Going Green~ It’s the LITTLE things that count!
Rock'n'Nicco @ May 1, 2008 # Comments Off
Education, Home and Garden
With Earth day last month, we’ve been bombarded with “GO GREEN” advertisements, products, and slogans. Everywhere you look there are people telling you to change your color, what color were we to start with? pink, brown, sand? All jokes aside, the environment is something that we should take care of, no matter what we believe […]
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Limiting your childs TV time
Mandy @ May 1, 2008 # Comments Off
Babies and Toddlers, Big Kids and Teenagers, Education, Entertainment
I asked the parents of Parental Playground to tell me how they limit their children’s TV time. We have some really great parents out there who have some awesome ideas and I am going to share them with you. There was also some of our parents who DON’T limit their children’s TV time and they […]
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The History of Earth Day
Rock'n'Nicco @ April 1, 2008 # Comments Off
Education, Home and Garden, Seasonal
Earth Day is April 22nd, and has been since it’s start in 1970. Earth Day began as a grassroots demonstration on the environment and was dreamed up by Senator Gaylord Nelson. The senator and many others were concerned that the environment was not getting enough attention and that it was in fact in […]
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Homeschooling: A Better Education (part 5)
Tracy @ March 1, 2008 # Comments Off
Big Kids and Teenagers, Education
CHAPTER FIVE
Conclusions and Recommendations
This section will discuss the conclusions the researcher was able to establish from the research conducted, and the recommendations she can make from the findings. The opinions expressed in this section are that of the researcher and are to be taken into consideration only, not to be taken as fact, although fact […]
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Children’s Book Reviews
Leah @ March 1, 2008 # Comments Off
Babies and Toddlers, Book Reviews, Education, Mind and Spirit, Safety
Recently we have been approached by Penton Overseas,Inc., who was kind enough to mail us a few good children’s books to share with you. My daughter and I enjoyed reading these books together, and were very impressed by each book. My daughter really kept interested in what these books had to say, I felt […]
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Birthday Party DOES and DON’TS
Rock'n'Nicco @ March 1, 2008 # Comments Off
Babies and Toddlers, Big Kids and Teenagers, Education, Entertainment, Safety
So your child has been invited to a birthday party! How exciting to receive that card in the mail, and see the happiness on your child’s face! They feel so lucky to be invited, and you are thinking, ok now what?
First of all you need to look at the RSVP date and make sure to […]
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Volunteering
Mandy @ March 1, 2008 # Comments Off
Education, Relationships
A volunteer is someone who serves in a community or for the benefit of natural environment primarily because they choose to do so. Many serve through a non-profit organization – sometimes referred to as formal volunteering, but a significant number also serve less formally, either individually or as part of a group.
Types of Volunteering
International volunteer
a […]
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Homeschooling: A Better Education (part 4)
Tracy @ February 1, 2008 # Comments Off
Big Kids and Teenagers, Education
CHAPTER FOUR
Data Analysis and Presentation
This chapter analyzes and discusses the data presented by the researcher. Both primary and secondary data is included in this section of text.
The Finances of Homeschooling
The finances of a homeschooling family are varied. There are many ways a family can lessen the burden, or cost of homeschooling. Many of the better […]
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Valentines Day~ History & Legends
Rock'n'Nicco @ February 1, 2008 # Comments Off
Education, Seasonal, Tis the Season
How “Valentines Day” began~
The tradition of Valentines Day began back during the time of the Roman Empire, though the VALENTINE part of it came much later. February 14th was the day the Romans honored Juno, the Queen of all God’s and Goddess, and also Goddess of Love and Marriage. The following day was the Feast […]
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Homeschooling: A Better Education (part 2)
Tracy @ December 1, 2007 # Comments Off
Big Kids and Teenagers, Education
Review of Related Literature
This section of the paper discusses the educational industry, general homeschooling practices and histories, and perspectives of both homeschoolers and public educators. Also included in this chapter is a review of related studies the researcher found while conducting her study.
The Basics of Homeschooling: A Brief History
Homeschooling has […]
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Homeschooling: A Better Education
Tracy @ November 1, 2007 # Comments Off
Big Kids and Teenagers, Education
Executive Summary
Public schools are the norm for today’s society. In one school in Queen Creek, Arizona the schools have opened with one new school uncompleted, and the rest overcrowded. Why do people choose to public school over homeschooling? It could be because this is the type of education they grew up with.Today, however homeschooling is […]
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