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Five Reasons You Should Consider Homeschooling Your Children
For this article, I thought I would list five reasons that you should consider homeschooling your children.
Homeschooling is becoming more and more common. Estimates are that there is over 1 million kids being homeschooled in the United States. So what are some of the reasons parents decide to homeschool their children? Let's take a look at five of those reasons.
Better Education
One of the biggest reasons parents decide to homeschool their children is because they feel they can provide for ...Read the rest of this entry »
Encouraging Your Student Violinist to Practice
9:00 am, 11:00 am, 1:00 pm, 3:00 pm, ' Practice Time, What's the
Big Deal?
If you find yourself immersed in violin tuning, violin fingering
charts and perhaps Suzuki music you may find the following
helpful.
This short article is the first in a series aimed at shedding
some light on this mystery of encouraging your child to enjoy,
maybe even look forward to violin practice time.
If you can relate to any of the following statements, please
don't tell the rest of us!
1. My child is so ...Read the rest of this entry »
The Advantages of Attending a Career College.
There are many educational choices for this year's crop of
graduating seniors. Traditional colleges, both four-year
colleges and community colleges, are becoming less and less of a
'fit' for students. Long times to graduate, waiting lists for
popular programs, or outdated curriculum for modern careers are
all compelling reasons to seek other sources of education.
Indeed, only 30% of students who enter a four year college
actually graduate. Of those who do graduate, large portions
don't even ...Read the rest of this entry »
Student Housing - Look Deeper
Getting an apartment as a college student is one of the most
difficult housing experiences you will go through. As a student,
you are immediately judged as a risk. You don't have a good job
and probably only work part time since school is your focus. You
carry the 'college student' stigma, bringing to mind parties,
late nights and loud music.
Furthermore, there is intense competition for apartments near
college since everyone moves in at the same time. Apartment
owners whose complexes are near ...Read the rest of this entry »
How to get the most out of your supplier of school uniforms
School uniforms are unlike any other business in the clothing
industry. Street clothing retailers such as Land's End, JC
Penney, or Gap limit what kind of clothing you can buy. When you
walk into one of their stores, what you see is what you get.
School uniform supply companies are different. When your school
partners with Hall Closet Uniforms & Apparel, your options are
endless. Your school has the ability to create a school uniform
using any combination of styles, colors, cuts or fabric that ...Read the rest of this entry »
What to Look For When Choosing an Online University
A college degree gives a person a guarantee of higher wages and
a better job. Sadly, many Americans continue to go on without
having a college degree. Using an online university is a great
way to get a degree while still keeping a job, or taking care of
a family. There are numerous online universities out there, and
it is up to you to decide which one is best. The best online
university should fulfill all of your needs and provide a solid
education. Here are a few tips that are good to follow ...Read the rest of this entry »
Homeschooling with Literature
Literature School
Even some elite colleges employ literature-based learning.
Their tools are the Great Books; their principal technique,
discussion. The Literature School is not only a successful
school, it is the ideal multi-grade family school. Books can be
read aloud together, with each child processing the information
on his own level. The youngest child can narrate, the
middle-aged child can write, the high schooler can report'after
doing additional research about the topic, era or ...Read the rest of this entry »
Still Waiting? :What to do when your Child Lands on the College
After sorting through brochures, helping tailor the perfect
essay, and juggling schedules to attend college nights, and
campus visits, you await the answer to the all-important
question. Did your senior make the grade for their top choice
school? Unfortunately, when the letter of truth arrives it
doesn?t offer ?congratulations? or ?regretfully inform.? Your
child has been cordially invited to the ?wait list.?
While most parents prepare their child for acceptance or
outright rejection, today?s ...Read the rest of this entry »
How To Survive College Life
Starting your new college life can seem a bit daunting and it is
important to have a few survival tips to ensure that you enjoy
college life or at least survive it. Obviously your money is
going to be vital to your survival and you need to make sure
that you save enough to pay for the essentials before spending
it all on enjoying college life.
Most students live in shared accommodation for part of their
college life. This can be the first time that many students have
had to share their living ...Read the rest of this entry »
University Life
Recent findings from the Educational Policy Institute indicated
that the UK is the third most expensive place in the world to go
to university. Combine this with figures from the Prudential,
showing that a third of university students have considered
abandoning their studies due to the financial strain they have
encountered, and it is not surprising that many prospective
students are finding the need to seriously think through the
merits of going to University.
Whilst it is true that there are ...Read the rest of this entry »
Writing your way into university
This article is an essential guide to how to edit the personal
statement. In this article Elaine Millward, encourages you to
develop your editing skills and get a perfect finished personal
statement.
Packed with advice and information, this article is written for
the vast numbers of students embarking on the personal statement
for the first time, she explains how to use editing for your
advantage.
This article has been written as a mini guide to writing the
personal statement. The Get Into Uni ...Read the rest of this entry »
What Is Homeschooling and How Do I Know If It's Right FOr My
What is Homeschooling And How Do I Know If It's Right For My
Family? Do you know what these famous people have in common?
Alexander Graham Bell George Patton Albert Einstein Benjamin
Franklin Winston Churchill Agatha Christie George Bernard Shaw
Will Rogers If you guessed that they were all homeschoolers,
you'd be correct. This is a very short list of famous and
successful people who were educated at home. If you would like
to expand this list, do a search on the Internet for ...Read the rest of this entry »
Sona Institute Brings George Mason University To India
Press Release
Bangalore India
13th July 2004
Sona Institute Brings George Mason University To India
Sona Valliappa Group a brand name driven by quality and built by
value has been associated with education since 1958. The group
is diversified in BPO, Textiles and Plantation playing a pivotal
roll in industry. Vee Technologies today launched Sona Institute
of Advanced studies (SIAS). SIAS has tied up with George Mason
University Washington (GMU) to offer courses in Change
Management. The GMU ...Read the rest of this entry »
Student Housing - Studying In Apartments
Living in an apartment during college can be the highlight of a
student's life. You're away from home, living with friends. You
don't yet have the stresses of a full time job. You only have a
few hours of class a day. And there are always opportunities for
fun. How can you maximize this chance to live while still
keeping school your priority?
First, it's important to have a common understanding amongst
your roommates that school is the priority during the week.
Everyone has different class ...Read the rest of this entry »
Pros and Cons of School Uniforms
We have worked with schools across the United States, and
believe us, you are not the only person asking this question!
The answers that we have heard from our customers are as varied
as our customers are. The debate over school uniforms is
complicated, so we've included highlights from both sides for
you to consider:
Professional:
Some say that a child in a school uniform is more likely to take
school seriously. Putting on the school uniform signals he or
she is going to school just like dad ...Read the rest of this entry »
Career education options for working adults.
Ask yourself this question: 'Do I like what I do for a living?'
If you answered 'no', what are you doing about it? Maybe you
have a 'good' job, but it's not very rewarding to you
personally. Maybe you have job with good pay, but bad hours or
worse ' a job with good hours, but bad pay. Perhaps you've just
done your job for too many years, or are excited to work in some
of the new careers that just weren't available when you finished
school.
Whatever the reason is for you wanting to switch ...Read the rest of this entry »
Internet and Education--One Mom's Perspective
What is all the hoopla about children needing to be exposed to
computers and the Internet? Let me share my experience.
My child isn't a genius. Most aptitude testing has revealed
that she is of average intelligence. But somehow this child has
managed to consistently score above the 90th percentile
nationally on the Iowa Test of Basic Skills'98th and 99th
percentile in math. And, on Georgia's sixth grade Criterion
Referenced Comprehension Test (CRCT) scored 450 out of 450 on
the reading ...Read the rest of this entry »
Education, Learning & Wisdom
If you are thinking about what you are going to say while the
other person is talking, you are not listening....if you don't
listen, you don't learn.....If you listen with concentration,
then all the brain's parts can contribute to something much
better to say, even something profound! Real wisdom is found on
the bottom of the pool of humility, and that is the education
King Solomon treasured the most. ["If you are looking down on
others, you will never see what is above you", as C.S. ...Read the rest of this entry »