Education Articles
241: How Numbers Helped Save One Venerable Magazine
Among publishers, advertisers, and other business folk, the idea that Americans hate numbers is almost proverbial One publishing-industry dictum holds that each equation an author puts in a book's manuscript will cut that book's sales in half
242: Elusive Wine Definitions
Many of the wines bearing different names cannot be told apart by experts without seeing their labels This is one of the things that provide our wine snobs with opportunities to display their knowledge
243: History of Mathematics
If you've taken a first-year college history course - or read through a basic history textbook - you may have noticed a small gap It's only a thousand years or so
244: China: A Dynasty of Mathematical Genius
One of the most fascinating things about history is the amount of it that's been wiped out - on purpose For example, in the ninth century CE, the greatest library in the world, the Library of Alexandria, was burned in an act of war, and ever since, history buffs have kept themselves tantalized and amused by trying to guess the identity of some of those books we'll never see
245: Math Help for the Adult Student Returning to School
More adults than ever before are returning to formal education Some want to learn what they have failed to learn in high school
246: How Does Your Child’s Mathematical Garden Grow? A Brief Overview of Methodology in the Math Classroom
For those of us who are old enough to remember classrooms with walls, the methods we used to learn math were teacher-centered and method-based Those who came of age before cooperative learning became prevalent in schools probably remember learning one method of solving problems and some of us may have felt the sting when we could not understand or even use that method at all
247: The Math Hidden in Your Living Room
A question that vexes math students and teachers alike - "How does this apply to the rest of my life" - turns out to have some surprising answers
248: Math Education: A Challenge and a Joy
Don't worry about your difficulties with math, Albert Einstein is said to have told a schoolgirl who wrote to him to lament her lack of success in the subject - "Mine," he wrote, "are still greater" Like many of Einstein's off-the-cuff remarks, this one contains a profound truth
249: Chaos Theory: What is It?
Flannel shirts Dial-up connections
250: The Top 3 Reasons Why Smaller is Better When Starting and Running Your Own Martial Arts School
When I first released my "Small Dojo, Big Profits" martial arts business manual in 2004, it received a lot of criticism Funny thing about that… almost all of the “critics” hadn’t actually read it – they just didn’t like the title
251: Giant Squid Fast Facts
These fast facts about squids can be helpful in learning more about this sea-creature
There are two squid species: Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni (colossal squid) and Architeutis dux (giant squid)
252: The Negative Effects of Not Speaking English in North America
If you are living in North America, you need to know English Even if you are living in an area where another language is predominately spoken, such as ethnic regions in big cities or French-speaking areas of Canada, not knowing English is a major disadvantage
253: English Spelling Rules: Adding Prefixes and Suffixes
Knowing proper spelling is very important for a number of reasons First of all, when words cannot be spoken from our mouths we can write them down
254: 3 Steps to Learn to Speak Spanish Fast
It's an old saying, how do you know how to get somewhere when you don't know where you're going This holds true for language learning as it does for most education and goals
255: Is Education Important?
One of the trends in the area of education is to lengthen the time students must stay in school The reasons for this have been varied, but how valid are they compared to the value of independence, which is one of the attributes that comes from practice
256: American Education Dream is Slipping Away
There was a time when each American generation thought that the next generation would do better than themselves A good college education would lead to employment in a company for thirty years
257: Getting the Attention of Graduate Schools With Your Personal Statement
Writing a graduate school personal statement can be a daunting and difficult task In a graduate school personal statement you are selling yourself and trying to let the admissions representatives know WHY you should be chosen over other qualified applicants
258: Spanish Lessons For Spanish Numbers
The powerful Spanish language is also known for its romanticism Everywhere, you see and hear newscasts, television shows, movies and books in Spanish
259: The Spanish Numerical System
Whatever perspective you will look at it, the Spanish language is a very powerful one Newscasts, television shows, movies and music, in addition to the books of Paulo Coelho and Gabriel Garcia Marquez, are available almost anywhere
260: Essential Spanish Phrases For Your Travel to Spain
You do not need to be a master of the Spanish language to be able to communicate properly You just need the most common Spanish phrases and surely, you’ll get your message across easily
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