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Free WiFi! On Schoolbuses?!
Table of Contents Investing In the Internet for Kids? Pros and Cons of WiFi On Buses Practical Ideas for WiFi On Buses Conclusion Should School Buses Have WiFi? School buses equipped with WiFi capabilities are popping up all over the country. This has added more kindling to the great pyre of debate over how much time […]
There There, They’re Just Using Their Noodles
There, They’re, Their Homophones such as “there, they’re and their” can be a real nuisance. What is a homophone, you ask? They are words which sound alike but have very different meanings. It’s annoying. This is true for anyone studying English as a foreign language, and it holds true for even the most fluent English speakers […]
Better Late Than Never, How to Motivate
One of the most difficult things about being an educator is standing in front of a classroom and feeling helpless. Some students just don’t want to learn. Many of them are simply looking to get by, and lazily claw their way to some sort of passing grade. Students are disinterested and unwilling to put forth […]
Lagging Language Education Leaves America in the Dust
In the beginning of May, the Joint National Committee for Languages held the 2015 Language Advocacy Day – a day set aside to promote awareness of the importance of language studies. Every year, when talks of the annual budget for the American education system crops up, the funding for language education seems to get cut […]
Online Homeschooling May Be the Future of Education
Is online homeschooling a healthy alternative to public school? This question has been sparking heated debates between parents, politicians, and psychologists all over the country. From 2012 to 2013, only a minute percentage of the school-aged population was reported to be receiving their education at home. Over the past year though, the numbers of parents […]
New Tricks, Old Tech
Using Old Technology in the Classroom Traditional classes have the potential to be very boring, especially in primary and high school. Listening to a teacher droning on about names, dates, and events, solving math problems, having to look at that board all day… Even with the advent of “power point classrooms” – in the hands […]
Keeping History Class Alive
Keeping History Class Alive History is one of the tougher subjects to teach. You’d think that it wouldn’t be so difficult. After all, history – be it global or American – has seen its share of exciting and amazing events. Wars, religions, revolutions, coups, crusades, and of course, the Brady Bunch reunion of 1981. Unfortunately, […]
Co-ed vs Separate Education
Is segregating sexes in education a positive or negative approach? Which option creates a more intellectually stimulating and safe classroom environment? Well, it depends. This is a debate that has been going on for some time, with arguments for and against coming up constantly. To make a very broad generalization: those who are segregated do […]
The Belief in Stress Relief
Being a student is stressful. Whether you’re in middle school or high school, and certainly for those of us pursuing our quest for knowledge in the halls of higher education – it get can very tense and worrisome. Great Ways to Relieve Stress for Students Ironically, most students say they can’t find the time to […]