Do we really believe that every child can succeed? How does the view that a child's potential is limited affect our ability to reach that child and inhibit his growth and academic success? The largely unexplored, and in some cases erroneous, beliefs held by many...

As an educator, do you believe the process of grading or evaluating students' work is always completed in a fair manner? Are you able to maintain a strict sense of objectivity as you evaluate learning activities completed by your students? I've thought about this...

Here are a couple of errors that one can easily avoid when kickstarting their career. Not being observant In the words of Dr. Seuss, "There are so many things you can learn about. But you'll miss the best things if you keep your eyes shut." It is important to have a...

High School graduation requirements should be worked out at the school level by faculty and approved by parents and supervising boards, accepted by students who come to the school (who - one hopes! - have some choice in what school they attend), and which lay out the...

The end of high school is usually considered the end of childhood. If this is still true, students on the cusp of adulthood have to be ready to take on its responsibilities, including a readiness to work hard, even for those going on to the very pleasurable experience...

By Author: TEL Gurus The English language is a core subject. When we talk about studying the English language in school, it is a mandatory subject. As English goes with everything, it makes the subject itself an essential subject to study. But have you ever thought...

Learning is a complex process. We learn by building on past experiences; by trial and error; by starting with simple tasks and combining them over time to accomplish more complex tasks; and, by gaining insight and understanding of the relationship between various...

"I don't like to read." "Reading is boring." Reading is old school." "Reading takes too much time." "I'd rather watch the movie." I'm sure many of us have heard either these lines or something similar when attempting to encourage a reluctant reader to read. Oftentimes...

The mobile phone soon made an entry and today has become an extension of us - our lifeline for communication. However, there are still some concepts that elude us like LMS or Learning Management Systems. So what are they? Just like Word helps us write documents and...

By Author: Pankaj What is Mobile Learning (m-learning)? Nowadays, our smartphones stay cemented in our hands. We utilize it for every single thing. Interaction with associates and relatives, online buying, ordering meals, playing sports, and so on. Should we also...

For decades, political and business leaders have demanded education reform because bad schools were putting our nation "at risk" of losing its economic advantage. Many years, billions of dollars, and hundreds of reform strategies later, the schools survive largely...

By Author: Natasha Hernandez Present day way of life has its own arrangement of advantages, and now and again restrictions. While it has favored us with mechanical blessings, it has set aside a few minutes 'time for family' an extravagance. Following full time work,...

Nothing can be counted as progress in a community until the children and youth are well-served and show healthy development and steady, sustained advances in learning. The needs of children and youth in inner-city communities are very great, yet these communities...

Three actualities emerging from recent research indicate that we must focus concentrated attention on low-income children before they enter school: (a) poverty among young children is becoming more intense; (b) poverty coupled with other risk factors, such as chronic...