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How tos for the learners and the learned; tips and tricks to help you study effectively, survive your school years, impress your teachers and more.
5 Ways to Engage Your Active Kindergartener
Kindergarten is a tough year for most parents and nearly all children. Once the sadness of separation is gone (I promise it will only take a month or less!), the real challenges may show themselves. The real lesson in Kindergarten is not necessarily the curriculum itself, but in learning HOW to learn.
By Samantha Rose8 years ago in Education
Handling Your First Assignment
You’ve graduated from college and made it into your first year at uni. You’ve successfully moved into your new student flat and enjoyed the madness of Fresher’s Week. You’ve started classes and began to settle into the layout of your chosen course. All seems to be going well. Well… all until your first assignment is introduced.
By Charley Bennett8 years ago in Education
Home School Freshman
I started homeschooling my daughter after a series of unfortunate events at her school. It was not the usual suspect of bullying but simply the lack of everything outside Math and English (sorry Language Arts). As a person from the XY generation who is borderline millennial, seeing how careers changed in the space of 20 years, I panicked! How will this content of education prepare my child for what’s next?!
By Adesola Akindele8 years ago in Education
"Can I Get CAS for That?" – Ideas for IB Students
Here’s one for students studying the International Baccalaureate diploma program. In my last article, I wrote about my experiences with the IB diploma program, and a little bit about CAS. A subject special to the IB, which requires students to spend the precious few hours they have, not doing school work, doing more school work. That’s right, a program that require students to find creative activities to do outside school, and use the experiences gained from these activities, as a part of their diploma.
By Mette Fisker8 years ago in Education
Navigating the High School Reunion
1. Stop worrying about your looks. Everyone has aged unless there is a picture of Dorian Gray in a secret room in their homes. There will be plenty of wrinkles, love handles, and gray hairs on display. Dress your best and go.
By Hillari Hunter8 years ago in Education
How To Be Friends with Your Fellow International Students
I am Tiru, an international student from India. And according to U.S. news, around 900,000 students just like me will be joining colleges and universities all across America from all around the world. And many of them will be leaving their homes, their culture, and their language and will be coming to America most probably, for the first time. So, they are already going through a lot in the first place and sometimes, can feel overwhelmed. So, all of you who are American citizens or long-time residents can really help them ease into the process of adapting to American culture by doing the simplest thing. Be their friend. But, you gotta be careful while approaching them. Remember, they come from a place with different customs and not yet familiar with yours. Any miscommunication on your part and you might come off as rude or they might get offended. Even if you don’t mean it.
By Tiru Ghosh8 years ago in Education
Grad School Application Guide
I'm just going to start this off by saying this is far from a perfect and complete guide for applying to grad school, much of what I have here is picked up from various other guides online. This is just the tips and tricks that I have learned so far in my planning to apply. Don't stop your research here but please feel free to use this as another resource. Now, hello. I'm Kris. I'm an English major and an Education major and I'm applying to graduate school at the end of this year. Yeah, November/December of 2018 and I'm working on it already. I am a first generation college student and I have to admit, it's pretty overwhelming to figure out everything yourself. I've made it through community college and I am doing well at University but I have to admit, when it comes to turning in grad school applications, I feel totally overwhelmed. There is a lot of work to do before turning in all those applications and because of the really, really, really, low acceptance rate at most graduate schools, I want to be as prepared as I can be. So here is what I'm learning:
By Kristen Campbell8 years ago in Education
Home Schooling in the UK
Why home school? There are as many reasons for taking your children out of mainstream education as there are families engaged in the process. For some, home education is a choice made before the child is born, because they themselves were home educated or because of negative associations they themselves have with school.
By Jo Wolforth8 years ago in Education
Start Your Day as a Substitute Teacher the Right Way. Top Story - January 2018.
Being a substitute teacher is hard work. As a former full-time elementary school teacher, I was reminded of just how hard it can be to teach a class that isn't your own when I transitioned from teaching full time to becoming a stay at home mom and subbing part time. As a teacher, I had excellent classroom management skills. I think most of this was because I built relationships with my students. As a sub, I don't have time to build those relationships, so it is essential to start the day off on the right foot. Here are a few ways to start the day positively as a substitute teacher.
By Haley Peterson8 years ago in Education
Seven Things That Stop Teachers from Leaving Their Jobs (And How to Overcome Them). Top Story - January 2018.
I've talked to a lot of disillusioned teachers. They want to quit but they can't, for various reasons. In this article, I'm going to run through some of those and give some handy hints to those who really can't face the classroom any more, but are stopped by these key things:
By Sebastian Phillips8 years ago in Education
