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Enrich Classroom Learning with Educational MagazinesMagazines created for elementary, middle school, and high school students are a great way to enhance core curriculum studies with current, up-to-date information

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Reading to Learn: Turning Kids into Lifelong LearnersAlong about third grade, children reach a level of reading competency which allows them to read independently for the purpose of gathering information and learning new skills.

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Planning, Perseverance and Motivation for the GED TestPlanning, perseverance and motivation are the keys to effective, successful GED test preparation, while test prep is the most important activity a test candidate can do to pass the GED test. Using these keys will reduce challenges and ensure that test prep is worthwhile.

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Kamasutra and Ramayana - Comparing EpicsThis comparison will read better if you have prior knowledge of the epics compared.

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A Counselor Explains What to Do About Uncontrollable, Disrespectful, Misbehaved and Defiant YouthIf you are ready to give up because nothing seems to work to control your defiant, disrespectful, misbehaved youngster, let a counselor help you discover what to do. Here are tested ideas to manage oppositional-defiant, badly behaved children and teens.

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Classroom Management Ideas for K-12 Teachers: Finally, Truly Innovative Solutions That Really WorkIf you are a K-12 teacher, you may have found that classroom management has gotten so difficult, that you actually hate your job. Your teacher training probably didn't help much, and you may have at least one student who is so out of control, that "nothing works" to stop the problems. Let a veteran counselor show you how to transform your classroom management nightmare into something far less scary. Your classroom might even become a dream to manage.

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A Damning Indictment of High-Stakes Testing in K-12 Schools: It's Way Past Time to StopNobody talks about the terrible harm that high stakes K-12 education testing is causing. Many people agree that testing mania is out of control. Many people agree that the testing is ill-advised, but few people have recognized the serious problems that our testing frenzy has caused. It's way past time to notice, and it's way past time to topple the Olympic-sized, high pressure, must-score, nothing-else-matters K-12 education testing mentality.

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Back to School Time: Will it be Back to Classroom Management and Behavior Problems for Teachers?It's that time of year again. Back to school time. Back to school doesn't have to mean back to more of the" same old same old." Teachers, you can stop those classroom management attitude and behavior problems before they start. We have terrific, powerful ideas that really can solve the problems before they start. Classroom management could actually get easier this year. We'll show you how.

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Air Pollution and Its Effect on the PlanetWhat is air pollution? Where does it come from? How can it be stopped?

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The Early Days Of Gas Masks (1832-1915)Unlike any other inventions, gas mask is one with no particular name to give direct credit. In this article, we would look into the early developments of gas masks that shaped the modern day respirator which have given us several benefits.

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What is Battery Capacity?Batteries die! It is a natural phenomena that occurs when the useful life of a battery reaches the point of no longer holding a charge. There are technical reasons why batteries degrade and lose their ability to power a device that include: declining capacity, increasing internal resistance, elevated self-discharge, and premature voltage cut-off on discharge. Today I want to write about battery capacity and its impact within the design of a battery and how the loss of battery capacity eventually causes a battery to stop holding a charge.

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Learning Math With Manipulatives - Base Ten Blocks (Part I)This article describes base ten blocks and how to use them to represent and add numbers.

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Learning Math With Manipulatives - Base Ten Blocks (Part II)This article describes how to use base ten blocks to subtract.

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Math and PoetryMath rules, and everything else drools. Well maybe not everything, but the truth is that math really is the king of subjects to study. For ultimately every subject in school—indeed everything—revolves around math. Even subjects that you would never think. Like English, for example. How so? you say.

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Learning Math With Manipulatives - Base Ten Blocks (Part III)The third and final article about base ten blocks in this series describes a wide variety of other uses for the manipulative.

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Math Geeks are CoolWhy is it that math geeks are considered squares? That is, why is the straight-A math student considered Mr. Un-popular in school? It’s funny how twisted things are in life. The cool kids in school are the ones smoking pot and cigarettes, perhaps taking other illegal substances, having sex with other students, and getting into at least one fight per quarter. Meanwhile, the straight-A kids are considered geeks, even though they are the ones that will build the country, write the future laws, and find the cures for the most vicious diseases that affect us all today.

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School Based Speech and Language TherapyOne on one or group based speech and langauge therapy in the schools aids in children language growth. If a loved one is having a challenge with communication or cognition seek out therapy in the school. The benefits will be very rewarding.

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Home Based Speech and Language Services for ChildrenMaking a decision if your child should be seen at home privately for speech and language serives? Have your child evaluated by Children's Hospital or by a certified and licenced speech and language therapist and then let the therapy begin.

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Teach Your Kids Arithmetic - Calculations with PercentsHow important on a scale of 1 to 10 would you say knowing how to do basic percents was? Personally, I cannot think of a more important basic math function than this. Yet most people struggle with the very basics of percent calculations. This should not be the case. My aim in writing Arithmetic Magic was to show people that they can do basic arithmetic, and this once realized would empower them to study math at a higher level and become more interested in this most precious discipline.

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Flexible Estimation in MathFlexibility in estimation helps students master this important math skill. Rounding rules can cause difficulties in estimation.

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Substitute Teaching: Ten Tips for SuccessTen tips to becoming a successful substitute teacher - one who is appreciated by both the school district and the students.

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Understanding the N.O.T.S. in California: Keeping Points Off Your Driving RecordHave you ever wondered what counts as a point on your driving record? This article details what certain violations mean when it comes to your driving record (for the state of California).

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ESL Teaching in China - Fact and Fiction About TeachersESL teaching in China and a discussion about Foreign Teachers v/s Local Teachers. This article aims at exploding the myth about FT's being better or higher paid than their local counterparts. It's based on a real discussion with someone with an interest in esl training...

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The Accidental Student - Part OneThirty-five years ago I dropped out of Sonoma State College; this year that unfinished business is on my desk.

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Fossils: A Teaching Tool That Promotes Enthusiastic LearningUse fossils as a teaching tool to promote enthusiastic classroom learning in earth science…and math, reading, and writing. How can you use fossils to excite your students? Find out now!

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Playing Your 'A' Game: How to CRAM your Way to Academic SuccessAll students desire to be at the top; however, their work habits and level of discipline do not always support their scholastic desires. What is it that causes one student to perform poorly, and another to have academic Success or play his or her "A" Game all year long? Today It is my goal to show you how "CRAMMING" can lead you to play your "A" Game.

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The Challenges Of Teaching Math TodayMath is becoming more and more criptic for students. I go over a few guidelines to improve math education

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Teachers: Do You Know the Basics of Children's Mental Health?There are more problem and difficult students than ever before. If you are an educator, you may not have been provided training to learn basic children's mental health. Without those basics, classroom management and teaching may be difficult, perhaps impossible.

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The Aurora LightsLights in the sky have fascinated us for thousands of years. The lights in the far north and south of our planet are some of the more famous ones.

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The Earth as an OnionDespite thousands of years of gazing at the stars, we’ve never found another planet like Earth. Who would’ve thought looking inward would reveal the Earth is formed like an onion.

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