501 articles on "school"

Getting My Child The Additional Help In School He Or She Needs

Getting My Child The Additional Help In School He Or She Needs by: Noel Swanson The British government promised "that a child with special educational needs should have their needs met" (sec. 1.3, SEN Code of Practice, 2001). Even though it&apos...

Parenting  parenting school needs child
Helping Kids See Their 'Big Picture'

As a father of five daughters, as well as being an educator within my area's school district, one of the most difficult experiences that I have found is getting kids to see their 'Big Picture'. I reference the 'Big Picture', ...

Kids And Teens  kids teens students school
How to Choose a School

You've decided to go to school. You've decided to change your life. Perhaps you are tired of your job, or just tired of making less money than you deserve. Maybe you've decided to pursue a secret passion. With the easy accessibility of...

College Articles  college articles school offer cost
College Freshman Pitfalls to Avoid

A person’s education is actually never completed. We are all lifelong learners. We do however, have formal education systems that are finite and well defined.An experience that is nearly universal in western societies is the experience of grade sch...

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From High School to College or University – 1 - The Problems of Change

Leaving High School and going to college or university is a major change for any student. A new college or university student will find themselves in a different world to their previous time at school, a world in which they will face new challenges a...

College Articles  college articles school student
Five Easy Ways To Bring Family Time Into Your Day; Balancing Work And Family Stresses

Five Easy Ways To Bring Family Time Into Your Day; Balancing Work And Family Stresses by: BZ Riger-Hull The pace of life seems to quicken every year. More and more time is spent rushing from job to after school activities or evening meetings. It...

Women  women family time night school just
Son, Can I Use The Car Tonight?

Son, Can I Use The Car Tonight? by: Douglas G. BurklandI recall somewhere in the recesses of my aging brain a time past when kids actually asked to borrow the family car for the evening. Heck, I even recall myself uttering that request to my fol...

Family  family school kids even
Kick Start Your Mentor Program and Stop the Bullies!

Whining about bullying and how rotten the bullies were and the poor students that they bullied used to be one of my regular activities. "We have to do something to help these kids" both the bullies and their victims," I would whine. But for years, I ...

Kids And Teens  kids teens mentor program school
5 Ways to Profit From No Child Left Behind NCLB

The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (No Child Left Behind) is designed to reform and improve student achievement and change the culture of America’s schools. According to this reform act each state must measure every public school student’s prog...

Self Improvement And Motivation  self improvement motivation school parents child parent services
The Last Day of \'Who Cares?\'

Yesterday was the last day of ‘Who Cares?’ for my oldest child. Today is his first day of high school. From now on, his choices will have a long-term effect on his life. Nothing will ever be the same for him. Our culture doesn’t make a big deal...

Kids And Teens  kids teens school taught