Choose the Right Preschool: Montessori, Progressive, Traditional, Waldorf or Reggio Emilia Preschool Admissions - Montessori, Progressive, Traditional, Waldorf and Reggio Emilia - Which Program is Right For Your Child?Types of Schools From Which to ChooseWhen I sent my daughter to nursery school, I wanted the most nurturing environment I could find. I chose a wonderful progressive program in my neighborhood. A few years later, when we were...more
Fiji Alternative to Schoolies Week on the Gold Coast As the Year 12 term ends and the Schoolies looms near, anticipation is thick in the air. The kids may busy themselves with planning, but will be dreading the next few weeks as students all over Australia will flock to the shores of the Gold Coast.Gold Coast Schoolies week does not have a good reputation. The week can get out of control with lots of alcohol fueled fights, robberies...more
Video for improving teaching skills IntroductionIn recent times, teacher training institutions have begun to employ technological aids for the purpose of teacher training. One extremely popular method for teacher training is video modelling, and video-based student feed back. What is video modelling?Video modelling is a teaching method that has been shown to be effective in teaching an innovative teaching method. Video modelling involves video taping an individual or multiple people modelling specific behaviors (e.g., demonstrating the Sturctural Oral Sitational Approach, The Direct Method or demonstration of the skills of questioning, eliciting responses, giving instructions etc.During video modelling, an action is performed by the model, the trainees view that model on the TV or computer screen, and the trainees later while engaging a class imitates the behavior of the model. How video modelling helps the teacher educator?Though replacing a live teacher with a TV screen, might appear irrational, there are several advantages. Many demonstrations are time-consuming to prepare. By videotaping teacher demonstrations, the teacher has two big advantages: First, they...more
A key question to ask any daycare is what is their staff turnover. This is important for many different reasons and plays into how enjoyable your experience with the daycare will be.Staff turnover is how often the child care needs to replace workers. The longer the period the better. If a daycare is replacing all of its workers every year, you...more
Many parents feel uncomfortable when dealing with their childrens schools. In some cases they had a difficult time during their own school years which makes them feel awkward dealing with teachers as adults. Children can easily pick up on parental anxieties and negative attitudes when it comes to schooling. This is why it is so important to deal...more
"The high school football recruiting process may start sooner than you think, and today I would like to talk to you about a big question that a lot of high school athletes have, and that is, "When does the high school or college recruiting process start?" Now, a lot of people may think that it's when you get your first letter from a coach, or you send in film, something like that. I certainly thought, back when I was in high school, that the recruiting process started my senior year - after the season was done - that's when I made my film, sent it out, and tried to get in contact with coaches. But actually, the football recruiting process can start as soon as you want - as soon as possible.There are a lot of coaches who are looking younger and younger for athletes to recruit - 7th and 8th grade even. And so anything you can do right now would be helpful. One big thing in the college or high school football recruiting process is calling coaches, trying to make a contact with them, talking to a coach, and trying to get them to know you. Another way to get to know coaches is going to camps and talking to them. And also, sending out film. Even if you don't have the greatest...more
Education reform is taking a front seat in Indiana with Gov. Mitch Daniels. Similar to the Q comp program in Minnesota, Daniels has proposed "linking teacher pay to student performance," with the added benefit of awarding students a scholarship if...more
Homeschool or Public School: what should parents go for? Today in this competitive world parents have realized the importance of education, With the rapid growth of technology and competition, it has become difficult to have a sustainable...more
Online vs Offline Vet Tech Schools by Joel One may possibly speculate precisely what the actual strengths associated with an online veterinary assistant schools and online veterinary technician schools are. The simple fact is usually that the...more
Changes in educational reform confuse scholars With a new government come new rules and regulations and inevitably plenty of educational reforms. Unfortunately for many of the universities, colleges and schools around the UK, these constant...more
Educate Consumers that Loans are Investments in the Future Right now, in this current economic crisis that the world is facing, with an uncertain future, it can be challenging to convince many people that loans are actually a great investment...more
Scholarships For Mothers Can Help You Get Money For the Education You Deserve Single moms grapple with the financing of their college education. They seem to be helpless finding funds for their schooling. Some people are not aware that...more