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How tos for the learners and the learned; tips and tricks to help you study effectively, survive your school years, impress your teachers and more.

Centers: Creating Choices for Play
Centers are important for many reasons but the foremost among them is the important work of play. Children learn about the world and are able to process that information by playing. They learn early concepts of math, reading, writing and social roles by playing. Play is our work in preschool.
By Morgan Alber6 years ago in Education
Tips for Finals Week
Finals week is the plague of all college students' life. One week of pure suffering before you are free for a well deserved break. Finals week is when you prove your knowledge and hard work from the semester or quarter before. Whether you have exams, projects, presentations or papers to do this week, it is bound to be rough, and that is what everyone tells you. But it could be much better, granted it will still be hard and you'll still have to put a lot of work in, but it could much less miserable. Going into your first finals week, I'm sure you don't know what to expect and that can make it all the more anxiety inducing. There are a lot of things you can do to help yourself do a lot better during this week and of course, you'll need to find what works for you.
By Ashlee :)6 years ago in Education
Parent's Guide to Solving Homework Problems
Is your child unable to focus on homework? Does he forget to bring home his homework? Does he speed through work, produce sloppy work, resist work, procrastinate or rely too heavily on your help?
By David Marsden6 years ago in Education
Five Ways to Eliminate the Power Struggle So Everyone Wins
If you are a parent, educator, CEO, or leader of any kind, you may have, at one time or another, found yourself trying to get people to do something that they, for whatever reason, did not desire to do. Has your kid ever thrown a temper tantrum in the candy aisle, or simply refused to put their shoes on? In the classroom, students often communicate resistance by not being engaged, getting off task or being disruptive. In business, it may look like employees under producing, low morale or work dissatisfaction. However it looks, this is certainly NOT where you wanted to find yourself: faced with a power struggle.
By Alexandra Rizzi6 years ago in Education
How to Write a Three-Paragraph Essay
How to Write a Three-Paragraph Essay I have always found three-paragraph essays very easy. I excelled at them in college and so I thought I would show a few people how to write a three-paragraph essay with a post on Squidoo. A lot of textbooks overcomplicate the process of editing a paper, when the basic layout is actually simple and very flexible. It also forces the writer to keep their word count down. That is why you will find that a lot three-paragraph essays are very concise. They force the writer to get to the point quickly, which is one of the reasons I like them.
By Kevin Stine6 years ago in Education
What Is a Good Essay and How Do You Write It Properly?
Have you been assigned to write an essay, but you have no idea on how to make it perfect? Writing an essay can seem to be as easy as ABC until you get started. There are a lot of things you should keep in mind when working on your essay paper.
By Robert C. Kersey6 years ago in Education
Summation Essay Writing Tips for College
Essay writing is a skill that must be developed, refined, and nurtured in order to amount to success and proficiency, but this is an attribute that many students unfortunately neglect. High-quality writing will be a benefit to you throughout your entire life, and mediocre or poor writing will likewise haunt you. You can make your college experience easier and simultaneously prepare for the world beyond by developing good writing technique now.
By Rebecca Carter7 years ago in Education
Tips to Improve Essay Writing Skills
Essay writing is not easy, because people still need to do research and read other articles and resources regarding the topic they want to talk about. They also need to have the right knowledge when it comes to putting punctuations in every sentence, making sure that it has the right grammar. To help people who are currently struggling with writing essays, here are the tips they should know.
By Keenan D. Harding7 years ago in Education
5 Tips on How to Learn Your Partner's Native Language
At the age of 24, I never thought I would learn another language. I took German throughout high school, and regrettably, I never gave it 100 percent, which left me with just the basics. But now, I have the greatest motivation of all. My husband is Brazilian, and speaks (Brazilian) Portuguese. Only a few of his family members know English, so it is vital that I learn as much as I can to be able to communicate with them effectively. Also, in the future, when my husband teaches our children Portuguese, I want to be involved in their learning process of both English and Portuguese.
By Alice Broadbent Leão7 years ago in Education
6 Top-Notch Tips to Simplify Assignment Writing
What do you do when you get an assignment from your college or university? Do you begin drafting immediately? Or do you just freak out that you have got so many assignments and exams and you don’t know how to finish them on time? Do you leave it until the last minute and then frantically work upon it or get assignment help?
By Tim Harry7 years ago in Education
Lost
I recently moved over 500 miles to a new city I knew nothing about. I thought it would be an exciting adventure, a new chapter in my life. I thought I would make new friends and travel new places. Life would be good, I'd find a job easily, and live happily for a few years. That my friends, is called pure ignorance.
By Josie Campbell7 years ago in Education
Ways to Help You and Your Child Ease Into the New School Year
I don’t recall other first days of the school like I remember my first day of college. Graduating from high school at 17, to enter college two months before my 18th birthday did not worry me. Categorizing me as smart, and noting I made friends with little effort did not help me on my first day as a college student. My anxiety level was so high, I sobbed before leaving my house. I had no clue then, but I had a full-blown panic attack. After a pep talk from my sister, I got it together and made my way to school. I made it through my first semester with a B-average. However, I did not return to college for another three years.
By Oredolapo A Roberts7 years ago in Education