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August 27th, 2007 — achievement gap, chemistry, family time, higher order thinking, math fears math phobia, science education environment health nutrition, scientific literacy, women in science from Dr-J @ Read about it
Watched the Eclipse? Add your comments!
August 27th, 2007 — H.O.T. skills, achievement gap, home schooling, homework, tips for summer, writing from Dr-J @ Read about it
http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/LEmono/TLE2007Aug28/image/TLE2007Aug28-GMT.GIFWatch the eclipse. Check out the time in your time zone.http://www.timezoneconverter.com/cgi-bin/tzc.tzcExample:10:37:00 p.m. Monday August 27, 2007 in GMT conve…
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August 23rd, 2007 — achievement gap, children's activities, holidays, stress reduction from Dr-J @ Read about it
Whenever the holidays were approaching we would be very excited because we could get a book that we had been wanting all year. Careful selection went into the choice of each book. Now that we are grown, we still look forward to getting whatever book …
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Literature enhances Science Education
August 22nd, 2007 — achievement gap, biology, science education, sustainability from Dr-J @ Read about it
THE CROW AND THE SEA GULL by Dr J. S. Shipman In the nearly empty lot of a McDonald’s not far from the coast one stormy summer’s day a Sea Gull was trying to open his lunch sack.It had been conveniently left there by the previous guest, Mr. Litterbug. …
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August 16th, 2007 — achievement gap, poetry, writing from Dr-J @ Read about it
Mental Seeding Breathe in the silenceThen open your eyes.Look at all the evidence,Breathe out in sighs. Look up above andSee the clouds, sun, moon,Or stars numerous as sandIn desert dune. Smell the scented wood,Aroma of pine.Lift your heart toward all …
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August 11th, 2007 — achievement gap, biology, family time, holidays, home schooling, science education from Dr-J @ Read about it
Many people are traveling at this time of the year. Even if you are at home all summer, you can act like a tourist for a day or two. Try new restaurants, go to museums. What about going to the botanical gardens, the park or the zoo? Talk or write abou…
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Lichens can tell you if you can breathe!!!
August 11th, 2007 — H.O.T. skills, achievement gap, botany, higher order thinking, scientific literacy, sustainability from Dr-J @ Read about it
Do you know what lichens are? Lichens are living things. They are symbionts, in simple words symbionts means they live together. In the case of lichens, algae and fungi live together and produce a “new look.” But this description is a very short f…
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Ways to Fund College
August 11th, 2007 — PayPerPost, achievement gap, family time, paying for college, science education, sustainability, tips for summer from Dr-J @ Read about it
An opportunity to help fund college for parents and students to discuss and decide if it is right for you:PayPerPost is a unique way to fund college. It is a good way to improve writing skills, too. You can review a product, write about it and earn mo…
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August 10th, 2007 — Physics, achievement gap, chemistry, higher order thinking, home schooling, homework, tips for summer, women in science from Dr-J @ Read about it
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August 5th, 2007 — Reading, achievement gap, build economy, continuing education, homework, sustainability, world peace, writing from Dr-J @ Read about it
Please read up on signing statements and line item vetoes. Then, try drafting letters on your opinions about them to your elected officials. Thanks.
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August 2nd, 2007 — Physics, achievement gap, family time, holidays, home schooling, homework, scientific literacy, tips for summer, women in science from Dr-J @ Read about it
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July 27th, 2007 — Physics, achievement gap, math fears math phobia, scientific literacy from Dr-J @ Read about it
Activities for a hot summer day!
July 19th, 2007 — H.O.T. skills, achievement gap, biology, chemistry, children's activities, higher order thinking, science education from Dr-J @ Read about it
Here’s a link to a simple-to-do, yet challenging thought process, activity.http://www.thisisby.us/grab_that_cold_soda_can_on_a_hot_day Enjoy!Dr. J
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July 18th, 2007 — H.O.T. skills, achievement gap, biology, environment, home schooling, science education, scientific literacy, stress reduction, tips for summer from Dr-J @ Read about it
An article on dragonflies, by Dr J, discussing reducing the global mosquito population while providing topic for art, science, literature and entertainment appeared in TIBU today. Here’s the opening and you can follow the link to read more. Dragonflie…
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July 15th, 2007 — achievement gap, parenting, scientific literacy, tips for summer, writing from Dr-J @ Read about it
Here’s a link to TIBU, a great site for improving your writing. Parents might want to check it out and use your value system before letting your children on the site, but there are many teens and college students, among others, writing there. Don’t u…
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July 13th, 2007 — achievement gap, holidays, home schooling, scientific literacy, standardized tests from Dr-J @ Read about it
Over the summer you can strengthen your vocabulary. When students swear, I suggest to them it is because their vocabulary isn’t developed sufficiently to have word to express accurately how they feel. This idea of words being able to express thoughts…
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July 11th, 2007 — achievement gap, challenges, continuing education, holidays, home schooling, math education, scientific literacy from Dr-J @ Read about it
Summer is a good time to review what you’ve learned over the last year. Twenty minutes twice a week, or even three times, is all you need for a good review. Since we learn as we progress through life, this applies to everyone, not just to, “students….
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July 8th, 2007 — Deaf, achievement gap, biology, botany resource link, chemistry, hard of hearing, holidays, home schooling, science education from Dr-J @ Read about it
Find some NOVA Science videos you can watch for free here. They are close captioned for the deaf, too. Enjoy and report back in the comments what you liked/disliked/learned…http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/programs/index.html(c) 2007 J. S. Shipman
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July 8th, 2007 — achievement gap, family time, higher order thinking, home schooling, homework from Dr-J @ Read about it
Family time builds skills needed for life, including those needed for academic excellence. Time spent sharing values and ideas with your children and other relatives is time well spent. Whether you watch a Friday night TV show (like wrestling) and la…
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Sign Language Help
July 5th, 2007 — Deaf, Prosper, achievement gap, challenges, continuing education, finger spelling, hard of hearing, sign language, stress reduction from Dr-J @ Read about it
I came across this on Prosper but it looks like a good source of Sign Language Info…(C)2007 J. S. Shipman
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July 5th, 2007 — Reading, achievement gap, challenges, holidays, home schooling from Dr-J @ Read about it
An ad just came on my blog for Madeleine L’Engle’s book. Oh, that was one of my favorites when I was in third or fourth grade. I loved it. I still remember the characters. I gave a copy to a boy who had immigrated here. He read it when he was in s…
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June 29th, 2007 — Reading, achievement gap, build schools. reduce debt, continuing education from Dr-J @ Read about it
Submit written mini-book reports here by posting via comments.
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