Deadly Drugs Hit Schools
by Jeff Morelock.The 18-year-old high school student died on Mother's Day. Her mother spent the night before helplessly watching. Her daughter's body temperature reached 108 degrees. Her blood cells boiled. She bled from her mouth. Was it a rare tropical fever that h...
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10 Things My Preschooler Taught Me
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Back to School Show & Tell
by Deborah Shelton.One thing you can count on during the first day of school is the inevitable question of "What did you do over the summer?" Here are a few creative ways to describe your summer experiences for the first edition of Show and Tell.1. Flip BooksCreate a m...
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Are Your Children Ready for School?
by Dorothy M Neddermeyer.Spiral bound note book, 3-ring binder, 3-hole lined paper, pencils, pens, erasers, crayons, stapler, scissors, paste, book bag, pencil case, shoes, socks, underwear, shirts, pants, skirts, jacket, uniforms.... Check, Check, Check..., everything is re...
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Get Your Child Ready for School
by Caroline G. Shaw.Mom, Dad, play with your child. Take out some paints, some paper and help your child discover colors. Mix colors as you name them. Paint shapes, paint animals with the shapes. Take your child to the park. Talk about what you see. Show them boats in t...
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Preschool Fun - Pots & Pans and Numbers
by Tami Crea.POTS AND PANS AND NUMBERS TEACHING OBJECTIVE/BEFORE YOU BEGIN: Matching numbers is a great way for your pre-schooler to learn their names. As you roll the dice and count the spots on each of the six sides he will soon be counting from 1 to 6 with eas...
Invented Spelling
by Joel Turtel.Also, many school officials now believe it is not important to teach correct spelling because, so the theory goes, a child will “eventually” learn to spell correctly. Unfortunately, millions of children who start out as poor spellers, stay that w...
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Are Public Schools Anti-Parent?
by Joel Turtel.The assumptions behind this curriculum are that every child needs to be warned about and prepared for possible dangers of verbal, physical, and sexual abuse because allegedly every child is a potential victim, not only of strangers but of his or her ...
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Public Schools Are Un-American
by Joel Turtel.Compulsory education means that in America, contrary to the common view, we no longer live in the land of the free. Local and state governments that claim the right to control our children’s education also claim, in effect, that they own our childr...
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Socialist Public Schools In America
by Joel Turtel.In the former socialist-communist Soviet Union, for example, the government owned all property and all the schools. In America, public schools are also government property, controlled by local government officials. In Soviet Russia, the government fo...
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School Fundraisers that Makes Money
by Paul Jensen.To make huge amounts of money for your next school fundraiser you first of all need to create awareness and excitement. Here are 5 very important things to consider: When planning a school fundraiser the most important question you need to answer is:...
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