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A brief history of home schooling
During the settlement of this country, home schooling was accepted as the primary means of educating children. Surprisingly, this led to a literacy rate of almost 98%. Of course, as the nation’s population grew, so did the number of schools, both public and religious (private). This trend continued at a growth rate of nearly 15% per year. Read full article »
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Posted under TEACHING, Homeschooling 
The process for applying for college scholarship is virtually similar to applying for college. First, you have to learn as many scholarships grants as possible and create a shortlist of possible prospects that fit you and your need. Read full article »
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Posted under MANAGEMENT, Scholarships & Grants 
How did the United States shift from being the world leader in higher education to falling so far behind in enrollment and completion rates? Budget cuts in our education system has now forced most public schools to raise their tuition fees to compensate for the loss of funds and as a result, our students just can’t afford to go to college anymore. Read full article »
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Posted under MANAGEMENT, School Community 
Scholarships are not just for straight-A students or for athletes anymore. Each year, thousands of dollars of scholarship money goes unclaimed. Use the internet to find out what money you could earn.
Applying for college or university can be a daunting procedure by itself. Also applying for scholarships can seem like a monumental task. Read full article »
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Have you ever heard the phrase, “It’s all about who you know”? Every adult could probably tell you about some opportunity that arose because they knew the right person at the right time.
As human beings, relationships influence everything we do! Why do you think golf is such an integrated part of the business world? Because golf gives business-people the opportunity to build trust and develop relationships that are vital for successful business deals. This same principle applies in school, too. Read full article »
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Posted under LEARNING, Study Tips 
There are several colleges online that offer undergraduate and advanced degree programs in science and math. At these schools, you can earn a degree relatively quickly as long as you make a commitment to your course of study and apply yourself when doing the work. Read full article »
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Posted under TEACHING, Higher Education 
As reading involves perceptual and cognitive processes as well as knowledge of language and grammar, these three basic processes have been the subject of experimental research for some time. Such processes include the identification and extraction of meaning, processes involved at sentence/phrase level and the processes involved in understanding thematic structures. Read full article »
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Posted under LEARNING, Critical & Creative Thinking 
On your list of priorities where does education rank? Is it high? Or is education something you never really thought was a must, maybe it was more of something to have like job experience. No question different people rank education differently, some rank it higher then others. While may parents after high school saw going to college as a must thing to do, friends of mine didn’t have the same push. Read full article »
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Posted under TEACHING, Adult Education 
Before you apply for Coca Cola scholarship, here are the things you should know:
Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation programs
There are two types of Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation programs:
· 2-Year Colleges Scholarship Program
· Scholars Program for high school seniors
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Is there young children around your home right now? Running playing, making a mess sometimes, it is a wonderful time in a child’s life. They’re not old enough to have to attend school, yet they are developing the ability to be able to do so much. You should embrace this stage while it’s here, because before you know it it’s gone. Read full article »
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Posted under LEARNING, Critical & Creative Thinking, Parent Involvement 