http://ezinearticles.com/?cat=Book-Reviews:Educational-Science EzineArticles.com - Trusted By Millions as The Source For Quality Original Articles http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/ The credibility of my alternative health care option homeopathy was boosted when a 400 year old assumption of conventional science was challenged by William A. Tiller. The possibility of mind over matter is taken to a new level. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:12:37 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?An-Appreciation-of-William-a-Tiller-and-Psycoenergetics&id=2129945 http://ezinearticles.com/?An-Appreciation-of-William-a-Tiller-and-Psycoenergetics&id=2129945 In "Evolution's Fatal Flaw", a carefully researched and well written book, author Lawrence Wood sets out to validate two controversial and often debated claims: that evolution is the proper explanation for our origins; and that evolution is all about the survival of the species, not as one might suppose, about the survival of the individual. It is a monumental undertaking fraught with scientific and philosophical mine fields, all which he traverses with caution and ease. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:42:41 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Evolutions-Fatal-Flaw-Mother-Natures-Report-Card&id=3149306 http://ezinearticles.com/?Evolutions-Fatal-Flaw-Mother-Natures-Report-Card&id=3149306 This book builds on the metaphor of a hawk circling a field in order to set out four main avenues to learning, one of which all learners-- and teachers, and parents-- possess. Since all of us are lifelong learners, this book has implications far beyond the classroom, as well as in all our classrooms. The four approaches offer a more realistic model than those which are a simplistic either/or choice. Thu, 15 Oct 2009 09:48:37 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Interview-For-Lessons-From-the-Hawk-Author-Mark-Kennedy&id=218318 http://ezinearticles.com/?Interview-For-Lessons-From-the-Hawk-Author-Mark-Kennedy&id=218318 Mortimer Adler and Charles Van Doren in their groundbreaking book How To Read A Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading, say people read for: entertainment, information or understanding. The authors also state that, "Enlightenment is achieved only when, in addition to knowing what an author says, you know what he means and why he says it." This suggests that when you read, you have to interact with the words on the page, have to think about what the authors are saying, and why they are saying what they are saying. Tue, 29 Sep 2009 10:56:29 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Review-of-How-To-Read-a-Book-The-Classic-Guide-to-Intelligent-Reading&id=3001543 http://ezinearticles.com/?Review-of-How-To-Read-a-Book-The-Classic-Guide-to-Intelligent-Reading&id=3001543 Substitute teaching is a great way for many professionals to either work part time or even full time as educators. Dr. Johnson's Substitute Teaching Essentials - a Veteran's Guide to Becoming a Great Substitute Teacher is an excellent resource for anyone new to the field or who is on their way to being a seasoned pro as a guest teacher. Mon, 14 Sep 2009 19:30:41 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Substitute-Teaching-Essentials-A-Veterans-Guide-to-Becoming-a-Great-Substitute-Teacher&id=988665 http://ezinearticles.com/?Substitute-Teaching-Essentials-A-Veterans-Guide-to-Becoming-a-Great-Substitute-Teacher&id=988665 A few years ago scientist thought they were well on the way to understanding the universe. Then they found out that the normal matter that we all know made up only 5 percent of the universe. The rest is 23 percent dark matter and 73 percent dark energy. The only thing dark matter has in common with normal matter is that it behaves the same way with respect to gravity. Einstein's telescope is the bending of light by objects in space which helps scientist study dark matter. Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:10:17 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Einsteins-Telescope-The-Hunt-For-Dark-Matter-and-Dark-Energy-in-the-Universe-Book-Review&id=2766590 http://ezinearticles.com/?Einsteins-Telescope-The-Hunt-For-Dark-Matter-and-Dark-Energy-in-the-Universe-Book-Review&id=2766590 Outliers: The Story of Success By Malcolm Gladwell Little, Brown and Company, November 2008. Malcolm Gladwell is the bestselling author of The Tipping Point and Blink. His latest book, Outliers, has been on the best seller list of The New York Times for eight straight months, since it was published in November 2008. Gladwell's engaging and journalistic writing style and his talent for simplifying complex issues, I believe, are his secrets of success. And these are the reasons why his books are both controversial and popular. His latest book is no exception. Thu, 20 Aug 2009 14:50:31 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Book-Review-Outliers-The-Story-of-Success&id=2666853 http://ezinearticles.com/?Book-Review-Outliers-The-Story-of-Success&id=2666853 There is an incredible amount of truth to the reality that whatever you can imagine in your mind you can achieve in the waking hours. Thus, combining this strength of mind to your archery talents is a match made for the superstars of the sport. There is a famous book on this topic, it is a classic called; "Psycho Cybernetics," by Maltz written in the late 1950s. Tue, 11 Aug 2009 15:50:19 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Archery-and-Psycho-Cybernetic-Strategies&id=2728667 http://ezinearticles.com/?Archery-and-Psycho-Cybernetic-Strategies&id=2728667 What is Silent Spring about? Why was the book so important? Are there lesson we can still learn from this landmark book? Silent Spring shocked us with its graphical descriptions of the damage we were causing to the environment. It laid the foundations of how we should look at our surroundings, describing our intimate connection with nature. She emphasized the fact that what we do to nature we is in essence what we do to ourselves. Mon, 10 Aug 2009 08:50:46 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Importance-of-Rachel-Carsons-Silent-Spring&id=2689315 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Importance-of-Rachel-Carsons-Silent-Spring&id=2689315 The Build Your Own Electric Vehicle paperback book by by Seth Leitman and Bob Brant is one of the top selling manual for electric car enthusiasts. Anyone who is planning to convert a gas guzzler to run on pure electricity would need a conversion manual to assist them. The following are 9 key chapters covered in the Build Your Own Electric Vehicle book. Wed, 05 Aug 2009 14:21:18 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?9-Key-Chapters-of-the-Build-Your-Own-Electric-Vehicle-Book&id=2706199 http://ezinearticles.com/?9-Key-Chapters-of-the-Build-Your-Own-Electric-Vehicle-Book&id=2706199 The SAT Essay Formula book is very helpful for those preparing for the SAT to get into college. If you read through this book and follow the instructions you will do excellent on your SAT. Tue, 04 Aug 2009 21:24:31 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Essay-Formula&id=2698725 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Essay-Formula&id=2698725 "Supporting Diverse Learners: Teacher Collaboration in an Inclusive Classroom," by Wendy S. Bray, copyrighted in 2005 by The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, focuses on the need of collaboration between general education teachers and special education teachers to facilitate fair and successful learning for each individual student. This article speaks mainly to general education teachers about reform based mathematics and how general classroom teachers can implement this new style of learning in a way that will benefit all students, even special education students. Fri, 31 Jul 2009 13:36:53 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Support-Diverse-Learners-in-Mathematics&id=2649630 http://ezinearticles.com/?Support-Diverse-Learners-in-Mathematics&id=2649630 How effective is this eBook really? Does it really help to solve the problems of getting lazy kids to learn? How will benefit the anxious parents? An article to review on the usefulness of this eBook. Wed, 22 Jul 2009 16:32:59 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Lazy-Kids-Way-to-Grade-A-A-Product-Review&id=1417687 http://ezinearticles.com/?Lazy-Kids-Way-to-Grade-A-A-Product-Review&id=1417687 When educating your children at home, you have the freedom to teach them sound science that is presented from a Christian worldview. "Christian Kids Explore Earth and Space," geared at elementary students, fits the bill very well. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:32:50 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Have-You-Thought-About-Christian-Science-Courses-For-Elementary-Grades?&id=2558778 http://ezinearticles.com/?Have-You-Thought-About-Christian-Science-Courses-For-Elementary-Grades?&id=2558778 So in conclusion, this product is a knock off low grade manual as compared to its competition. Very informative to get an "A" for a school project, but not for a serious home who intends to build a real working solar panel. And with the same price its offering as its competitors, you decide. Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:23:18 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Home-Made-Energy-Review&id=2538747 http://ezinearticles.com/?Home-Made-Energy-Review&id=2538747 This collection of chemist biographies is strikingly interesting and easy to read, very informative and child-friendly. When our homeschool materials order arrived in the mail recently, I planned on looking through things to see if I wanted to return anything. Well, I ended up reading through this entire book and going to bed at one am! Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:43:21 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?5-Star-Book-Review-Mystery-of-the-Periodic-Table&id=2446756 http://ezinearticles.com/?5-Star-Book-Review-Mystery-of-the-Periodic-Table&id=2446756 The world media has bombarded us with doom and gloom scenarios. Former politicians have been given the highest awards in science for scaring us with docu-dramas. The United Nation demands the world acts or we are all going to cook to death in a giant crock pot of green house gases? Mon, 06 Jul 2009 10:40:04 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Anti-Global-Warming-Book-Review-Recommendation&id=2550263 http://ezinearticles.com/?Anti-Global-Warming-Book-Review-Recommendation&id=2550263 This articles traces the position assigned to man in the universe, from the central position of importance in the Middle Ages, to the lesser one given by Galileo and Newton and then to the utter insignificance of man in the cosmology of physics leading up to string particle theory, with their possible multiple universes. This continuous trend of ever diminishing importance given to the role of man in the scheme of things was abruptly reversed by the work done in quantum mechanics. In the implications of quantum theory, man emerged as a vital factor in the role of observer, without whom there would be no experimental results. Given these thoroughly conflicting and confusing results from physics since the seventeenth century, what might we today say about man's true standing in the world? Where does he really fit in? A possible solution is suggested. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:04:58 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Mans-Place-in-the-Universe&id=2530900 http://ezinearticles.com/?Mans-Place-in-the-Universe&id=2530900 Einstein, apart from giving the world relativity, was also a founder of quantum theory with his insistence, unrecognized for decades by other physicists, that light had a corpuscular structure, as well as a wave form. Niels Bohr was a leading proponent of the fully developed quantum theory, which had implications which Einstein could not accept and which he spent a lifetime trying to disprove. Einstein insisted that everything in the world, from large objects to small particles, had to be independently real, that is its existence in no way depended on a human presence, or a human observation of the object involved. Quantum theory, which Bohr defended, reached quite other and startling conclusions, which continue to defy common sense today. The core dispute here involves the concept of reality in modern physics and this article provides a very brief overview of the problem, as well as suggesting a solution. Thu, 18 Jun 2009 11:15:44 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Reality-Check&id=2480425 http://ezinearticles.com/?Reality-Check&id=2480425 This collection of chemist biographies is strikingly interesting and easy to read, very informative and child-friendly. When our spring homeschool materials order arrived in the mail recently, I planned on looking through things to see if I wanted to return anything. Well, I ended up reading through this entire book and going to bed at one a.m.! Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:06:33 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?5-Star-Book-Review-Mystery-of-the-Periodic-Table,-by-Benjamin-D.-Wiker&id=2446756 http://ezinearticles.com/?5-Star-Book-Review-Mystery-of-the-Periodic-Table,-by-Benjamin-D.-Wiker&id=2446756 School videos go a long way toward enhancing the lesson plan within the classroom, if students are actively engaged in the experience. By following specific guidelines and suggestions, you as the teacher can ensure the viewing experience contributes to a successful lesson when students are encouraged to be an active part of the process. Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:29:47 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Break-Watching-Habits-School-Video-As-Objective-Delivery-System&id=2446356 http://ezinearticles.com/?Break-Watching-Habits-School-Video-As-Objective-Delivery-System&id=2446356 This articles suggests that the word "matter", which we normally use for everyday objects perceived in nature, should be limited to solids, liquids and gases made of atomic/molecular structures. While this would include everything we perceive through our senses, including all the visible galaxies in the universe, it makes up only about 5% of the contents of the universe. Fri, 29 May 2009 11:51:21 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Mass-and-Matter&id=2395468 http://ezinearticles.com/?Mass-and-Matter&id=2395468 The article deals with three aspects of the concept force: the mathematical expressions of how it operates, what a force actually is and how it is transmitted. Of these three, the first aspect was thought to be completely answered by Einsteins corrections and refinements of Newton's classical law of gravity. However, the latest results of trajectories by Pioneer and other space craft show that some anomalies are not explained by any present theory. Wed, 27 May 2009 08:19:17 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Force-in-Modern-Physics&id=2366724 http://ezinearticles.com/?Force-in-Modern-Physics&id=2366724 Consciousness is no longer a forbidden word in modern physics. The fact that certain implications from quantum theory cannot avoid consciousness has made it newly fashionable. It should thus be helpful to know a bit more about this rather mysterious awareness, especially if it has changed or altered over time. The argument here also reaches into our concepts of reality, another newly respectable subject in relation to physics. Mon, 27 Apr 2009 10:04:42 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Consciousness-in-Modern-Physics&id=2259402 http://ezinearticles.com/?Consciousness-in-Modern-Physics&id=2259402 The credibility of my alternative health care option homeopathy was boosted when a 400 year old assumption of conventional science was challenged by William A. Tiller. The possibility of mind over matter is taken to a new level. Thu, 09 Apr 2009 15:46:27 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?An-Appreciation-of-William-A-Tiller-and-Psycoenergetics&id=2129945 http://ezinearticles.com/?An-Appreciation-of-William-A-Tiller-and-Psycoenergetics&id=2129945 Architectural books serves as a best guide in helping designer find a better way to create a plan. Through planning, research and direction a Architecture student can find valuable self-discovery through the use of these sorts of books. A source for learning. There are many ways to gain knowledge about a field. Fri, 03 Apr 2009 07:44:35 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Architecture-Books-A-Source-For-Learning-Apart-From-Schools-and-Colleges&id=2154063 http://ezinearticles.com/?Architecture-Books-A-Source-For-Learning-Apart-From-Schools-and-Colleges&id=2154063 The credibility of my alternative health care option homeopathy was boosted when a 400 year old assumption of conventional science was challenged by William A. Tiller. The possibility of mind over matter is taken to a new level. Fri, 27 Mar 2009 16:33:21 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?An-Appreciation-of-William-A-Tiller-and-Psycoenergetics&id=2129945 http://ezinearticles.com/?An-Appreciation-of-William-A-Tiller-and-Psycoenergetics&id=2129945 If you're looking for an educational resource to help third graders pass their EOG (End of Grade) tests, this humorous book is sure to fulfill your need! Follow the adventures of North Carolina third grader Chris Robb as he attempts to avoid becoming the prey of the Chicken Nugget Man, learns he is capable of learning more than he thinks, and that it's best to give people a second chance. Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:49:41 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?A-Superb-and-Humorous-Educational-Resource-For-Teachers-or-Parents-of-Third-Graders&id=2112759 http://ezinearticles.com/?A-Superb-and-Humorous-Educational-Resource-For-Teachers-or-Parents-of-Third-Graders&id=2112759 In 1994 the Shelly Cashman Microsoft Office textbook costs less than $40.00. Today the price of their text has gone up along with all other college textbooks. Fri, 20 Mar 2009 13:51:47 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Shelly-Cashman-Office-2007-Introductory-Concepts-and-Techniques&id=2115405 http://ezinearticles.com/?Shelly-Cashman-Office-2007-Introductory-Concepts-and-Techniques&id=2115405 Through the incredibly great Indian History, Mathematics has always occupied the finest place in India's scientific heritage. Mathematics is universally regarded as the science of all sciences. The crowning glory of Indian Mathematics was the invention of Zero and the introduction of Decimal notation - without which mathematics as a scientific discipline could not make much progress. Indian Mathematics (Vedic Mathematics) is a living discipline with a huge potential for diversified modern world applications Wed, 18 Feb 2009 16:12:41 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Vedic-Maths&id=1980940 http://ezinearticles.com/?Vedic-Maths&id=1980940 In 1859, Charles Darwin, an English naturalist, published one of the most important books in the history of science. This book is today popularly referred to as "On the Origin of Species", although the full title was in fact "On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or The Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life". Mon, 16 Feb 2009 08:56:45 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Charles-Darwins-Origin-of-Species&id=1988084 http://ezinearticles.com/?Charles-Darwins-Origin-of-Species&id=1988084 Trying to get into college? Want a sure-fire tool to improve your SAT scores? Then THIS is the book for you! Mon, 26 Jan 2009 10:39:21 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-SAT-Essay-Formula-That-Gets-High-Scores-by-Rodney-Daut&id=1781155 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-SAT-Essay-Formula-That-Gets-High-Scores-by-Rodney-Daut&id=1781155 Isaac Asimov passed away 17 years ago, in 1992. Many of his fiction books and a few of his non-fiction books are still in print, but even libraries are getting rid of his essay collections - no doubt because they are considered out of date. However, nothing could be further from the truth. Thu, 15 Jan 2009 14:23:03 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Asimovs-40-Year-Old-Essays-Out-of-Date?-Never!&id=1867514 http://ezinearticles.com/?Asimovs-40-Year-Old-Essays-Out-of-Date?-Never!&id=1867514 This is a book review for Dr. Phil Plait's latest book Death From the Skies. Phil Plait is "The Bad Astronomer" from the website Bad Astronomy and also the author of the book "Bad Astronomy". Thu, 15 Jan 2009 10:58:34 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Death-From-the-Skies-You-May-Only-Have-28-Years-to-Live&id=1874072 http://ezinearticles.com/?Death-From-the-Skies-You-May-Only-Have-28-Years-to-Live&id=1874072 "How to write fast" is a great book for high school students or anyone that's interested in improving their writing. This book provides 6 steps to mastering the SAT Essay. Tue, 13 Jan 2009 14:11:49 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Review-of-How-to-Write-Fast-by-Rodney-M-Dault-II&id=1781937 http://ezinearticles.com/?Review-of-How-to-Write-Fast-by-Rodney-M-Dault-II&id=1781937 The subject of climate change is the topic of many discussions and opinions. It often seems to be an ideological exchange rather than of one rooted in the reality. Many it seems, feel that if outright denial does not carry the debate than either fatalism or wishful thinking, in the form of faith in yet unproven technology, is a much as they are willing to commit to subject. Tue, 13 Jan 2009 08:41:28 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Could-Mankind-Become-Extinct-in-Less-Than-100-Years?-A-Review-of-Uninhabitable-a-Case-For-Caution&id=1863792 http://ezinearticles.com/?Could-Mankind-Become-Extinct-in-Less-Than-100-Years?-A-Review-of-Uninhabitable-a-Case-For-Caution&id=1863792 Thus Global environmental diversity predates life's Global diversity as there are Global uniformities. One fact that is self evident and beyond question at least for now is the existence the Global uniformity that is instrumental in initiating life and basic constituents of life are same everywhere and nowhere else but on earth. It is asserted in the theory that the trajectory life to tool the form a tree branch because of the environmental variations it encountered along the path of development, but why not be a grass instead of a tree and follow its independent path there off if the cause for it branching off is present from the outset ? Mon, 12 Jan 2009 16:13:08 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Life!-Single-Verse-Diverse-Origin&id=1837942 http://ezinearticles.com/?Life!-Single-Verse-Diverse-Origin&id=1837942 The book For the Love of Rhinoceros and Stag Beetles by Jonathan Lai is the reference in beetle breeding. Now in its second edition, this two-volume set is beautifully illustrated and a must for all coleopterists. It shows from A to Z the fine art of beetle husbandry from substrate making, egg collecting and disease detection. It covers the major species found in the hobby: Lucanidae (Stag Beetles), Dynastidae (Rhinoceros Beetles) and Cetonidae (Flower Beetles). Wed, 07 Jan 2009 08:24:25 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Book-Review-For-the-Love-of-Rhinoceros-and-Stag-Beetles-2nd-Edition&id=1846054 http://ezinearticles.com/?Book-Review-For-the-Love-of-Rhinoceros-and-Stag-Beetles-2nd-Edition&id=1846054 Everyone needs some light reading while on their vacation, but this was NOT my light reading book. (In fact, if I wasn't currently on vacation, I would have finished it sooner, but reading while at Disneyworld is tough, even for me!) It provided me with a great deal of insight and many things to think about and ponder over. Fri, 02 Jan 2009 10:27:34 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Book-Review-A-Thomas-Jefferson-Education&id=1798803 http://ezinearticles.com/?Book-Review-A-Thomas-Jefferson-Education&id=1798803 "How to write fast" is a great book for high school students or anyone that's interested in improving their writing. This book provides 6 steps to mastering the SAT Essay. Tue, 30 Dec 2008 14:32:44 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Review-of-How-to-Write-Fast-by-Rodney-M.-Dault-II&id=1781937 http://ezinearticles.com/?Review-of-How-to-Write-Fast-by-Rodney-M.-Dault-II&id=1781937 Trying to get into college? Want a sure-fire tool to improve your SAT scores? Then THIS is the book for you! Thu, 18 Dec 2008 11:48:10 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-SAT-Essay-Formula-That-Gets-High-Scores-by-Rodney-Daut&id=1781155 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-SAT-Essay-Formula-That-Gets-High-Scores-by-Rodney-Daut&id=1781155 Maintaining student motivation during classroom discussion is the most difficult steps in delivering educational subject matter. Here are some tips to maintain student's interest. Tue, 09 Dec 2008 09:22:56 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Tips-in-Motivating-Students&id=1540682 http://ezinearticles.com/?Tips-in-Motivating-Students&id=1540682 American Continental Academy is a distance learning American High School based out of Madison, Wisconsin USA, offering a fully accredited high school diploma and Affordable High School Diploma Online. American Continental Academy offers two diploma programs for the prospective student. The first is a 16 credit program, completed entirely online. This is available to students 18 years and older. Mon, 08 Dec 2008 15:57:06 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?American-Continental-Academy&id=1748886 http://ezinearticles.com/?American-Continental-Academy&id=1748886 It is a book about spirited and tireless men and women, who deprived themselves of sleep or other fundamental essentials of life, and chased their dreams. Some of them were put in the cells on flimsy grounds or cheated out of fruits of intelligence, yet they didn't give up. The comforts that we take for granted today were not the result of a sudden revelation. Read what made these scientists immortal and why we must remember them -even if we can't build monuments in their memories. Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:06:32 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?50-Timeless-Scientists&id=1727263 http://ezinearticles.com/?50-Timeless-Scientists&id=1727263 Do you or your child find it difficult studying math effectively? Do you continually have low grades in math? Do you feel your performance needs to be improved upon? If you answer YES to these questions, then this article is for you. I have compiled math study habits secrets for you or your child. Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:28:36 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Math-Study-Habit-Secrets&id=1713943 http://ezinearticles.com/?Math-Study-Habit-Secrets&id=1713943 I will be talking about an important skill - the Skill to solve problems. I will be discussing Polya's 4 - step process to solve problem. I will be using this problem as a case study: 5x -2 =3 1. Understand the problem i.e. you should know which quantity you are looking for: The problem above says solve an equation. I know if I have to solve an equation I must look for the value of the unknown. That is, I must find a way of making 'x' to 'stand' alone on one part (Left hand side or LHS) of the equation. Tue, 25 Nov 2008 14:42:55 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Required-Skills-To-Solve-Math-Problems&id=1713964 http://ezinearticles.com/?Required-Skills-To-Solve-Math-Problems&id=1713964 The first five pages of Elizabeth Blake's (by the way no relation) story found me helplessly engrossed. I was hooked and had to read "No Child Left Behind: The True Story of a Teacher's Quest." After 20 years as a Medical Technologist in chemistry and hematology Elizabeth Blake was looking for a change, for a new career. She felt a deep-seated sense of calling to pursue the required education courses of the State Department of Education for a provisional license for teaching. Tue, 25 Nov 2008 11:30:05 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?No-Child-Left-Behind?-The-True-Story-of-a-Teachers-Quest-by-Elizabeth-Blake&id=1718063 http://ezinearticles.com/?No-Child-Left-Behind?-The-True-Story-of-a-Teachers-Quest-by-Elizabeth-Blake&id=1718063 I have compiled a list of book reviews on water treatments and water engineering technologies and procedures for students and professionals alike. Hope this will help for references and guidance in learning and solving problems. Principles of Industrial Water Treatment - 1985 Drew This book provides the reader with up to date information on various water treatment subjects. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:17:57 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Books-on-Water-Treatments-and-Water-Engineering&id=1697987 http://ezinearticles.com/?Books-on-Water-Treatments-and-Water-Engineering&id=1697987 Substitute teaching is a great way for many professionals to either work part time or even full time as educators. Dr. Johnson's Substitute Teaching Essentials - a Veteran's Guide to Becoming a Great Substitute Teacher is an excellent resource for anyone new to the field or who is on their way to being a seasoned pro as a guest teacher. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:07:20 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Substitute-Teaching-Essentials-A-Veterans-Guide-to-Becoming-a-Great-Substitute-Teacher&id=988665 http://ezinearticles.com/?Substitute-Teaching-Essentials-A-Veterans-Guide-to-Becoming-a-Great-Substitute-Teacher&id=988665 If you have ever tried to do math in your head you would know how difficult it can sometimes be especially if you are not good with calculations. Fun with figures is a book which promises to show you brilliant mental short cuts that you can use to figure math in your head faster than most people can do with a calculator. A lot of things has been said about this book, but here is a review of what to expect from it. Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:38:56 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Fun-With-Figures-Review&id=1693625 http://ezinearticles.com/?Fun-With-Figures-Review&id=1693625 Floyd H. Chilton presents Inflammation Nation, a book regarding the causes and treatments of inflammation which includes eczema and eczema treatment. This is a powerful book and must have for anyone dealing with eczema. Wed, 05 Nov 2008 14:08:40 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Eczema-Treatment-and-Inflammation-Nation-Book-Review&id=1648021 http://ezinearticles.com/?Eczema-Treatment-and-Inflammation-Nation-Book-Review&id=1648021 Can a computer entity Hoody live like a tycoon? Can it enjoy food and drink and entertain guests? How will it learn how to talk effectively with gestures and facial expressions? Can it talk the cup of coffee to its lips and appear to drink expertly? Read how Hoody did it all by himself. Thu, 23 Oct 2008 09:09:43 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Story-of-Hoody-Crimson-(Synopsis)-The-Computer-AI-Who-Loved-Food-and-Drink!&id=1595854 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Story-of-Hoody-Crimson-(Synopsis)-The-Computer-AI-Who-Loved-Food-and-Drink!&id=1595854 Being without power due to a storm gave us the opportunity to explain electricity to our four-year-old daughter who was quite confused and angry when the lights and TV did not work. So I read Switch On, Switch Off by Melvin Berger, a really great book that describes electricity, how it works, how to create it, and how it travels through our neighborhoods and homes. Reading about electricity and magnetism with my children, I learned a few things about electricity myself. Thu, 23 Oct 2008 08:16:09 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Electricity-and-Magnetism-Hands-On-Experiments-For-All-Ages&id=1604549 http://ezinearticles.com/?Electricity-and-Magnetism-Hands-On-Experiments-For-All-Ages&id=1604549 In any organization it is people that make the difference and one good example of this is in our educational system. A school district or even a single school needs to work on getting the right team in place, as this is the key to education. This is why it is recommended that administers of education should study human resources and understand what it takes to run a large organization. Tue, 21 Oct 2008 08:39:18 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?People-in-Education-Thats-What-Its-All-About&id=1594989 http://ezinearticles.com/?People-in-Education-Thats-What-Its-All-About&id=1594989 Author Jerry Wermund held a long career in geology and upon retirement he started writing a series of book for children and young adult Earth Science studies. The author's love for nature and academic experience shows in his latest book, Focus On Minerals. Thu, 16 Oct 2008 08:14:45 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Focus-on-Minerals-Book-Review&id=512704 http://ezinearticles.com/?Focus-on-Minerals-Book-Review&id=512704 Here we watch as the political races rage on at all levels and everyone is complaining about our schools and the increasing High School Drop Out rates even though we spend $10,000 per student per year. Complaining about is not fixing the problem and the infighting of politics at all levels seems to be distant from the actual problems and potential solutions. Tue, 14 Oct 2008 08:19:49 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Time-to-Fix-Our-Schools-Drop-Out-Rates-Are-Soaring&id=1573921 http://ezinearticles.com/?Time-to-Fix-Our-Schools-Drop-Out-Rates-Are-Soaring&id=1573921 Have you ever stopped to think that much of what you learned in school was simply nonsense or rewritten to be politically correct for the period in which it was produced? Have you ever noticed that the history books seem to modify things ever 20 years or so? Worse, have you ever considered that you were force fed information and you had to commit to memory stuff that was pretty irrelevant and yet, never learned so many things that were? Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:26:39 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Is-Your-Education-Adequate?&id=1568060 http://ezinearticles.com/?Is-Your-Education-Adequate?&id=1568060 Did you know that in many areas of our country that the High School dropout rates are over 50%? This is truly insane for a nation that is so wealthy, the wealthiest nation on Earth in fact and not by a little margin either. What are we doing wrong in our public schools or are the teachers unions right, is it really something that starts at home? Well, this is a subject that should become a national discussion and it is really too bad that politicians talk about it but nothing ever gets changed. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:25:07 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Dont-Let-Your-Child-Drop-Out-of-School&id=1568044 http://ezinearticles.com/?Dont-Let-Your-Child-Drop-Out-of-School&id=1568044 Maintaining student motivation during classroom discussion is the most difficult steps in delivering educational subject matter. Here are some tips to maintain student's interest. Tue, 07 Oct 2008 09:02:34 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Tips-in-Motivating-Students&id=1540682 http://ezinearticles.com/?Tips-in-Motivating-Students&id=1540682 So, you think you want to change our educational system do you? You think that we need to work on actually teaching how to think rather than how to recite or memorize, well me too! In fact, I've been spending the last couple of years going over this problem and the challenge we all face in the future if we cannot solve these dilemmas. So, if you are serious about fixing our educational system, then perhaps you might like to read this book: Wed, 01 Oct 2008 07:39:13 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?What-Happens-When-Real-Educators-Get-Real-About-Education?&id=1533487 http://ezinearticles.com/?What-Happens-When-Real-Educators-Get-Real-About-Education?&id=1533487 Indeed, as a Renaissance Man, I am interested in all subjects of the human experience, the flows of civilization and the technology past, present and future, but, I am not one to go and recommend that you re-read old science books, when the world in the last few decades has become so technologically advanced, everything has changed. In fact, a PhD in many sectors 10-years ago is almost worthless today. Still, I'd like to recommend an old AI or Artificial Intelligence book from back in the 1980s to you: Wed, 01 Oct 2008 07:39:00 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Some-Older-Artificial-Intelligence-Books-Are-Worth-Reading&id=1533454 http://ezinearticles.com/?Some-Older-Artificial-Intelligence-Books-Are-Worth-Reading&id=1533454 How will mankind cope with knowledge that there are other intelligent life forms in the Universe, many that are vastly more powerful in the mind than mere human beings? Will religion allow this these findings or deny them, how might they go about explaining the truth or concealing it? Scientists know it is only a matter of time; if not in this generation the next or the next one after that. Wed, 24 Sep 2008 13:33:36 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?From-Drakes-Equation-to-Probability-Mathematics-There-is-Intelligent-Life-in-the-Universe&id=1515101 http://ezinearticles.com/?From-Drakes-Equation-to-Probability-Mathematics-There-is-Intelligent-Life-in-the-Universe&id=1515101 Comprehensive review of an AT-SAT practice test and study guide. ATSAT is the test used by the FAA to screen out candidates for the position of Air Traffic Controller. This review is of an actual AT-SAT Study Guide that is new on the market. Tue, 23 Sep 2008 10:39:38 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?AT-SAT-Test-Prep&id=1491536 http://ezinearticles.com/?AT-SAT-Test-Prep&id=1491536 If you are looking for convenience, program choice, and a more satisfying classroom experience, you may find that online schools are superior to traditional college campuses. By studying through online schools, students are able to maintain their current standard of living, while working towards a better lifestyle. Wed, 17 Sep 2008 07:47:57 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Baking-Cookies-While-Attending-Online-Schools-at-Home&id=1486839 http://ezinearticles.com/?Baking-Cookies-While-Attending-Online-Schools-at-Home&id=1486839 Professional Translation Services - Experts Reveal Some Pointers for Hiring Professional Translation Services There are literally thousands of agencies out there providing professional translation services, as well as independent translators. How do you choose the right one for you? How do you find the one that will meet your needs, by supplying error-free translations that precisely communicate the meaning of the original document ? Mon, 15 Sep 2008 08:54:44 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Professional-Translation-Services&id=1481842 http://ezinearticles.com/?Professional-Translation-Services&id=1481842 The Home Made Energy book is about using free and environmentally friendly renewable energy resources to produce electricity to reduce the amount of power we need to purchase from the big power concerns. The primary methods of producing electricity in this book are from home built wind and solar powered generators. Thu, 11 Sep 2008 13:07:12 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Home-Made-Energy-Review&id=1472743 http://ezinearticles.com/?Home-Made-Energy-Review&id=1472743 Elizabeth Claire "wrote the original edition of Dangerous English! because she was too embarrassed to explain terms she knew her students wanted and needed". Though this book may make you slightly queasy, if you teach ESL to adults, you need it. Tue, 09 Sep 2008 13:20:09 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?ESL-Book-Review-Dangerous-English-2000!-An-Indispensable-Guide-For-Language-Learners-and-Others&id=1468926 http://ezinearticles.com/?ESL-Book-Review-Dangerous-English-2000!-An-Indispensable-Guide-For-Language-Learners-and-Others&id=1468926 Since the darkness of ages the human being had to cope with find learning strategies and methods for training the brain to survive. After the findings of old Greek culture, nowadays there are innovative strategies to improve learning and memory coming from most updated scientific research. Thu, 04 Sep 2008 09:47:52 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Do-You-Want-Learning-Strategies-to-Train-Your-Brain&id=1449686 http://ezinearticles.com/?Do-You-Want-Learning-Strategies-to-Train-Your-Brain&id=1449686 The importance of value education has been duly recognized by different education commissions and committees appointed by the government. The Hartog Committee of (1929) felt that religious instruction can be given in common schools outside the school hours. Thu, 14 Aug 2008 14:11:50 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Committees-and-Commissions-Towards-Values-in-India&id=1398225 http://ezinearticles.com/?Committees-and-Commissions-Towards-Values-in-India&id=1398225 As an SAT Tutor, I make it my business to read every relevant piece of literature on the subject of the SAT, the ACT and College Prep. Hack The SAT, by Eliot Schrefer brings some fresh ideas into the stodgy world of standardized test preparation. Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:38:12 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Book-Review-Hack-the-SAT,-by-Eliot-Schrefer&id=1385024 http://ezinearticles.com/?Book-Review-Hack-the-SAT,-by-Eliot-Schrefer&id=1385024 There are many gifts you can buy a child when he's growing up but few with the power to spark the imagination and inspire their life like a great Atlas. The Times Atlas of the World is one of man's truly great books in my opinion. Thu, 31 Jul 2008 13:19:40 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Times-Atlas-of-the-World-Inspire-a-Child&id=1363118 http://ezinearticles.com/?Times-Atlas-of-the-World-Inspire-a-Child&id=1363118 You might have a better reason to leave the high school before completion of your education. This is a common plight in many young people. If at a young age a lucrative job opportunity strikes your way you would definitely love to go for that leaving all things apart. Even the conventional study is put off and priority is given to the job opportunity. Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:22:02 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Age-and-Online-High-School-Education&id=1327209 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Age-and-Online-High-School-Education&id=1327209 A.S Neill offered many solutions in educating students who struggled to find supportive learning environments. Over the years the works of this fine educator has been used time and again to support learning across the globe. The revised edition of his book Summerhill School reminds us of how poignant his works were and how they are still valid in terms of educating today. Wed, 11 Jun 2008 07:50:58 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Homeschooling-in-the-21st-Century-Lessons-in-Human-Development,-Accepting-What-is-and-What-Could-Be&id=1153645 http://ezinearticles.com/?Homeschooling-in-the-21st-Century-Lessons-in-Human-Development,-Accepting-What-is-and-What-Could-Be&id=1153645 Many a book that supposedly teaches the art of leadership simply sticks to just reheating purely theoretical research and social surveys and adding a dab of advice here and there. There's really not a whole lot about how to lead that can be learned from those sorts of documents. Mon, 26 May 2008 19:55:50 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Paper-Clips-And-Learning-Through-Reading&id=1190708 http://ezinearticles.com/?Paper-Clips-And-Learning-Through-Reading&id=1190708 A useful set of four books on basics of numbers and learning numbers with abacus. One of its kind as few books available for kids of 4 to 6 years age group. Teachers and parents can use these as an excellent training material with detailed explanation for each and every step. Strongly recommended for primary schools and personal use for teaching numbers with abacus. Wed, 21 May 2008 13:54:52 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Smart-Maths-Introduction-To-Maths-With-Abacus&id=1184148 http://ezinearticles.com/?Smart-Maths-Introduction-To-Maths-With-Abacus&id=1184148 According to Sernau "Global Problems: The Search for Equity, Peace and Sustainability", the family, in many ways, is the origin of society and remains the most essential social, economic and political unit, within which individuals experience authority, co-operation and governance. Families teach individuals how to relate to and treat one another and at the same time provide a suitable room for nurturing, development and education. They are truthfully the schools where social and emotional skills are obtained and coined for the rest of the life. Wed, 21 May 2008 13:02:49 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Family-As-An-Institution-And-Its-Continuation-Single-Parent-Families&id=1184243 http://ezinearticles.com/?Family-As-An-Institution-And-Its-Continuation-Single-Parent-Families&id=1184243 Be part of the parental paradigm shift. Using Dawna Markovas 'The Smart Parenting Revolution' you too can be on your way to unleashing your child and families potential. Fri, 09 May 2008 09:26:55 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Homeschooling-In-The-21st-Century-The-Smart-Parenting-Revolution-Take-Part-Today&id=1163658 http://ezinearticles.com/?Homeschooling-In-The-21st-Century-The-Smart-Parenting-Revolution-Take-Part-Today&id=1163658 Attachment parenting is a philosophy which promotes strong emotional bonds between parents and their infants. Dr William Sears, an American paediatrician coined this term over 25 years ago. Mon, 05 May 2008 13:33:15 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Attachment-Parenting-Books-by-Dr.-William-Sears&id=1150644 http://ezinearticles.com/?Attachment-Parenting-Books-by-Dr.-William-Sears&id=1150644 I must say for a textbook this is a gripping read! Lynnette Porters "Developing an Online Curriculum" is in a class of its own. It is perfectly evident that a lot of thought went into the building of this very practical text. Mon, 05 May 2008 11:48:40 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Virtual-Education-Making-Sense-of-Online-Curriculum-Development-and-Virtual-Teaching&id=1153733 http://ezinearticles.com/?Virtual-Education-Making-Sense-of-Online-Curriculum-Development-and-Virtual-Teaching&id=1153733 How many times have you thought your school would work a whole lot better if you all - admin and teachers - were on the same page? Peter Senges' Schools That Learn takes you on a collaborative journey where that becomes a possibility. Mon, 05 May 2008 11:48:08 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Educate-Innovatively-With-the-Help-of-21st-Century-Educational-and-Business-Enthusiasts&id=1153684 http://ezinearticles.com/?Educate-Innovatively-With-the-Help-of-21st-Century-Educational-and-Business-Enthusiasts&id=1153684 A.S Neill offered many solutions in educating students who struggled to find supportive learning environments. Over the years the works of this fine educator has been used time and again to support learning across the globe. The revised edition of his book Summerhill School reminds us of how poignant his works were and how they are still valid in terms of educating today. Mon, 05 May 2008 11:46:57 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Summerhill-A-Lesson-in-Human-Development,-Accepting-What-Is-and-What-Could-Be-Book-Review&id=1153645 http://ezinearticles.com/?Summerhill-A-Lesson-in-Human-Development,-Accepting-What-Is-and-What-Could-Be-Book-Review&id=1153645 Ever wonder how such a little country does so well in the international educational arena? You will undoubtedly find some answers in "Unlocking Formative Assessment" by Shirley Clark. Kiwis are on it when it comes to using what works and tossing what doesn't. Mon, 05 May 2008 10:24:58 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?New-Zealand-Ranks-5th-In-The-World-For-Education-Find-Out-How-This-Wee-Country-Is-So-Successful&id=1153845 http://ezinearticles.com/?New-Zealand-Ranks-5th-In-The-World-For-Education-Find-Out-How-This-Wee-Country-Is-So-Successful&id=1153845 Need help in communicating with your child or students? How to Talk So Kids Can Learn is a classic. It follows Fabers and Mazlish's much acclaimed "How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen so Kids Will Talk." Mon, 05 May 2008 10:23:35 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Effective-Communication-in-the-Classroom-and-at-Home-Communicate-Effectively-With-Your-Students&id=1153790 http://ezinearticles.com/?Effective-Communication-in-the-Classroom-and-at-Home-Communicate-Effectively-With-Your-Students&id=1153790 Researchers who study birds know that the quality of the birdsong is a good indicator of fitness. Evolutionary biologist Marlene Zuk, writing in the entertaining "Riddled With Life: Friendly Worms, Ladybug Sex, and the Parasites That Make Us Who We Are," describes how disease and parasites drive the evolution of showy colors, structures and behavior. She and a colleague theorized that female birds use these features to select males who are more parasite-free, and thus species with more parasites should have evolved flashier colors and songs to distinguish the fittest males. Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:44:34 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Why-Do-Birds-Sing?&id=1141095 http://ezinearticles.com/?Why-Do-Birds-Sing?&id=1141095 Ready for a "Meat and Potatoes" book on raising an Asperger's Child? No fluff here - just the stuff you really need. Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:02:52 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Nurturing-Your-Aspergers-Child&id=1135280 http://ezinearticles.com/?Nurturing-Your-Aspergers-Child&id=1135280 What do you know about science? Would you like to know more? Would you like your children to grow up with a background of science knowledge? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then let me recommend a very good book for you: "The Scientist - Life Science Library Series" by Henry Margenau, David Bergamini and the Editors of Time Life Books - 1964. Thu, 17 Apr 2008 15:28:45 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Educational-Science-Book-Recommended-For-Curious-Minds-Book-Review&id=1113317 http://ezinearticles.com/?Educational-Science-Book-Recommended-For-Curious-Minds-Book-Review&id=1113317 I am sure Christians will agree with me that a saturation experience in the Word is a great thing. Leanne Beitel's book extends that principle to the exercises a student copies while learning to type. The book, which is middle- to high-school-level reading, teaches individual keystrokes, home keys and so on in the usual fashion, and then turns to the Psalms for typing practice. Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:49:00 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Keyboarding-For-The-Christian-School-A-Review&id=1104874 http://ezinearticles.com/?Keyboarding-For-The-Christian-School-A-Review&id=1104874 Copyright 2009 EzineArticles.com - All Rights Reserved.