Description : Which books are near-universally read for (non-religious) education purposes? Have you read them?
Last Answer : answer:I either read or was supposed to read all of those. Mockingbird and Catcher bored me to tears so I gave up. Not really into American literature, I guess. Gatsby was OK. Other required reading included The Odyssey, The Canterbury Tales (but not The Decameron, which angered me), and 1984.
Description : I think I'm getting dumber. What are some good books to read?
Last Answer : Neil Stephenson’s Cryptonomicon or Anathem or Snow Crash ftw!
Description : Why do schools make you read boring books?
Last Answer : What books are you talking about?
Description : Best books on personal finances a teenager can read?
Last Answer : For the nieces I recommend On My Own Two Feet by Manisha Thakor and Sharon Kedar. It is so good. And it’s completely understandable for a teenager.
Description : What books can I read that will improve my SOCIAL ANALYTICAL SKILLS?
Last Answer : T.S. Eliot speaks the truth.
Description : What books/things will help me figure out what to do?
Last Answer : Edit: sorry, I didn’t read your entire question. My bad. Have you googled careers for your Meyers Briggs type?
Description : Can you recommend any books/websites that would help me (re)teach myself math?
Last Answer : Totally: KhanAcademy.org is excellent. Otherwise Brightstorm.com is very good too.
Description : What are some great books about key science topics for a general audience?
Last Answer : Almost anything Richard Feynman wrote, although it is not entirely up-to-date.
Description : Would it improve the quality of politicians we get, if public schools taught at least some basics in the method of logic? Even if it was only discussing the most common fallacies?
Last Answer : It would help some. But we’d get much better politicians if we had better civics education.
Description : What do you think we should do to improve learning in our schools?
Last Answer : answer:The first thing that needs to happen is we stop granfathering old teachers into new innovative programs. Right now, whenever most schools try to change anything, teachers hired or got their license ... great purge and just burn all the schools down and start over. I'm only kidding-somewhat.
Description : What can teachers do to improve reading conditions when their classrooms have only fluorescent lights or no windows?
Last Answer : I found this, @717richboy. I hope it gives you some ideas.
Description : To what extent does math ability improve with age?
Last Answer : I think by 15, the ability to learn math is pretty close to being filled out. What may change later is self-confidence. It’s closely linked to math performance and often at low ebb during high school years.
Description : If college didn't improve your critical thinking skills, what did you do?
Last Answer : answer:My experience in college was that a lot of students were just learning to regurgitate the information, kinda like most kids do in high school. To add to this, academic subjects are on the ... helped, but I had to pursue my interest in logic and critical thinking outside of the classroom.
Description : What can i do to improve my sat score?
Last Answer : answer:My daughter did extremely well on the SAT and GRE by constantly doing vocabulary flash cards, reading journal articles, and continually taking math classes. If there is a community college nearby, you ... prep materials on Amazon, you may want to look at the McGraw Hill series of help books.
Description : How can I improve my writing?
Last Answer : Read, read, read. (Beat you to it, Gail.) :D And write, write, write. Practice. Review your own work critically. Ask for critical reviews from others.
Description : If you could improve America's education system, how would you do it?
Last Answer : I would add FINANCIAL LITERACY. Starting at High school and going into college. No one knows what the heck they are getting into when they first start living on their own.
Description : Please suggest some good fiction books!
Last Answer : Ordinary Grace and/or This Tender Land by William Kent Kreuger are two rich novels that you might enjoy. Another good book that I just finished was Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell that is a novel about ... London. And The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy is a much deeper novel set in India.
Description : What books or websites are useful for beginners in ESL?( younger kids to be specific)
Last Answer : The Cat in the Hat. Value Tales series from the 80’s. Veggie Tales
Description : What books, articles or documentaries really changed the way you thought about activism and/or the world?
Last Answer : answer:Het zijn net mensen, translated into English as either People Like Us: Misrepresenting the Middle EastPeople Like Us: Misrepresenting the Middle East or Hello Everybody!: One Journalist's Search For ... , Germs and Steel is supposed to be highly relevant when it comes to your last paragraph.
Description : What are good sources of foreign language books online?
Last Answer : When you wrote “foreign language books,” do you mean like stories/literature or do you mean like books that teach you the language? Or both?
Description : Do you like the books, or the movies better?
Last Answer : 100 percent books. They let the characters and plot develop way more than a two hour movie.
Description : Good books that teach and entertain?
Last Answer : answer:This one’s fun: The Know-It-All: One Man’s Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World It’s laugh out loud funny and along the way you do pick up some both useful and sometimes useless knowledge.
Description : School literature issue, books that kill dreams?
Last Answer : answer:Can you give us links to some books that supposedly have this effect? What area is it that you live in?
Description : Where can I donate old college text books?
Last Answer : Look up “Books for a Better World” online. It is an organization my library donates many of their discards to; the books go to developing countries. Maybe there is a library in your area that collects for them so you don’t have to ship them. Otherwise, you could try a local prison library.
Description : Do you know of any books or movies that deal with International Education?
Last Answer : answer:Could you perhaps clarify your question a bit. Are you interested in (1) schools in developing countries that teach students from other nations (like the schools that foreign ambassadors send their ... are you looking for something with a story? Does this need to be relatively modern day?
Description : If a guy told you that he has a 2.2 GPA in college, but would ace any test on his favorite books and movies, would you think that he is stupid?
Last Answer : answer: stupid can mean a bunch of different things, and is an ambiguous term. It can mean lacking intelligence or lacking the ability to learn new information or simply lacking information about a ... not to. That in and of itself, could be stupid under the last definition I listed.
Description : What do you think about E books?
Last Answer : answer:E-books are much better for the environment and they are cheaper but it will take society some time to get used to them. !! As far as a politician endorsing the iPad,I think one of ... lot of broken/scratched screens,it's hard enough to keep the iPhone & iTouch screens from being damaged !
Description : What are some great Spanish books for intermediate level learners?
Last Answer : Here’s a great magazine, thinkspanish.com my niece is the publisher. It is not for beginning Spanish readers, but for people who want to improve their Spanish. It has a glossary and definitions of terms. The stories are written by great Spanish speaking authors all over the world.
Description : Why are college exams done in Blue Books?
Last Answer : Whatever the original reason for blue books was, now it’s probably largely due to tradition…
Description : What were your favorite books in sixth grade?
Last Answer : I loved alot of books like… Diary of a Wimpy kid,Swindle,Skeleton Creek,the Twilight series,Harry Potter series,loves me loves me not,wayside school books,hole,and more! I still remember what every one of them were about ;)
Description : Great fantasy fiction books for middle/high school students?
Last Answer : Brave New World
Description : How does an employer verify that an online degree is actually legitimate (read details in link)?
Last Answer : Well that “soaring the sky of excellence” thing is surely a dead giveaway to anyone paying attention.
Description : What are some good ways to teach dyslexic children how to read?
Last Answer : I’m guessing that converting what she reads into cursive would help. I don’t think there are any mirror images in cursive, especially if it’s properly slanted.
Description : Is it better for you to listen to a book or read it?
Last Answer : Read it. Regular (medium-sized) print.
Description : Would it be weird if I read young adult fiction at 18 years old?
Last Answer : No. Read anything you want and don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.
Description : How do you read Assist.org?
Last Answer : answer:First of all, what year are you? And what is your major? Assist.org tells you if your credits are accepted from one university to another; it does not tell you if your credit hours will ... the third one this week. Having classes fill up is less of a problem than taking the wrong classes.
Description : After an academic paper has been presented at a conference, how long does it usually take until it's available for people to read online?
Last Answer : It think it's possible if not likely that some of them will never appear online. Conference papers, some of them are presented and aren't yet or may never be published, at least not ... that a paper presented will ever be available online let alone on some standard, specific time schedule.
Description : Where can I find this artice to read that is called McCain, L (1983) Behavior during examinations ?
Last Answer : Do you have an online database that you can access at your college? Usually, that’s where you get a hold of journals and articles.
Description : How do I get my son to be more interested in the subjects he does poorly in (Lit. Grammar, History... anything with words) - and don't say to "read a book."?
Last Answer : How old is he?
Description : Has anyone tried the Your Baby Can Read Program?
Last Answer : It has been often said, and I agree, that the best possible thing you can do to enhance the growth of your baby’s general intelligence is to get down on the floor with the baby and play with stuff.
Description : To those who don't read for pleasure: Why don't you read?
Last Answer : ”...Have you seen the TV? It’s way better…” – Jim Gaffigan
Description : Do you speed read? What techniques do you use?
Last Answer : I taught myself to read, and I usually just scan the page, with my eyes stopping and moving back and forth at things that look like they might be more interesting. A really good book will have me ... have Hubby read them, because I skip too many words to make sense out of legal documents and such.
Description : Have you ever used or do you have experience with the "Your Baby Can Read" program?
Last Answer : How to Teach Your Baby to Read
Description : What was the last good book you read and why?
Last Answer : The latest in A Tale of The Malazan Book of the Fallen series by Steven Erikson. They're some of the most detailed, beautifully descriptive books I've ever had the pleasure to read. Everything from the ... , but if having to remember a lot doesn't bother you, I HIGHLY suggest this series. Brilliant.
Description : Ever hear of the EOF program? (Read the details)
Last Answer : Well, at least they spelled it correctly My Daughter In Law participated in it, and she was happy with the results.
Description : How to improve retention when reading books?
Last Answer : answer:What then is the purpose for try to memorize these concepts? School is based on the concept that you memorize stuff just so that you pass your exam. but Life is not like that. The things you ... Any other knowing is vain cause there is a boast is the knowing itself and no other life purpose.
Description : Drawing/painting books? How do I improve my drawing?
Last Answer : For painting, how do you use pastels, colour pencils, water colours, oil colours? Is there any sequence in which to use them? What’s your experience on this?
Description : Can you help me find some information on the people in these two books I read this weekend?
Last Answer : answer:I'm not sure what you're looking for but, Amazon has them. What do you mean by Updated information? http://www.amazon.com/Thursdays-Child-Victoria-Poole/dp/ ... /ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1438091366&sr=1-1-fkmr0&keywords=The+Children+on+the+Hill%2C%E2%80%9D+by+Michael+Deakin
Description : What is a great way to improve your website's stickiness , which is keeping someone on your website and encouraging them to come back? * Make your website interactive with things to do such ... difficult to locate the contact information Pack a lot of graphics, photos, and text onto each page
Last Answer : Make your website interactive with things to do such as quizzes, downloads, video to watch and audio to listen to
Description : What is a great way to improve your website's stickiness , which is keeping someone on your website and encouraging them to come back? A. Make your website interactive with things to do such as quizzes ... the contact information D. Pack a lot of graphics, photos, and text onto each page Ans: A
Last Answer : A. Make your website interactive with things to do such as quizzes, downloads,