SQ3R is a five-step reading strategy. The name comes from the five steps of the strategy: Survey, Question, Read, Recite and Review. This reading strategy was originally intended to help young elementary-aged students with learning how to read. As an elementary ESL (English as a Second Language) teacher, I have used it for Beginner, Early […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The majority of small businesses are ones that sell a product. Furthermore, when a person begins to consider self-employment it tends to be because they have an idea for a new product, or a way to make an existing one better. In order to ensure that you can move forward with your new idea, securing […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
In the United States, the likelihood of finding a well paying job is less if you don’t have a college degree; and that decreases significantly if you don’t have a High School Diploma. Although statistics vary, the general consensus is that less than 70% of students graduate from high school. In larger metropolitan areas, and […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here are six easy steps you can take to becoming more ‘green’, or earth friendly. These steps are so simple, that there really isn’t any excuse for not doing them. Besides, it’s cool to be green. And if that doesn’t motivate you – how about knowing you are helping to save the planet for future […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here is another article about, what I am calling, ‘recession schools’. The term recession schools is to show the affects of what this current economic recession is doing to our public education system. As I include this new article from the New York Times; I am also discovering new information about how schools in Portland, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Recently, I’ve realized that there are more articles coming out about the positive notes to what I call, ‘fidgety energy.’ From letting students sit on bouncy balls, doodling, playing with erasers, to twirling pencils; all of these forms of ‘fidgety energy’ are becoming increasingly popular to write about. Below, is another such example – that […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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