Call it shocking, unbelievable, disgusting, or shameful the fact remains the same. According to the National Science Foundation data, 65% of fourth-graders read below the grade level. Reading is a fundamental skill, needed to learn any other subject including Math.
When someone or something travels in a straight line, it is quite easy to know how far someone has gone in a certain amount of time. But what if they begin moving to the side? What about when they have to turn around a? It can be a simple change, but one that demands a different kind of mathematics to figure out.
The school curriculum is built in such a way, each day builds on the previous learning sessions. Little drops of water make a mighty ocean.Akin to regular physical checkups, periodic assessments give a reality check onthe student’s academic progress.
Call it shocking, unbelievable, disgusting, or shameful the fact remains the same. According to the National Science Foundation data, 65% of fourth-graders read below the grade level. Reading is a fundamental skill, needed to learn any other subject including Math.
The school curriculum is built in such a way, each day builds on the previous learning sessions. Little drops of water make a mighty ocean.Akin to regular physical checkups, periodic assessments give a reality check onthe student’s academic progress.
Look at every appliance, any technology, and many vehicles sold new today, and you’ll hear all sorts of claims about how more efficient that new thing is compared to its older versions. With those claims of better efficiency, you sometimes hear that the new technology will “pay for itself over time.” What does that mean, and how do we calculate that?
Tutoring helps high achievers as wellAn increase in class size stifles teachers from providing one to one personal attention to students who are falling behind. Typically, high achieving and students who read at or below grade level are assigned to [...]
Reading keeps ignorance at bay. The shocking truth is that many students do not know how to read a textbook.Unlike some exclusive private schools, there is no one to hand hold and walk a student through the entire course. Students [...]
FPLA Educational series: College freshman survival guideIf you are a college bound recent HS graduate, you must be looking forward to head off to your dream University and regain control of your life! FREEDOM! With freedom comes responsibility (Eleanor Roosevelt). [...]
Where physics meets biology: Pigment colors and structural colorsYou may be wondering what physics has to do with biology? Well, here I will provide you an example to show the connection between these two branches of science. I will use [...]
