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Some attribute academic success to a school or its curriculum. Others view parental support as the key to student achievement. While all of these factors add value to a child’s education, the influence of a great teacher may be the most essential element of all.

 

So what makes a teacher exceptional? As we celebrate educators during National Teacher Appreciation Week, let’s examine the characteristics of an outstanding teacher....

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Whether the women we celebrate this Mother's Day are business executives, domestic divas, or somewhere between, every mom is a master of multiple roles.

They chase away monsters and cut the crusts off our sandwiches. They imitate farm animals and sing the alphabet until they're hoarse. They teach us how to search for the answers ourselves. Most of all, they hold fast to the potential they see within us....
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Does student recordkeeping have you flustered?

During the last years of high school, parents rush to gather records needed for their student's future since colleges and universities require official student records as a part of admission applications.  ...

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Celebrate Arbor Day with your student!

Trees provide humans not only with vital, life-giving oxygen (one mature tree produces enough oxygen for two people for a whole year*), but trees also give us shade, timber, food,  less pollution, paper, support for other animals and ecosystems, erosion prevention, and beautiful landscapes....
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Is your online student feeling the crunch of year-end tests? Springtime can bring so many emotions: happiness for the end of the year, yet trepidation for the test looming at the end of the semester. Worst of all are those two largely feared words by students everywhere-cumulative final....

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Earth Day is April 22.

Find ways to observe this holiday and teach your online student the importance of earth stewardship. Here are websites that will help educate your student on the precious resources (both renewable and non-renewable) the earth holds and how to manage them properly for future generations. ...
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It's almost graduation time for your high school senior!

Graduation is a time of recognizing accomplishments and meeting a life milestone. Graduation is caps and gowns, hugs and memories, gifts and wishes, and parties! Perhaps the most memorable part of a graduation is gathering with friends and family and sharing the event together....

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With all the benefits of online schools, perhaps the most overlooked and important benefit of K-12 distance learning is how it prepares students for college. Certainly, an accredited K-12 online school strives to give your student the solid academic foundation necessary to get into the college of his choice. The basics of math, science, language, history, and diverse electives all embellish your student's transcript and make him a desirable candidate for university acceptance. ...
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"A poet is, before anything else, a person who is passionately in love with language." - W.H. Auden

Increase your student's love of literature and appreciation for poetry with these helpful resources for National Poetry Month this April. From Chaucer to Shakespeare, haikus to sonnets, and metaphors to meters, these handy poetry websites include information and activities that make learning poetry fun....
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Today, many parents are considering more alternative forms of education, including online schools and homeschools. While the reasons for pursuing alternatives vary depending on each child's situation, many parents discover the same foundational reasons for switching from a traditional form of academic learning to a home-based approach.

Here are a few of the most common reasons parents choose to do school at home:...
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