Author: Claire Hamilton

How To Get Them Writing By Using Personalized Pencils
Adult Education

How To Get Them Writing By Using Personalized Pencils

- by Claire Hamilton

With all of the technology available from computers with word processors, text messaging, email and tweeting, kids don’t write things down nearly as much as they used to because the need to write things down just isn’t there. But having good penmanship is still important, not only because there are times things do have to be written down such as filling out forms, taking notes in class or even making out a grocery list. One way to get kids interested in improving their penmanship, using personalized pencils is a great way to do it.

How To Get Them Writing By Using Personalized Pencils
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Since there are still a lot of situations in school that require handwritten work, having good penmanship is still very important. Not only will teachers appreciate being able to read the answers on tests and on homework, later in life, the kids will appreciate being able to read their own handwriting as well. In …

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Non-Profit Administrators Are Heading to the For-Profit Sector
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Non-Profit Administrators Are Heading to the For-Profit Sector

- by Claire Hamilton

Amidst recent controversy over recruiting practices and poor job placement, for-profit education institutions have begun to recruit non-profit administrators in an effort to influence what can be a predatory, misleading admissions culture. The intent is to demonstrate to Washington and critics in general that there are many positive similarities between for- and non-profit schools, and that for-profits offer accessibility and opportunity to students who may be unable to enter a traditional non-profit.

Diane Auer Jones, an assistant secretary for postsecondary education during the George W. Bush presidency and a lobbyist and Congressional staffer, is one of the first to make the move. Jones recently accepted a position as Career Education Corp.’s vice president of external and regulatory affairs.

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Long before her career began in education, Jones was a massage therapist student at a for-profit college in Baltimore. Her son, similarly, attended a for-profit college. Jones has remarked that …

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Recent Polls Show Four Year Colleges Are Not for Everyone
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Recent Polls Show Four Year Colleges Are Not for Everyone

- by Claire Hamilton

A college degree is central to most people’s conception of the “American Dream,” but the dearth of good jobs resulting from the economic downturn has people re-evaluating exactly what a college degree looks like.

The Associated Press and Stanford University teamed up to poll over 1,000 adults nationwide; the poll measured their opinions of educational quality in four-year colleges and universities versus community colleges and technical schools.

The vast majority of those polled, nearly 70%, said that many community colleges offer an education as good as one from a four-year school. The majority of respondents also noted that it’s “sometimes better for students to pursue a diploma or certificate from a two-year school than aim to enter a four-year college.”

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Larry Wyse, one of the adults interviewed for the survey, said that the traditional mindset that “every student should attend a four-year college,” is frustrating. Wyse, who holds …

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Special Education Does Not Mean Not Learning
Special Education

Special Education Does Not Mean Not Learning

- by Claire Hamilton

Most learning disabled students enter special education, because they are not learning at the same pace as their peers. To be eligible for special services, students take many special tests determined at a preeligibility meeting. The students’ scores must be statistically significant for him/her to be eligible.

Special Education Does Not Mean Not Learning
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Many administrators, psychologists, teachers and “experts” believe that special education students make little, if any, progress from year to year. The unchanging nature of those students is the logic behind administering eligibility (excluding academic) testing every 6 years instead of every 3 years. That is the primary reason given, but another reason is money. Since psychologists or teachers on special assignment (TOSA) are expensive, there is motivation to reduce the demand for their time. Realistically, there is usually no need to continually waste instructional time by having students miss classes to take repetitive tests that essentially mean nothing except determine eligibility.…

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Is Enough Done For Education in Rural Areas?
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Is Enough Done For Education in Rural Areas?

- by Claire Hamilton

The rural refer to the region of a country where the dwellers have limited or no access to basic amenities, utilities such as electricity, proper sanitation and water supplies. In addition to that, rural citizens also have limited education and learning opportunity. Consequently, it has created an educational gap in between the rural and the develop city which is unhealthy for a countries unified and integrated education system. Therefore, it is crucial for the government of the country to start to pay attention to the rural education level and implement various steps and policies immediately.

Is Enough Done For Education in Rural Areas?
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First of all, more experienced and well-trained teachers should be available for the rural areas. Various acts and regulations should be introduced to ensure a teacher to serve in a rural school or rural areas for a period of time before undergo they further their teaching career in the cities. Besides that, all …

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