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Culture and Society » Education | By Victor Epand @ Friday, 28th March 2008 @ 1:34 PM

When you are thinking about taking the plunge and learning how to play a musical instrument, it can be a difficult endeavor complete with heartache and pain. You may succeed in learning the instrument, but the path to that point can be difficult. So why would one want to take the time to learn a musical instrument, practicing hours a day just so they can become proficient at it. Is it worth it? Well, yes it is. Learning a musical instrument is like learning to play a new sport. It ... more...

Culture and Society » Education | By Ann Knapp @ Friday, 28th March 2008 @ 1:31 AM

There's a question asked by any number of bored sophomores - and hard-working, frustrated adult learners as well - a question many math teachers dread, and that a few of the best welcome: "What does this math stuff have to do with everyday life?" The question may strike some teachers as rude and aggressive, but it actually has a strong basis. After all, mathematicians themselves stress the fact that theirs is a discipline based on purer and purer abstractions, so that even a ... more...

Culture and Society » Education | By Don Alexander @ Wednesday, 26th March 2008 @ 9:09 PM

I'm a Kindergarten Teacher and my partner is very open to allowing me to "do things according to my own style" of teaching. However, statewide and nationwide that doesn't seem to be the norm anymore, and it's destroying teaching and student learning as we know it. Just take a look at your own "best" teachers growing up. Didn't they all kind of "do their own thing" rather than just read out of a textbook to peak your interest? We've g... more...

Culture and Society » Education | By Kenneth Scott @ Wednesday, 26th March 2008 @ 3:55 AM

The educational system can sometimes be the best source of help and support for persons who suffer from mental illness. Many sufferers do not know what resources are available to them. They have often been given incorrect information while growing up. Because education continues to advance and change, it is important that people stay informed. Individuals who have a mental illnesses should see a therapist. If they are educated, their chances of finding hope and selecting a therapist who ... more...

Culture and Society » Education | By Jen McVeity @ Thursday, 20th March 2008 @ 7:20 PM

Here are the seven advanced techniques authors use to make a story powerful. Share this quick quiz to see which skills your kids use and to see what a difference practising writing in small 'chunks' can make... TOPIC: A Boy, a Bear and a Lucky Escape Plan for Success: Which plan is better? a) We went to the zoo and a bear got loose and chased Jeremy. b) We went to the zoo and a bear escaped and chased Jeremy, the naughtiest boy in the school. Our teacher whistle... more...

Culture and Society » Education | By Jen McVeity @ Thursday, 20th March 2008 @ 3:35 AM

Young writers tend to start their stories where they are 'comfortable', for instance: * at the start of the day. ('I woke up that morning...') * at the beginning of the school holidays. ('It was the first day of...') * or on the bus going to the zoo. ('We all piled into the bus and...') It's called warm up writing and often it becomes a habit they don't know how to break. Authors always try to start a s... more...

Culture and Society » Education | By Thomas Pretty @ Monday, 17th March 2008 @ 11:54 AM

PASMA is the Prefabricated Access Suppliers' and Manufacturers' Association, it sets out to promote the safe use and construction of alloy framed access towers. It has been in existence since the mid seventies and since that time has developed training programs for its members. Due to this long running heritage a PASMA certificate has become the industry standard in the access tower business. The PASMA code of practice has become the authority on all safety and training issues ... more...

Culture and Society » Education | By Tristan Andrews @ Saturday, 15th March 2008 @ 5:08 PM

It seems that our teenage students here in the United States are lagging farther and farther behind in the areas of math and science than their peers in over twenty industrialized countries. Could it be that our students do not have a firm enough grasp of reading? After all, all of the other subjects hinge on reading. If we want our country to keep pace with the global economy, there has to be a vast improvement in our public school system. Until we get a firmer handle on how exactly we a... more...

Culture and Society » Education | By Catherine Harvey @ Thursday, 13th March 2008 @ 10:04 AM

Can you remember the tedious classroom lessons, waiting for what seemed like hours for the teacher to chalk every single individual word onto a black board? Watching while she erased and wrote more - often erasing before you had time to copy it down? Do you remember the oft illegible teachers writing? It always used to amaze me that these people were teachers, yet I couldn't understand what they were writing. In my primary school, it was always the teacher's pet that got... more...

Culture and Society » Education | By Jen McVeity @ Wednesday, 12th March 2008 @ 5:19 PM

If you got a dollar for every time you told your kids to plan their writing, you'd be living on a tropical island now, right? The only trouble is, it's hard to show children HOW to plan. We've all seen examples of poor planning: * Movies that have great starts, terrific characters, fascinating plots - and an ending which is flatly disappointing. * Books that get bogged down with 57 characters and 49 locations leaving you bewildered and bored. * And then there&#... more...

Culture and Society » Education | By Art Gib @ Wednesday, 12th March 2008 @ 2:37 AM

Whether you are a college graduate or a seasoned teacher out of work looking to get back into it, you may want to do some self analysis before launching a full on job search. This will be a brief on how to spruce up your professional background and some advice that may give you inspiration to be in a teaching position that you've dreamed about. Creating Your Portfolio The life you have chosen as a profession is an intimate one. It's a life that involves a lot about sacri... more...

Culture and Society » Education | By Art Gib @ Wednesday, 12th March 2008 @ 2:26 AM

Early childhood is a critical time for children to develop good social, mental, emotional and physical skills. The games children play, the activities that they do and, the things that they see and the things that they hear all affect what kind of lessons they learn. Consequently, early childhood games also affect how well their brains and motor skills develop. Most parents are very eager to help their children grow as much as they can. Parents want their children to have confidence, ... more...

Culture and Society » Education | By Thomas Pretty @ Tuesday, 11th March 2008 @ 4:18 AM

IT learning in schools is becoming increasingly important in the world of work and the IT industries. There is however a problem, with a shortage of decent IT support workers to assist in classroom activities many children are not getting the right level of information technology education they need. Unfortunately it seems to be a problem of staffing; heads at various schools have argued they do not have enough IT support staff to teach lessons effectively. A serious issue is the lack of ... more...

Culture and Society » Education | By Art Gib @ Monday, 10th March 2008 @ 9:54 PM

Even though the removal of body hair with the use of lasers is a relatively new procedure in the medical arena, it is already incredibly popular. Last year alone, thousands of people across the country used lasers to permanently remove unwanted hair on their bodies. As demand increases for this procedure, careers in the field also become available. There are plenty of facilities that provide comprehensive laser hair removal training. During a typical training course, students learn a... more...

Culture and Society » Education | By Jen McVeity @ Monday, 10th March 2008 @ 7:08 PM

Imagine spending all Saturday afternoon weeding a garden, only to have someone say: 'That's great, but you missed a few weeds there and you didn't put away the ladder.' Not very supportive is it? Yet, sometimes, that's what we do when kids ask us to read their story. We concentrate on the mistakes: 'That's nice dear, but you've spelt "elephant" wrong on the second page...' Learning is faster with praise. When our children... more...

Culture and Society » Education | By Jen McVeity @ Monday, 10th March 2008 @ 6:49 PM

'You're too early.' This is probably not a phrase we use much with our kids. Wouldn't we love it if they started studying for exams, packing for trips and planning Christmas presents early? However, when it comes to writing, kids often start early - and it is NOT a good idea. It probably means their writing moves too slowly and is full of padding. Here are three examples: 1) Story Starts For some reason, people seem to want to start stories at the beginni... more...

Culture and Society » Education | By Jen McVeity @ Monday, 10th March 2008 @ 10:20 AM

An alien, reading the stories of our primary school kids would be very puzzled. Did the human parents starve their offspring - all the small human children ever seemed to write about was food? Obviously travelling was a huge excitement for the humans too. Bus trips and car trips featured frequently in the small human's writing. While beds clearly had a mystical quality in human civilization - at least half the stories by the small humans started with 'I woke up...'and then finish ... more...

Culture and Society » Education | By Jen McVeity @ Monday, 10th March 2008 @ 4:06 AM

When you pick up a book, you usually do three things: you look at the cover; read the blurb on the back and you read the first paragraph to see if you like it. As an author, you often don't have much control over (1) the book cover or (2) the blurb, BUT every writer knows that a sizzling story start is vital! And that you can control. That first paragraph has to grab the reader's attention instantly. Smart writers know you reveal more about your characters by showing them in act... more...

Culture and Society » Education | By Jim Brown @ Saturday, 8th March 2008 @ 8:08 PM

When people go on vacation, they usually have the best intentions of relaxing and getting to their vacation destination in one piece. This is especially true for recreational vehicle owners because their vehicles are equipped with internet access. Some wireless devices such as PDA's and cellular telephones are used to download audio books that could contain good travel information. Vacationers can also use audio books to fill time while the recreational vehicle is going down the high... more...

Culture and Society » Education | By Jim Brown @ Saturday, 8th March 2008 @ 7:46 PM

For financial advice, a person might spend a great deal of money on a financial counselor. The counseling sessions might take weeks before a financial problem is resolved. If the person had audio books on finance to refer to, they might tell them all they need to know about how to handle debt, or solve a financial dilemma that has been going on for weeks without incurring extra expenses to find resolution. Reading up on financial management could save people with credit problems a lot of ... more...