Giant Acoustic Arrays to Arrest Locust Plagues

One concept, which is being floated in the scientific community to stop locust plagues from devastating the landscape is to use directional sound beams to stop them as they fly and eat their way across the countryside?

Life On Mars Under the Surface - But What Type Of Life?

Many believe there is life on Mars and many do not know what type; whether it be microbial life, complex life or the biggie intelligent life. Recently this thought and discussion re-emerged in an online think tank.

Understanding The Benefit Of Home Schooling

If you were to research the benefit of homeschooling, you would come across some very impressive statistics and study results. These study results have not been missed by our nation's colleges, as today there are hundreds of colleges including Yale, Harvard, and Princeton that place considerable value, both educational and social, on an applicant who has been home schooled.

High School Home Schooling Field Trips

Thinking back to high school, there's a good chance that some of your most enjoyable school days were the one's where you went on a high school field trip. This enjoyment came not necessarily because of the field trip, or it's destination, but because you got out of going to class for at least a portion of that day. Home school field trips are different.

Traps to Avoid When Transitioning from Home Schooling to a Public or Private School

Many homeschoolers have to face that moment when their children go to a public or private school. Even though they've decided the time is right and have researched all the schools, the transition can be tough for families. Here are a few traps that some home school parents fall into after they have committed to sending their child off to school.

Educational Board Games - 5 Reasons Learning Can Be Fun

Educational board games are becoming increasingly popular as a way to teach children subjects that they normally find uninteresting. Help them to overcome their short attention spans by offering them a fun alternative. Here are five reasons board games should be added to your list of educational resources.

Homeschool Lessons Made Easy - The Importance of Learning for the First Time

Learning a skill properly the first time will make a huge difference on how well it will be remembered. Ready why it is critical to teach skills properly the first time.

Socialization and the Home Schooled Child

Are you concerned that your home schooled child will not be properly socialized? Fact is, home is the best place for them to learn these skills.

Home Schooling and the Status Quo

We need to change our Educational System, it is not good enough and just like other major problems like our political system and health care system, it's broken. We all know the educational system is not working and most public schools are nothing more than glorified baby-sitting, rote memorization centers of indoctrination. What value is this to our society or civilization really?

Home Schooling Hands On

The dynamics of freedom and education is awesome. Back in the day before schools were essential people learned from home and their parents. You may have worked for your parents in the fields, on the farm, or helped run your family business. Home schooling has been around for generations.

Mental Mathematics

The article gives a few examples of calculations that can be carried fast without paper and provides further references.

Basics of Exponents

The topic covered a brief introduction to solving problem on exponents . It covers some important rules , and also some worked out problems

Homeschool Lesson Plans Made Easy - The Secrets of Learning - Focus Your Attention

The secrets of learning are effective ways to reach students. Although they are simple, they are powerful ways to help students succeed. Sometimes being an effective educator doesn't come naturally, but learning specific skills or strategies will make it easier. Remember, our goal as educators is to help students learn.

The Importance Of A Home School Inspection

Home schooling is a topic that continues to receive quite a bit of attention. The ability to control the educational environment in which a child learns is often of great benefit to parents looking to supplement the low-quality education found in their school district. In other situations, there are particular educational needs that can best be met by a home school setting. But part of home schooling is consenting to a home school inspection that ensures that you are working within proper guidelines.