Education Articles

1. Quick Strategies For Writing Your Essay Under Pressure

By Linda Correli Most writing is done under time pressure. Yet, while the majority of students have to write in haste - with limited time, limited space and an instructor to please - few approach to this task systematically. Though, writing under increasing time pressure requires the ability to zero in one activity, turning all the strengths to successful fulfillment of this task in tight schedule. Pres... read more

2. Seven Deadly Enemies That Stop You From Reaching Your Goals

By Yuliya Muravey Everybody on this planet has enemies, rivals and foes. Call them any way you like, but nevertheless they exist, chasing you at every step you make. Nobody knows where they come from, but the fact of their existence was detected on the planet and still nobody knows completely the effective remedy from them. They spoil our lives; put the spokes in our wheel, making tricky endeavors to distract us. T... read more

3. The Ghosts of The Tower of London Pt2

By Stuart Bazga In this final instalment of The Ghosts of the Tower of London, you will learn about the fate of Catherine Howard and discover the treachery behind the death of Lady Jane Grey who was Queen of England for only nine days. The most grisly execution and thus haunting is that of the 70 year old Countess of Salisbury, the last of the Plantagenets. King Henry VIII had her executed for political reason... read more

4. 6 Ways To Double Your Children’s Success Rate

By By Preeti Narayan, info@mindpowerguide.biz Nothing compares with the joy of watching our children succeed, watching our children win in life. You can experience more of such joy. You can help your children achieve more success. In fact, you can double their success rate. Here’s how you can do it. Follow these six smart ways: 1. Increase your children’s self-esteem This is very important. Children who feel good about themselves, ... read more

5. Online Degree Education - Advantages

By Katie Robbins Distance education has been getting a lot of attention lately, but it isn't new. Correspondence courses have been around for over a century, allowing students to complete assignments and mail them to an instructor for feedback. Advances in technology have presented more opportunities in distance education. Classes can be taken through telecourses and the internet. Family and job related respon... read more

6. Visualizaton Techniques for the Pianist

By Ron Worthy Controlling the images of the mind through image projection has proven valuable not only for psychotherapy, but also as a learning aid. Visualization can have as much impact on the subconscious, memory, and entire body as a "real" experience. For example, it is sometimes more expeditious to memorize a song by reading and thinking it through than it is to play it. Some musicians like to work o... read more

7. The Internet Provides a Virtual Classroom

By Katie Robbins Do you have a passion for a certain subject? Maybe you want to know more about elephants or the computer code to create computer games. You can find information about any of your interests online. The Internet not only provides basic information on any subject, but also lesson plans, activities, and real world examples. It is a privilege and adventure to have such robust information at your fi... read more

8. United Nations Day Teaching Tips

By Freda J. Glatt, M.S. The United Nations, an international organization dedicated to keeping peace among the world's nations, was created on October 24, 1945. This month, then, would be an excellent time to focus on how to settle disagreements and learn something about the U.N. Here are a few suggestions: 1. Read this excerpt of the U.N. Charter and discuss what it means: We the peoples of the United Nations dete... read more

9. Developing Fluency in Young Children

By Nicole Brekelbaum Fluency in reading and talking can come at different stages for different children. It is important when that milestone is reached that parents encourage their children to improve their literacy skills. Here is a step-by-step guide to developing your young child's language and reading fluency. Step 1: Does Your Child have the Ability to Link Letters and Sounds Together? We all kno... read more

10. Vital steps to overcome uncertainties among the students

By Hue Archibalsen Every student knows how it is difficult, almost impossible to write and organize the first writing assignment. It is more difficult, if the student writes it alone for the first time. Lack of experience, lack of time, and undoubtedly lack of knowledge on the process of the completion of the essay-contribute to this uncertainty. How it can be overcome?! Certainly, the more students knew about the p... read more

11. What are the Advantages to Completing an Online Bachelors Degree?

By Ignacio Setien An online bachelors degree is a four-year college degree that an individual completes and earns through the Internet. The biggest benefit of an online bachelors degree is that it usually takes less time to complete. Most individuals can complete their online bachelors degree in as little as three years. If you have prior college credits to transfer or relevant work history to consider, then yo... read more

12. What’s behind the Explosive Growth in Distance Learning?

By Rose M. There is a ground swell of support globally to support the growth of distance learning. Market research firms, government agencies, public and private companies, and even venture capital firms – those companies that invest in new and emerging businesses – all agree that distance learning’s future is very bright, and a good investment opportunity as well. All this translates into a bright... read more

13. Don’t Let the Global Village Prevent You from Sharing Your Family History

By Michele R. Acosta There was once a time when grandparents sat amidst a group of wide-eyed grandchildren telling stories of days gone by. As the global village shrinks and families spread out across the nation and the world, the tradition of sharing family stories orally is in decline. Oral tradition – passing stories by word of mouth – has been the primary means of sharing family histories until the very recent ... read more

14. Educational toys can cost a fortune for some mums. See how these mums slashed that cost by 80%

By Ute Fumeaux August 2005 – Sydney, Australia. Sydney mothers have discovered a way of providing their children with high quality children’s educational toys and they’re only paying 20% of store price. These mothers aren’t spending hours in discount stores or second hand toy stores. They’re buying high quality, highly sought after children’s educational toys and instead of paying $100 they’re paying only $20... read more

15. Create "Me" Time During The Holiday Season

By Linda Milo The thought of the holiday season makes most people’s anxiety and stress level rise. The season holds lots of activity which will include list making, frantic shopping, house decorating, food shopping, cooking, family frictions, post office line waiting, cleaning the house, and a longer list of other unavoidable chores to endure. Before you start to feel exhausted by holiday season frenzy, learn... read more

16. A New Year’s Resolution to Learn a New Language

By Emma Rath Danny Glover, the famous American actor, once said that his new year’s resolution was to learn French, because everyone he wants to speak with in West Africa speaks French. If you would like your fun new year’s resolution to be to learn a new language, then there are quite a few different ways you can go about it. Perhaps you’ve been wanting to learn the language of your Grandmother. Perhaps yo... read more

17. Preventing Mid-Career Burnout Article

By Linda Warren Jeremy had all the symptoms of mid-career burnout. A 29-year-old buyer in the purchasing office of a Bay Area company for four years, he was having a hard time staying focused and completing projects at work. He also had low energy, no enthusiasm and a negative attitude toward his job. Worst of all, he simply did not want to go to work when his alarm clock would ring in the morning. “The p... read more

18. Is Pursuing a Degree Online really for you? Who Should and Who Should Not?

By Rose M. Stanford University’s Online Lessons Learned Stanford University’s Center for Professional Development has recently completed a survey of those that have been successful in completing online degree programs globally. The results of their research provide useful guidance for anyone considering an online program. The findings of their research are summarized here: read more

19. Teachers, do not overlook teaching your students how to write checks.

By Tim Liptrap The stock market is in a downturn, corporations are laying off workers, public companies are collapsing and federal law makers want the next generation of students to understand how to manage their money. A subject that was once kept in the home is being moved to the school systems because the teaching of financial education in the home is failing. In 2002, 75% of the graduating high school s... read more

20. The Life or Death Guide to being a Student in the UK

By Tony Radford The Life or Death Guide to being a Student in the UK The UK is a beautiful country full of many charms, kind and polite people and a rich heritage and culture. But life in the UK can throw-up many surprises for the overseas student! So if you are considering studying in the UK this list is just for you. First some definitions: 'UK' means United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Irel... read more

21. Join to Mass English Learning Obsession

By Linda Correli English remains a dominant and universal language, which presently serves as a connection-link between great varieties of different nations. Now English is spoken mainly in every corner of the world. It is very convenient in terms of facilitating contacts between people from different countries. The British council put the figure of 750 million English language speakers. The only fact that the... read more

22. How to make real money from writing?

By Linda Correli The significance of writing skills is emphasized far and wide over and over again. Writing skills are called mandatory, indispensable, crucial and drastic ability, a ticket to the thriving future of the person. The overwhelming majority of instructors and employers which were surveyed recently stressed that writing skills are critical both for academic and career success. The survey ca... read more

23. If You Can Balance Your Checkbook, You Can Lose Weight

By Eric Head The process of losing weight and monitoring your food intake has many things in common with balancing your budget. Below, we’ll take a look at some of the elements that are found in both. Sometimes, just being able to visualize the weight loss process in a new way can bring clarity and help you in achieving your goal. Daily Metabolism = Daily Budget Your daily metabolism is the amount of calo... read more

24. The Internet & Education: One Mom's Perspective

By A.R. Linder On many a Friday night my daughter and I can be found in front of the computer playing an online game based upon “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire”. The differences are that all the questions are related to science, we can’t actually win a million dollars, it’s absolutely free, and we are the players. It isn’t unusual for us to spend a couple of hours playing this game. I am always amazed by how m... read more