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Kiddie Counting Song Gets Very Grown Up At The End [Video]
3 weeks ago What starts out as a cute way to help kids learn to count turns out to be a life lesson for Mom and Dad. It is satire at it's finest.
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An Invention That Could Change Education [Video]
February 24, 2013 An invention that could change education could be sitting in your hand or right next to you at this very moment. That invention? A smartphone and a new application called Quick Key. I am not an educator but I do have the privilege of calling many who do
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Five States Set to Expand Classroom Hours by 300 Hours
Earlier this week, five states announced plans to add a minimum of 300 extra hours to molding young minds in the classroom next year in hopes of strengthening the American student performance.
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Doing Math Really Does Make Your Head Hurt, Says Science
Can trying to solve math problems actually cause you physical pain? According to a new study, the answer is a resounding yes. Well, sort of.
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10 Ways to Give Your Kids a Boost By Helping Them Study Better
When your kids go back to school, it’s almost like you go back to school, too. Teachers and childhood development professionals agree that when a child’s parents are involved in his education, he learns more and gets better grades. That means, you have just as big a responsibility in his schoolwork as he does.
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Should Kids Be Rewarded with Prizes Just for Going to School?
Laying the groundwork for a successful future should be reason enough for children to go to school — but for some districts with poor attendance rates, they’ve had to sweeten the pot.
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Oklahoma Kindergartner Banned From Wearing Michigan Shirt in School
An Oklahoma City kindergartner was recently made to go behind a tree and turn his shirt inside out before being allowed to return to school. The kid had the audacity to wear a shirt from a college outside the state of Oklahoma.
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Carrie Underwood Salutes Her ‘Awesome’ Mom in ‘Teachers Rock’ Clip
Carrie Underwood saluted her “awesome” mother, who was also her school teacher, in this clip from the ‘Teacher’s Rock’ special on CBS.
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Should Kids Go to School Year-Round? — Survey of the Day
The two-and-a-half-month summer vacation that kids get was a mid-19th century compromise between rural school districts, which had children who needed to help out on the family farm, and urban districts, which often dealt with extreme heat in the summer.
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What Are America’s Top Colleges?
When the shocking cost of going to college nearly constitutes selling a kidney to an international ring of black market organ dealers, would-be students should probably ask themselves whether their education is really worth waking up in a bathtub full of ice just to pay for it.