| 91 | How to Create "Hip," Mature and Lush Harmonies Preview: Rarely is a chord played with its tones contained in a single octave, the root on the bottom, the third in the middle, and the fifth on the top. Usually chords are "voiced!" This basically means that the positions of a chord's tones are scattered over the keyboard. The tones may be altered, doubled, added to, missing, and so forth. There are a... (more) Published By: Ron Worthy Submitted: 06 July,2005 |
| 92 | Guerilla Mythbusting: 5 Snappy Rules For Spotting and Exposing Popular Nonsense Preview: College students tend to wax enthusiastic about the lessons they pick up in class. Curiously, this very admirable trait, a thirst for knowledge, has a downside to it. When one learns at a rate best described as "alarming," which college students often must do, little time exists to sit and sift through all that new material carefully. And this bur... (more) Published By: Christopher Brown Submitted: 06 July,2005 |
| 93 | Geurrilla Health Tactics: 5 Snappy Tips For A Healthier, Happier You Preview: The subject of health care itself often seems plagued with conflicting advice, or even heated controversy. Witness the recent Cruise-Shields incident, which will doubtless occupy several chapters in future health and nutrition texts. So what to do about this advice-riddled and divisive field when you want to find out what you can do to better your... (more) Published By: Christopher Brown Submitted: 06 July,2005 |
| 94 | Learning About Child Learning Preview: Being an effective teacher one’s child begins first with knowing how you child learns. Getting a grasp on your child’s learning characteristics is essential to homeschooling success. What is your child’s learning ability levels? Motivation is also an important aspect. What motivates your child to learn? Knowing the pieces of your child’s learning... (more) Published By: Mary Joyce Submitted: 06 July,2005 |
| 95 | The Homeschool Classroom Setting Preview: If at all possible, the homeschool education classroom setting should be a specific room, or at least an area of the home. And even better, this room or area should only be used for your homeschool education organization. It’s important that your students associate this room with that of focus and learning. If a separate area for home study schoo... (more) Published By: Mary Joyce Submitted: 06 July,2005 |
| 96 | Teaching a subject you don't know Preview: With out any doubt the best way for any child to learn is with undivided one on one instruction. This definition alone points directly to the child’s parents. Who better to provide such an environment than the ultimate someone who loves and cares for the child and how they learn? Fortunately, the homeschooling parent need not be an expert in eve... (more) Published By: Mary Joyce Submitted: 06 July,2005 |
| 97 | E Learning: Why choose online education? Preview: The Internet boom is far from over, although it has been taking a slightly different slant in the past few years; hardly surprising as technologies advance and trends change. The World Wide Web is the largest resource of information in the whole world and whatever your needs the Internet can provide. What started as a bubble has soon become a mass... (more) Published By: John Thompson Submitted: 07 July,2005 |
| 98 | Homeschool Preschool Preview: While recently doing some research on the preschool learning and preschool homeschool curriculum, and what type of preschool activities would create a positive self motivation preschool learning environment for the homeschool, I came across some ideas that are so simple it was almost embarrassing that I had to discover this through my ‘research’ ... (more) Published By: Mary Joyce Submitted: 07 July,2005 |
| 99 | We need Creativity Preview: Creativity is central to the management of our individual lives, but in modern times few people are able to access this as a resource. Alan Watts writes in The Wisdom of Insecurity: "We have allowed brain thinking to develop and dominate our lives out of all proportion to 'instinctual wisdom'; which we are allowing to slump into atrophy. As a con... (more) Published By: Simon Mitchell Submitted: 07 July,2005 |
| 100 | Six Reasons Why Distance Learning Makes Sense Preview: More and more people are finding that knowledge really is power, and that they can accomplish their education goals online. Best of all, these online learners are finding that degrees from accredited colleges and universities are increasing their earnings potential, giving them greater responsibility in their professions, and best of all – givi... (more) Published By: Rose M. Submitted: 07 July,2005 |
| 101 | How to Homeschool without Making Your Child An Outcast Preview: If you are currently homeschooling or considering homeschooling your child, you probably know all the benefits homeschooling can provide. You’ll have more control over the curriculum, be able to customize teaching to your child’s personal learning style, and avoid the pressures and dangers of public schools. However, are you aware of the major men... (more) Published By: Michael Nelson Submitted: 07 July,2005 |
| 102 | A Look At Homeschooling Preview: For many people, homeschooling is either the best option or the only option for teaching their children. This is due to various factors: conditions of the school systems, temperaments of children, vast learning abilities or disabilities of children, and a wide spectrum of other factors such as school-family incompatibility, multiple intelligences... (more) Published By: Demetria Zinga Submitted: 07 July,2005 |
| 103 | Homeschool - Planning Ahead Preview: Probably one of the first tasks you should assign yourself after you have committed to your decision to homeschool would be to investigate the homeschooling law in your area. As a parent you will need to understand your state’s laws and regulations concerning the operating of a homeschool. Each state sets its own guidelines, parameters, and regul... (more) Published By: Mary Joyce Submitted: 07 July,2005 |
| 104 | Massage Schools Preview: Massage schools and massage school instruction are one of the fastest growing elements in healthcare. There are nearly a thousand massage schools and training courses in the US, alone. Beside massage schools there are several community, technical and University Colleges that offer massage instruction courses as well.(Holistic Junction has a compr... (more) Published By: C. Bailey-Lloyd/LadyCamelot Submitted: 07 July,2005 |
| 105 | The Right Homeschool Program Preview: For those just starting out, determining the best homeschool program can be, at the very least, a bit challenging. Probably the single most relevant point on this would be to keep in mind that the eventual best home education program for your situation and style may involve pulling home school resources from more than one home school curriculum. ... (more) Published By: Mary Joyce Submitted: 07 July,2005 |
| 106 | Homeschool Questions Preview: A huge decision it is … homeschooling. Now that you’ve made this decision to teach at home, the many questions you thought you had now seem to have doubled. Doubled at least! Now one question just seems to lead to three more. Questions will need to be answered on curriculum, on testing and assessing. What about the style of teaching and curriculu... (more) Published By: Mary Joyce Submitted: 07 July,2005 |
| 107 | Is Pursuing a Degree Online really for you? Who Should and Who Should Not? Preview: Stanford University’s Online Lessons Learned Stanford University’s Center for Professional Development has recently completed a survey of those that have been successful in completing online degree programs globally. The results of their research provide useful guidance for anyone considering an online program. The findings of their research are... (more) Published By: Rose Musyoka Submitted: 08 July,2005 |
| 108 | What’s behind the Explosive Growth in Distance Learning? Preview: There is a ground swell of support globally to support the growth of distance learning. Market research firms, government agencies, public and private companies, and even venture capital firms – those companies that invest in new and emerging businesses – all agree that distance learning’s future is very bright, and a good investment opportunity a... (more) Published By: Rose Submitted: 08 July,2005 |
| 109 | Should You Join a Modeling School for Petite Modeling? Preview: If you are thinking of breaking into the petite modeling industry and wondering if you should spend hundreds of dollars on modeling school or classes you need to read this article. Here are few facts about modeling schools. ==>Modeling schools will not get you jobs. Clients who are hiring petite models do not care if you have been to modeling sch... (more) Published By: Jennifer Parker Submitted: 08 July,2005 |
| 110 | Socrates warned us but WE killed him Preview: The ability to do something that requires generations to develop was kept a secret in all areas of human endeavour during what we call pre-history. It did not change when culture advanced to the point where people could read scrolls. In point of fact Plato observed a reduction in disciplined knowledge resulted from the writing alphabet given to t... (more) Published By: Robert Bruce Baird Submitted: 10 July,2005 |