Teaching Grammar with Fun Learning Games

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Teaching English grammar can be hard going - for the teacher and the students.  It doesn't have to be difficult or painful, however.  You can teach English grammar using fun learning games and before you know it your students will be more than willing.  How does it work, you ask.  Well, there has been a movement away from the traditional methods of teaching English grammar through writing, rewriting and worksheets to using a more active approach through games.  Researchers...

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Are You Dealing With A Math Problem?

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In the past few years there have been more and more students needing special help with math.  Not too long ago most of the help was given to students with reading problems.  But now, math is taking over.  And, it's no longer just boys who need help in math or reading.  Five years ago most of the students who needed help in school were boys, but now girls are appearing as frequently as boys.  Math seems to be a much more difficult fix than reading.   In part this is due to the increased standards that are being...

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How Can Our History Change Their Future

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History gets a bad rap in school. Many of us have memories of history class being taught by rote memorization of facts and dates and names with little or no application to our daily lives.  No wonder its considered boring and dull.  Anytime we are expected to simply recite and repeat bare data for the sole purpose of passing a test, that information is unlikely to have any lasting change or effect on our lives.  In order to use the valuable lessons that history can teach us, it needs to be presented to children (and adults!) in...

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Teacher Motivation - Who Teaches The Teachers?

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In these days of budget cuts, classroom overcrowding, and compulsory high-stakes testing, teacher motivation is more and more difficult to sustain.  Many teachers decry the lack of control they have over their classroom scheduling due to federally, state, or district-mandated programs.   Not only is their classroom time rigidly controlled, it is also often very complex, with students being pulled out or sent in for enrichment or ability-grouped mini classes.  Sadly, the lack of effective teacher motivation is a prime factor...

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Education is for People, Training is for Puppies

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Do you want an education or just some training? We train a dog to sit, stay and roll over on command. We train soldiers to march, follow orders and respond like machines. Training can be a simple conditioned response and is effective on any higher-functioning organism with stimulus-response capacity.The great thing about training is that once you are conditioned to do something a certain way, you are likely to keep doing it that way almost automatically. While this may be a desirable trait for soldiers on a battlefield, it is not so great for employees...

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5 Keys to Winning Science Fair Projects

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The key to creating an award-winning science fair project is to understand what the judges are looking for - how they select a winner. The point scoring system for your science fair may differ from others -- there is no standardized point system -- but generally speaking, science fair judges have a similar method of judging. That is, they start with a neutral score, not good or bad, and then depending on the performance of the presenter, points can be added or subtracted from the final score. If you do the following things, there's a good chance...

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3 Key Challenges To Reduce Homework Time and Stress

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Parents have asked us why homework takes their child 2, 3 and even 4 times longer than their peers and what they can do about it. This article defines the 3 key issues and what parents can do about it. Student’s key issues often include: 1- Attention is a major problem, both in class and while doing homework 2- They often have one or more vision issues too often these students eyes are either: not working together; skipping words or lines when reading; or they have difficulty copying off the board 3- They become tense when doing homework...

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