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Education and the High School Dropout Rate

Thursday, October 30th, 2008 Posted in Home and Garden, Opinion, Politics and Government | No Comments »

No matter what one's political persuasion, one is hearing campaign rhetoric about cutting government spending. One area where spending cannot withstand further financial trimming is in education. The ... Read more..

Learning to Cheat on YouTube

Wednesday, October 1st, 2008 Posted in Arts and Entertainment, How-To, Opinion, Technology and Science | No Comments »

YouTube is known for entertainment. It is also the place where some creative hacks are found and a place to boast. For example, there are videos about how ... Read more..

Vebezuela Buys A Million Laptops - Not OLPC

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008 Posted in Business, Politics and Government, Technology and Science | No Comments »

Venezuela has taken a major step towards improving education for the country's children. It has bought a million cost efficient laptops for educational purposes. And the laptop is ... Read more..

OLPC (One Laptop Per Child) in a Theatre of War

Sunday, September 28th, 2008 Posted in Opinion, Politics and Government, Technology and Science | No Comments »

One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) began as an educational effort and not really a technological effort. OLPC wants to foster learning and provide educational opportunities for children of developing ... Read more..

Solar Energy Innovation from a Twelve Year Old

Monday, September 22nd, 2008 Posted in Opinion, Technology and Science | No Comments »

Innovation can happen from young ideas. William Yuan is proof of that with his creative approach in harvesting solar energy: Read more..

Dogs in a Reading Program

Wednesday, August 13th, 2008 Posted in How-To, Personal Skills, Pets | No Comments »

Dogs and kids are a natural combination. Dogs love kids and that affection is returned. Now that bond is used to help children develop an essential skill. ... Read more..

A Perspective on Early Education

Monday, August 11th, 2008 Posted in Opinion | No Comments »

In a few weeks, it will be the most exciting and scariest day in the lives of some young children. It will be the first day of real school ... Read more..

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