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Educational ArticlesSaplingsEducating the Autistic Special Education Class actionby Richard D. KahlenbergIn 1998, William Bowen, a former president of Princeton, and Derek Bok, a former president of Harvard, wrote a highly influential defense of affirmative action titled The Shape of the River. While affirming the consideration of race in university admissions, the book dismissed the idea that colleges should do a better job of admitting low-income students of all races. more...Left BehindStudents get short changed in public schoolsAt one of his trademark elementary school photo ops earlier this year, President Bush said his administration was pumping money into America's schools like never before. "The federal government is sending checks at record amounts," he announced. In fact, Bush's 2005 budget provides the smallest increase in education funding since 1996. more...Featured ArticlesFree Chat RoomsPhone Chat PCDI The College and University Alternative for Working Professionals Pursuing Their Degrees - PCDI | Professional Career Development Institute - The College and University Alternative for Working Professionals Pursuing Their Degrees. Can Streaming Video Solve Global Warming - The latest streaming video technologies allow almost anyone with a computer, a broadband connection and a webcam to quickly and cheaply set up live web meetings with multiple particpants - from their desktop and with no need for downloads or spec. How to Deal With College and University Exams - College life can be a lot of fun but there are college and university exams that need to be taken. Self Marketing Why Students Should Tell Stories - Everybody lies, and storytellers are some of the best liars around. Navy Needs an AUV Tunneling Robot for Hiding - Many sea creatures have special hunting methods, which include burying themselves in the sand on the ocean floor and then waiting for their hapless prey to walk by and then they snag them for dinner. more... |
Homeschooling and EducationHomeschooling and education resources, educational information, links, products, businesses for homeschoolers, parents and teachers.Living on the edge:by Emma Lee-PotterFor once, the whole of Fleet Street was united. "Meet the Neets," said the Daily Mirror, warning that the 1.1 million young people "Not in Education, Employment or Training" could turn Britain into "a nation of Vicky Pollards". more...Homeschooling aloneby Greg BeatoIT'S SATURDAY MORNING in downtown Modesto, California, and for a city with 200,000 residents, not much is happening. The streets are mostly empty, and the outdoor tables at Starbucks are unoccupied. Outside the Modesto Convention Center, though, a steady wave of soccer moms (and a smattering of soccer dads) are pushing strollers and lugging plastic shopping bags as they enter and exit the center's 12,000-square-foot exhibition hall. more...Reading, writing, and landscapingSome teachers find creative ways to make ends meetAs a nation, we're confused about how we see teachers. Most polls show that respect for the profession has risen in recent years, yet we have certain quietly entrenched ideas--that teaching is easy, that teachers get out at 3 p.m. every day--and these notions, all ludicrous, allow us to accept the injustice in teachers' dismally low salaries. more...Compelling Reasons For Homeschoolingby All HomeschoolingPeople choose the option of homeschooling their children for a variety of reasons. For many years, homeschooling was the purview of those families who lived in rural areas and found the cost and/or time it would take to transport their children to school unbearable. For these people, homeschooling was and continues to be the only real option when it comes to their children’s education. more... |
