K-12 Articles

Culture and Society » Education » K-12 | By Dick Moss @ Monday, 26th May 2008 @ 5:12 AM

Walking is one of the best exercises for lifetime fitness. But let's face it - plain old walking can be a boring proposition for students. As a result, the canny physical education teacher will find ways to make a walk more exciting. Thanks to modern technology, there is now a fun activity that combines satellite navigation, orienteering, computer skills, treasure hunting...and walking. It's a super cross-curricular game that your students will love. Called "geoca... more...

Culture and Society » Education » K-12 | By Art Gib @ Thursday, 22nd May 2008 @ 2:02 AM

It's a face of America that shows no slow down -- new immigrants finding new lives in the states are bringing children who face the learning curve of both, getting through regular educational material, and learning a second language. And it's not something that simply effecting big city metros either, immigrant populations are spreading throughout Middle America, into its small towns and local districts. This new swath of Americans creates a big obstacle for educators in the cl... more...

Culture and Society » Education » K-12 | By Dick Moss @ Wednesday, 21st May 2008 @ 4:46 AM

Safety is a concern to education administrators in today's lawsuit-happy society. It should be of particular concern around a school gymnasium because the gym is an area that generates a large number of student injuries. Unfortunately, injuries are often the result of common but inconspicuous equipment and facility hazards. To identify some typical injury risks, I contacted Cliff Knuff, a consultant who performs school safety checks as part of his duties with The Vinyl Doctor ... more...

Culture and Society » Education » K-12 | By Jen McVeity @ Monday, 5th May 2008 @ 7:31 PM

Several times this month, Fiona Brill and her five year old son have walked to the nearby Primary School. There they play on the monkey-bars, eat a picnic lunch and try out all the drinking taps to discover which ones work - and which ones spray water everywhere. Fiona points out the classroom Nicky will be in this year and the bench she will sit on, when it is time to collect him. In just a few weeks, Nicky will go to school for the first time. Fiona is already working to make the transition as... more...

Culture and Society » Education » K-12 | By Dick Moss @ Sunday, 27th April 2008 @ 7:42 PM

There is not a teacher alive who has not stood in front of a classroom of drowsy students. There is no doubt that teaching effectiveness is much reduced when students can barely keep their eyes open. Fortunately, physical activity can be used to energize such classroom lulls. ENERGY BREAKS A short fitness break of three to four minutes can get the blood pumping again, relieve boredom, reduce tension and increase your students' level of alertness. The result will be better learnin... more...

Culture and Society » Education » K-12 | By Glen Smith @ Thursday, 24th April 2008 @ 5:32 AM

Newsflash: Runescape Introduces Charting One of the most exciting features post Grand-Exchange has got to be the new price and charting database. For the parents reading this article, Runescape is a multiplayer adventure game played by millions of children worldwide, with at least 100,000 online at any time of the day or night. A tiny part of that game is an automated item trading system started in January 2008, something like a hybrid of the stock market and Ebay. Runescape has ... more...

Culture and Society » Education » K-12 | By Art Gib @ Monday, 21st April 2008 @ 9:51 PM

The population in America is growing slowly. Although with overall slow growth, the growth that there is, is mainly among immigrant minority groups. The growth leans more toward the large immigration of those coming from Mexico and Central/South America, who are mostly Spanish speakers. With the new families that come, they will be seeking the resources to learn English if they haven't already -- especially the children, whose speaking is essential to advance in elementary and beyond. <... more...

Culture and Society » Education » K-12 | By Scott Wasserman @ Tuesday, 8th April 2008 @ 8:48 PM

If your child has special needs or a disability, special education may help your child succeed in school and in life. However, many parents fear that their child will be singled out for special education classes in a room separate from their classmates, so they avoid seeking out special education arrangements. While this was the case at one time, current special education laws require schools to provide an educational environment that is as unrestrictive and equal for all children as pos... more...

Culture and Society » Education » K-12 | By Art Gib @ Tuesday, 8th April 2008 @ 7:19 PM

As more early childhood articles about reading, speaking and cognitive learning develop, the more we find that most aspects of these subjects are not one-ways streets. They each seem to work off each other, which is great news for parents and teachers. In this article I'll concentrate more on a little how speaking reflects better reading and some techniques that stoke the speaking stage for children that adults can use as an organic way of teaching. The normal function of childhood s... more...

Culture and Society » Education » K-12 | By David Kowalczyk @ Monday, 7th April 2008 @ 7:55 PM

Today, the tutoring services are plentiful. There is also the number of tutoring franchises that have now sprung up in the strip malls, the online tutoring, as well as the more traditional tutoring. But how to make the informed choice about which type of the tutoring service to make use of? Here are some tips for selecting the best. 1. Do your investigation. Most of the tutoring services have the web sites, first go on net. The tutor centers must have the wealth of data available on to th... more...

Culture and Society » Education » K-12 | By Art Gib @ Friday, 28th March 2008 @ 3:08 AM

Getting in the habit of reading early stokes the fires of curiosity and general reading habits later in life. That is why most programs that spearhead the population of elementary students look to catch struggling readers at as early of an age as possible. To grasp the scope of the problem, it's been estimated that 40 percent of children find reading as a challenge and should benefit for a more aggressive education campaign. Reasons Why Young Students Struggle Science has long... more...

Culture and Society » Education » K-12 | By Kenneth Scott @ Wednesday, 26th March 2008 @ 8:32 AM

There are two standards followed by the National Education Association (NEA). One is to create an education program that remains firm, and the second is to gain power over the system. The organization wants to gain power even if there is corruption and other are undermined as a result. It undermines ideas and limits the thinking of local schools while using its capital to gain control at the same time. The idea is to endorse an established status in society over all, even if this means children ... more...

Culture and Society » Education » K-12 | By Art Gib @ Monday, 24th March 2008 @ 3:10 PM

Reading instruction for children in early elementary has gone a long ways since the days of Dick and Jane. At least Dr. Gray's books from the early 30s of Dick, Jane, their parents, baby Sally and the crew of pets provided a beginning step for the basal reading instruction movement. The books that then became a staple institutionalized reader for children were later criticized for their homogenized cultural images. The education institution as a whole was also challenged because thi... more...

Culture and Society » Education » K-12 | By Kenneth Scott @ Thursday, 20th March 2008 @ 10:24 PM

When my mother got a promotion at her job, she had new office hours that lasted much longer than my school day. I heard my parents talking about how to handle this problem. They found the solution in an educational after-school program. Putting us in an after-school program meant that sister and I had to go directly from one class to another after the school day ended. The programs promotional materials said it would use fun activities and innovative teaching methods to make the best use... more...

Culture and Society » Education » K-12 | By Jen McVeity @ Thursday, 20th March 2008 @ 3:41 AM

Would you waste money on an opera ticket for this guy? 'Of course I love opera,' he said, foot tapping restlessly. Research has shown that the old adage is true: Actions (such as a foot tapping) do speak louder than words. So when we write, we should 'show' with actions, not 'tell' with words. Kids like to state outright: 'Michael was in a bad mood.' However to make it convincing they should actually show Michael in action. List wha... more...

Culture and Society » Education » K-12 | By Kenneth Scott @ Wednesday, 19th March 2008 @ 7:49 AM

Computers, during the last two decades or so, have been instrumental in bringing about changes in the way we communicate and gather information and/or knowledge to such an extent that it is hard to find any sphere which has not undergone changes after the advent of computers. The system of teaching in elementary schools, and of course higher education, is one such area where the advent of computers, coupled with the growth of the World Wide Web, has brought about a complete metamorphosis ... more...

Culture and Society » Education » K-12 | By Kenneth Scott @ Tuesday, 18th March 2008 @ 2:27 PM

How often have you looked back and thought that much of what you studied in school has proved to be irrelevant. If you can think like this and agree to this statement, imagine what you children go through when they go through boring lesson after lesson, doing homework and studying while not understanding the actual reason why they are being subjected to such boring information. The fact is that unless a task has relevance for us, it looses its importance. Many kids crib about how boring m... more...

Culture and Society » Education » K-12 | By Kenneth Scott @ Tuesday, 18th March 2008 @ 2:24 PM

When you have children in your house who are not yet old enough to join regular school but definitely have the capability of acquiring some knowledge, one of the best things that you can do to help your child and yourself is to enroll him into an early childhood learning program. These programs are obviously helpful for your child and also ensure that you get a break from the screaming, jumping, running and endless banter. Do not feel guilty about doing this because the early childhood le... more...

Culture and Society » Education » K-12 | By Kenneth Scott @ Tuesday, 18th March 2008 @ 1:28 PM

Every one of us wants to give our children the best we can provide, of love, care and education. The best course is to prepare our children in a manner that will enable them to face the challenges life throws at them as they grow older. Keeping a child occupied, however, is one of the most trying jobs that parents face. Books for children, apart from helping in keeping the child occupied, can provide a lot of food for thought and are a major tool for educating children. The habit of readi... more...

Culture and Society » Education » K-12 | By Art Gib @ Thursday, 6th March 2008 @ 4:49 AM

The 4th grade slump is a phenomenon that most educators know about in the learning process for elementary school children. Elementary school children have shown a trend of rapid growth in learning how to read from 1st to 3rd grade. They've got good reading fundamentals during the first 3 years of elementary. The sounds and meanings behind words and letters show a good deal of uptake in young readers. However when it comes times for them to put reading into critical though, some children fal... more...