Articles for category: Education

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How to Study for Anatomy Class

Anatomy is one of the hardest classes that a nursing or any other medical field majors face. It is usually the first hard science class that the students enroll in. Unfortunately, it is also one of the harder of the science courses leading to a medical career. I have been teaching anatomy for the past ...

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Standardized Tests for Homeschoolers

Many parents choose to homeschool to keep their children out of the incessant testing environment in the public schools, a partial result of the No Child Left Behind Act. For some of these parents, though, the standardized tests follow them home, as three states require that homeschoolers take tests administered directly by the district, and ...

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Analysis of William Shakespeare’s “Sonnets 35”- “No More Grieved at that Which Thou Hast Done”

William Shakespeare’s Sonnets 35 is one of the estrangement sonnets. The narrator’s resolve is weakening towards his beloved; he is even beginning to make excuses for his beloved’s actions. Shakespeare uses an extended law metaphor: the narrator acts as both the prosecutor and the defender of the beloved’s “sensual” crimes. The narrator addresses his beloved ...

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Free Printable First Grade Math Worksheets

First grade can be a little overwhelming for a child as this may be the first time in their school career where they have to attend school all day. Math can also be a little overwhelming for a first grader but offering the additional support is easy by printing off the plethora of first grade ...

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Official MCAT 2010 Test Dates

Registration for the Medical College Acceptance Test (MCAT) 2009 is closed, but you will soon be able to register for the Medical College Admission Test for 2010. Registration for 2010 will open in November. Don’t be discouraged if you missed the 2009 deadline, and don’t waste time looking for a waiting list. There is no ...

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Shaping Behavior in the Classroom

B.F. Skinner (1904 – 1990) is considered by many to be the greatest behavioral psychologist of all time. He received his PhD in Psychology from Harvard in 1931 and following him was the development of the Neo-Skinnerian Model. Skinner did not personally concern himself with classroom discipline, but since the 1960s, his ideas have been ...

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Preschool Lesson Plan: Dogs

Book for Preschool Lesson Plan: Dogs I’ll Teach My Dog 100 Words by Michael Frith Reading Center for Preschool Lesson Plan: Dogs Fill your preschool reading center not only with books about dogs, but also with books about other types of pets. Snacks for Preschool Lesson Plan: Dogs Dog biscuits: Cut sugar cookies with cookie ...

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Largest Cities in Alaska (2011)

This article, the second in a 50-state series, lists the twenty largest cities in Alaska by population size and provides demographic details for each city: total population, population by age group, racial composition of the population, land area, and population density. For purposes of this article, cities are incorporated municipalities and census-designated places (CDPs). After ...

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Career Choices for Students Who Love to Read

High school grads, college freshmen and sophomores: It’s time to make some choices about your future. It’s never too early to start thinking about the things you enjoy and how you can use your knowledge, skills, and abilities in those areas to make a living. If you are an avid reader, there are a variety ...

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Satire Within Candide

The Enlightenment, which usually is described as having taken place during the 18th century, helped to fabricate the momentum which led to so many of today’s modern ideologies. The theme of reform, and individualism greatly led the way through these times, helping the individual spirits of Europe to break free from the medieval customs, but, ...