Pros and Cons of Private Christian Schools
Christian schools are a type of private school specifically catered to people of the Christian religion and because of this there are great debates on their pros and cons. Christian…
Staff Engagement Survey Helps Districts Measure School Climate
When the School District of Monroe Superintendent Cory Hirsbrunner was looking for a way to gather feedback from her staff on District initiatives and culture she turned to School Perceptions.…
International Baccalaureate Primary Years Program Comes to Washington D.C. Schools
Shephard Elementary School Immersion Program Washington D.C. Schools are eager to begin a new language immersion program at the primary school level. Beginning in August of 2006, pre – Kindergarten…
Results Are In – Practical Home Schooling Vs Public Schools
There are many, quality studies that indicate that practical home schooling on average develops better quality students. Part of this effect can be explained by observing that parents that have…
What Skills Should a Teacher of Mathematics Teach His/Her Students?
Before the advent of universal secondary education, the mathematics teacher had a select group of students who were most likely, in terms of Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences, maths-logic thinkers. So there…
Developing Your School Brand
A school brand can start off as an intangible positive image that attracts the public to enrol their children there. An example is the perceived high teaching standards or an…
National Scholarship: I Have to Pay for College
I Have to Pay for College… Part One: Student Loans If you are like most high school graduates or thinking of going back to college, the prospect of having to…
The Government Response to the Previous School Massacre – Part 1 in The Right Response?
The 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook, Connecticut has disturbing similarities to the 1999 Columbine High School mass shooting where two angry young men slaughtered a teacher and twelve students.…
The Reality And Non-Reality Of Mathematics
There’s little doubt that mathematics rules the reality roost when it comes to the laws, principles and relationships within the sciences in general and the physical sciences in particular. Further,…
Surprise – Public School Class Size Doesn’t Matter Very Much
School authorities often complain that classes are too large. They claim that teachers can’t be expected to give their students the individual attention they need if there are too many…
Today The American Education Is Being Reinvented
Today the American education is being reinvented. The assumptions that have governed its structures and power relationships for more than a century are being replaced. This reinvention is breeding all…
Math Games to Make Your Kids Love Mathematics
You might have remembered the day when you have received a hard yelling from your math teacher for not finishing the math homework. If not, then there might be many…
Know Your Rights – Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, India
Have you left your children to basic schooling in India? Have you assessed the “law on the right of children to free and compulsory education and the right to education”,…
Public-School True Believers with a Mission
One reason public schools get away with educational failure, year after year, is because they are run by school officials who passionately believe in what they are doing. As the…
Public Speaking – Creative Visuals the Old-School Way
Before speakers used PowerPoint, there were overhead projectors, flip charts, handouts and white boards. Before that, there were slide projectors and movie projectors. Sometimes people used props. Before that, there…
What Pedagogue Should a Mathematics Teacher Used to Cater for Different Learning Styles?
Universal secondary education is the norm in most parts of the world with most students graduating from secondary school. Most students will continue to study Mathematics in some form right…
Sex Education in Schools Pros and Cons
Sex education is the act of informing younger and adult generations about everything they need to know about sex. Sex education is one of the most controversial issues in education,…
What is a Traditional Nursery School?
Traditional preschools are also known as structured or cognitive schools. Here are 10 features of a traditional preschool: 1) There is a set curriculum with specific goals for the children.…