2010 Book Drive

Everyday children in Jamaica live in poverty. They are lucky to have shoes to wear on their feet or a book to read for pleasure. This year jamaicans.com is hosting their annual book drive to benefit the Allen-Shaw Reading Room in Jamaica with a goal of collecting 90 children’s books by June 30th, 2010.

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The Reality Guru Attacks Flocabulary Criticizer’s

It appears that many people who do nothing for our inner city students want to criticize the new ways in which they learn. People who do not supply any funding for newer books or school supplies that would assist in a traditional learning method, want to openly criticize the new inventions to get our [...]

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Uneducated and Incarcerated

There are many people that can agree that the operation of the justice system has changed dramatically, and not for the greater good. There are also many people that will agree that education tends to be consistently on the latter end of the spectrum when put into comparison with the justice system. There are even people [...]

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Do Your Students Know You Care

“Children don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.”

A 15-year veteran educator has passion and tips to spare
When we went down to do some professional development and student workshops in Clinton, North Carolina, we met some amazing people. One of the standouts is an educator named Tonya Hannah. Tonya has taught [...]

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Adding Diversity to the current Curriculum

While some argue the effectiveness of having a diverse curriculum, some argue the time needed to instill such programs. Of the six hours students spend in school they seem to only have enough time for the four basic classes and a lunch break. So, do we extend the school day or extend the school [...]

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