. Almost all young people have one thing in common - they are intimidated by math education, especially long division.
29: Multiplying by Nine With the Finger Method
When you learn how to multiply by 9 with this method, you'll never have to stare at the multiplication tables charts for nine again. The best part is, you only need to be able to count in order to learn this!
30: "That Boy will be Hung"
State standards operate under the assumption that most people don't know what their kids need to learn, nor how well they have to learn them. That's why the State thinks it has to set standards for every school.