What Your Kids Need to Know to Excel in Math

Do you really want to get your kids off to a fast start in math? Then they need to know some basic facts. Teach kids their addition and subtraction facts as early on as possible. Once conquered, move on to multiplication facts. Finally, start plodding into the territory of division. With the four pillars of arithmetic conquered, your kids will be on the fast track to academic success.

Perform Like a Math Genius!

Have you ever wanted to be a math genius like those people on TV who can give you the answer to 65 squared or 97 x 103 faster than you can tell someone the time? Many people wish that they could be more confident with math but don’t really believe that they can be successful at math, let alone perform like a math genius. While there are many people out there who are very, very good at math, there is also a ‘math secret’ that many people who seem like math geniuses use, and I would like to share it with you.

Educational Technology Management

Educational technology includes development and management of new tools for teachers who work with cultural diversity of students at urban schools.

So There Really Is A Hay Shortage!

The 2006 hay season has turned into the wild west as the gap between hay supply and demand grows larger each and every day.

College Book Stores: What a Racket

How are college book stores doing this to students?

The Treaty Of Vereeniging

The Treaty of Vereeniging brought a formal conclusion to the Anglo-Boer War, and signalled the beginning of the total disenfranchisement of all African, Indian and Coloured South Africans.

Brain or Heart - How to Develop High Performing and Achieving Public Education Students

More and more knowledge is pumped into K-12 public education students and yet achieving the desired result of graduating from high school is still not being realized. Why not change the paradigm and begin to focus on the heart as well as the brain?

Why Study Calculus? How About Square Roots With No Calculator?

To continue with my Why Study Calculus? series, I discuss here some interesting applications of this branch of mathematics to numbers. Numbers and the operations on them are the key to mathematics, and all higher branches are one way or another intimately linked to their inherent properties. One nice application of the Calculus to numbers is the approximation of square roots. What is more, this technique can be done without a calculator and without even a knowledge of the underlying theory.

Children, Education, And Parents

The involvement of parents in their children's education is a topic that has become increasingly debated.

History of Abstract Art

Abstract art is a form of art in which an object or a form is developed in either a simplified way or an exaggerated manner. Abstract art is one of the major forms of art design which attracts a wide variety of people and art lovers. This form of art developed long back with a significant history comprising of various popular artists. Abstract landscape art, 3D abstract art, and fantasy abstract art are the most popular varieties of abstract art.

Lobster Facts

Lobsters are invertebrates with a hard shell that live on the muddy environment at the bottom of the ocean. These creatures belong to the class Crustacean of the Phylum Arthropoda.

Getting Parents To Schools

Parents’ involvement in students' education process is highly argued by many educational institutions.

Teenage Problems and Math - Could There Be a Connection?

Children who are difficult to manage are often poor problem solvers. Any parent who is experiencing trouble raising their teenage son or daughter knows how vexing a problem this can be. My wife and I experienced this firsthand and I can honestly tell you that the trials we went through were nothing short of nightmarish. After purchasing a specialized program to teach us how to deal with this problem, we learned that children who are behavior problems are often poor problem solvers. It was then that I saw a revelatory connection.

Vocational Nursing Schools

In the United States, nursing is one of the largest health care professions. There are more than 2.7 million registered nurses nationwide. In the United States, nursing students form a major part of all the health profession students. Generally, the cost of pursuing a nursing degree is phenomenally high. Many men and women aspiring for a nursing career are unable to pursue it due to a lack of financial support. Vocational nursing schools offer short-term courses that can be completed in less than a year and yet, maintain high teaching standards. In comparison to a regular nursing degree, vocational nursing courses are available at a lower fee structure.