Documents tagged 'Books'
Published: 28/07/2008
Homeschool curriculum and books are plentiful. Choosing from the huge selection can be overwhelming. Do you really need to purchase a home school curriculum or can you save some money and home school with books alone? Here are some thoughts that can help you make your decision:
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Published: 28/07/2008
Many of us English speakers did another language at school (I did French) but if you’re like me and studies say many people are then you didn’t really take it seriously and probably don’t remember much.
***After all, English is the global language of business and aviation so...
Published: 28/07/2008
When I first heard the phrase "university on wheels" from one of America’s top business speakers - Brian Tracy, it didn’t sink in, until I thought deeply about it.
He was referring to the powerful value we can get listening to professional audio books while driving to work each...
Published: 28/07/2008
College textbooks are expensive! Prices have risen dramatically - up 186% from 1986 to 2006. To keep your expenses as low as possible, get textbook savvy, and shop online for significant college textbook savings.
Before you go textbook shopping, whether in the physical world or...
Published: 28/07/2008
Imagine a time when you could get any audio book you want to read from the library without having to physically visit the library to lend the audio books.
Well, imagine no more because it is now possible.
Public libraries from New York City to Alameda, California are now...
Published: 28/07/2008
The arrival of multimedia initially pushed the use of audio books as an educational tool into the background. Seen against the backdrop of a generation of young television addicts, it is hardly surprising that the already beleaguered literacy-related abilities of children were subject to...
Published: 27/07/2008
Awards for Preventing Substance Abuse
Five Orlando public schools will be recognized for outstanding prevention efforts in the use of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs at the Statewide Prevention Conference in Orlando held at the Caribe Royale Resort. Only 10 schools in the state...
Published: 27/07/2008
Literacy is a problem across the nation; and with the influx of many poorly educated immigrants, the problem is only getting worse. The city of Boston has done something about it, and partners with the Boston schools for one phase of its implementation.
In 1995, Mayor Thomas M....
Published: 27/07/2008
There was a group of children in one of the Seattle schools who came up with an idea. They wanted to turn sad things into happy things, find the positive in the negative. The idea came about because when you are in the third or fourth grade, life can be sweet one moment, stale candy the...
Published: 27/07/2008
Literacy is a problem across the nation; and with the influx of many poorly educated immigrants, the problem is only getting worse. The city of Boston has done something about it, and partners with the Boston schools for one phase of its implementation.
In 1995, Mayor Thomas M....
