Education Advantage
Welcome to Karen Jean Matsko Hood’s Education Advantage Blog. If knowledge is power, then gaining access to an education is certainly a key component to success. Karen is currently conducting...
View ArticlePhilosophy in 2nd Grade
My daughter Brianne sent me an article from The New York Times that addresses the importance of teaching children how to think for themselves. I recommend that parents take the time to lead and...
View ArticleLittle-Known Disorder Can Take a Toll on Learning
By Tara Parker-Pope Source: The New York Times Parents and teachers often tell children to pay attention — to be a “good listener.” But what if your child’s brain doesn’t know how to listen? That’s the...
View ArticleEarly National Education
The educational system in the United States has seen many changes over the past 250 years. In order to demonstrate to you how far we have come in education, we will embark on a trip which will take us...
View Article19th Century Education
Nineteenth Century American Education is often referred to as “The Common School Period.” It was during this century that education went from being completely private to being available to the common...
View Article20th Century Education
As the 19th century was the Progressive era, the 20th century was inclusivism and the idea of education for all. Kindergartens were in most public school programs by 1910. State controlled free public...
View ArticleEducation in India and Their Technological advances
The earliest evidence of technological progress in the Indian subcontinent is to be found in the remains of the Harappan civilization (4000-3000 BC). Archaeological remains point to the existence of...
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School is back in session, always…
Everyone involved with a school schedule has probably by now settled into a routine. It always takes a while to get logistics set up for any family involved with a new school year. Our school-age...
View ArticleExperts Claim Access to Preschool Won’t Help American Literacy Problems
Activists across the United States have been pressing for every American child to receive early education, hoping this will advocate some of the literacy issues in schoolchildren. Unfortunately,...
View ArticleCollege Tuition is Soaring Fast
Our economy has been failing for some time, but in the wake of that, education costs have continued to rise. Frugal Dad Jason has moved his site to Affordable Schools Online where he has chosen to...
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