Education Week in Review: July 12 - July 18

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19 Jul 2008 01:20 PM

This week I placed a focus on educating children from the aspect of being a parent and being a teacher. Check out below if you happened to miss any articles.

Sunday, July 13 Encouragement for Struggling Readers This article offers some advice for teachers who deal with students who struggle in reading.

Monitoring Student Reading This article gives teachers an idea for monitoring the reading speed of their students.

Monday, July 14 Allow Students to Have Opinions In this article I discuss the importance of letting students express their own opinions about literature.

Why Are Teachers "Afraid" of Portfolios? Many teachers do not like portfolios because they are not informed enough about them.

Tuesday, July 15 More about Portfolios This article continues to discuss ideas and thoughts about portfolios in the classroom.

Creating Portfolios This article gives teachers ideas about how to create successful portfolios.

Thursday, July 17 Student Stories and Questions As a teacher you will hear many stories and questions from students. How you handle these can make a big difference in the lives of your students.

Planning Your College Course Schedule There is much to consider before you finalize your college course schedule. This article gives you some ideas.

Do You Push Your Child Too Hard? Parents want the best for their children. However in some cases they push them too hard.

Effects of Pushing Your Child Too Hard There can be some very negative effects from parents pushing their children too hard. This article takes a look into those effects.

Friday, July 18 Intellect is Not all Inherited At one point in time researchers thought that intellect was simply inherited. However environment also has an effect on it.

Foster Your Child's Intellect Through Environment There are things that you can do in a child's environment to strengthen its intellect. This article discusses those things.

Self-Esteem A child's self-esteem has a great deal to do with how a child learns. This article looks into how the two are related.

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Lyn is a kindergarten teacher and mommy to a girl and a boy. In her spare time, she enjoys informative and creative writing.

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