Written by Marilynne Eichinger, President To best understand the learning path your child will take throughout his or her educational career there are two main philosophies that should be understood. One, focused on Ages and Stages of Development, is based on the work of Jean …
My son was home schooled until the ninth grade, by his choice. His first day of public high school hit him like kindergarten hits most children, that is, if kindergarten included multiple teachers, different classrooms and teenagers. Despite my careful preparations, I had forgotten to …
Great Rodents! A recent archeological dig in East Timor unearthed thirteen species of rodents, eleven of which had never before been seen. The most amazing part was that eight of them were rats that each weighed over two pounds and the largest was a whopping …
Technically Correct The problem with educating our kids is that they learn to outsmart us. If you were a teacher, how would you grade the student who answered the test question, “To change centimeters to meters, you…?” by writing, “Take out centi.” Largest Desert What …
There has been a lot of talk about the space program in the news recently. Private companies are putting rockets into space, manned space flights are being conducted to asteroids and Mars, along with a number of other exciting ventures. On June 2, 2010, the …