Nearly two years ago, in the fall of 2005, Hurricane Katrina ravaged her way through New Orleans. Not only were homes, families, businesses, and business owners drastically affected by the storm, so were the students, teachers, staff, and administrators of New Orleans Schools. Prior to the...
Interview With Sharif Khan
Interview by Ralph Zuranski
What is your definition of heroism?
It stems from the original word hero which comes from the Greek roots servos and heros, which means to serve and protect. So self-sacrifice for the higher good and betterment of...
Assigning homework serves various educational needs. It serves as an intellectual discipline, establishes study habits, eases time constraints on the amount of curricular material that can be covered in class, and supplements and reinforces work done in school. In addition, it fosters student...
Your dream finally came truealong came Mr. Right and now you are engaged! Not only are your girlfriends excited about your engagement, but also they are happy to be a part of our wedding day. Being invited to serve as a bridesmaid is both flattering and rewarding. It is flattering in the fact...
Basically, solar power is energy that is actually harnessed from the sun. Although the sun is millions of miles away from earth, if we had the ability to harness all the energy coming from the sun, there is more than enough power there to provide all the energy we need for the entire earth. In...
When we tell people we homeschool, one of the first questions I am asked is, “What is your day like?” The following is a typical day:
I get up early, about 7:00 or 7:30 to have some quiet time, read the newspaper, and have coffee. When Aaron gets up, about 7:45 or 8:00, we all...
What is Mental Math? Lot of you out there are trying to find an answer to this question. Well, answer is quite simple, mental math is nothing but simple calculations done in your head, that is, mentally. So now you are wondering well, what is such a big deal, I can easily calculate 10 + 5 and...
The term “homeschooling” refers to choosing to educate one’s children at home, rather than in a public or private school. Usually one or both parents act as “teacher,” though not in the same way as a classroom teacher. Yes, it is entirely legal in all fifty states....
In recent years forensic psychology and related topics such as criminal profiling have been the subject of a whole host of books, films and television series. While this has undoubtedly raised the profile of forensic psychology, the subject has often been presented in a distorted,...
What Is Dyscalculia? How To Deal With This Learning Disability?
Life has its own shades. Some are born with silver spoons in the mouth while some others work very hard all through their life, to make even the simplest of living. And there are still others, who are born to live with both...
Continuing education in general is quite similar to adult education since it is also intended for adult learners, especially those adults who are beyond traditional undergraduate college or university age. However, it is wrong to club continuing education with other educational programs such as...
When thinking about home schooling, its easy to begin to be overwhelmed with the right place to begin. Since homeschooling has received more popularity in the 20th century than in the past, there are a lot more resources that you could have found 20 years ago. The downside of this is that...