Education Wizard Network, LLC Launches EducationWizard.com
Newport Beach, CA (PRWEB) February 15, 2010 — Education Wizard Network today announced the launch of www.EducationWizard.com, which brings together all of its education-related websites under one umbrella. BoardingSchoolWizard.com and TroubledTeensWizard.com are both part of the growing Education Wizard Network.
Focused on higher education solutions for children, troubled teens (http://www.troubledteenswizard.com) and young adult students, the Education Wizard Network offers accredited boarding school guidance and options, as well as solutions for troubled teens within residential treatment centers and therapeutic boarding schools.
“Education Wizard Network was established to inform and educate children, young adults and their families regarding the many resources available to educate and care for them,” said Kurt Robertson, CEO of the Education Wizard Network. “Choosing the proper student educational environment, therapeutic school or residential treatment facility to care for a child or teenager first requires a significant amount of research, coupled with trust. At Education Wizard Network, we try to arm families with as much information as possible about their numerous educational options so they can make the best decision for their child or teen.”
For college-bound students, BoardingSchoolWizard.com offers a comprehensive directory of approximately 200 residential boarding schools (http://www.boardingschoolwizard.com), military academies, all boy schools (http://www.boardingschoolwizard.com/boys-boarding) and all girl campuses, junior boarding schools, summer programs and religious schools. A searchable list of schools with particular strengths, such as sports, arts and music, and government is another way students and their families can zero in on the right boarding school. Parents and students can request boarding school information from schools directly from the site. Helpful articles about boarding schools and the selection process are also available.
TroubledTeensWizard.com is designed to assist teens in crisis and their families in evaluating the many therapeutic treatment and residential educational options available. Whether the need for counseling and treatment is short-term or long-term, families can research potential therapeutic boarding schools (http://www.troubledteenswizard.com/therapeutic-boarding-schools), boot camps, special needs schools, wilderness therapy programs, treatment facilities and summer therapy or weight loss camps for kids. Such programs offer everything from childhood life changing therapy to medical care to intensive therapy, counseling, and behavior modification, to assist teens in trouble learn to make healthier choices and live to their fullest potential. Families can research programs by services offered, location or format, as well as by age and gender. Because parents often visit the site with an urgent need for information, there is the ability to email schools directly resulting in an offer immediate response are articles.
Education Wizard Network, LLC, based in Newport Beach, CA, is a subsidiary of Gator Capital Holdings, LLC, an Atlanta-based venture capital firm specializing in online lead generation and advertising solutions for K-12 accredited boarding schools, therapeutic school programs for troubled teens and post-secondary educational schools.
Guide to Online Schools Releases 2009 Top Online Colleges Study
Kirkland, WA (PRWEB) January 11, 2010 — SR Education Group’s flagship site, Guide to Online Schools (http://www.guidetoonlineschools.com/), released its first annual Top 25 Online Colleges study. The annual study by Guide to Online Schools factored in multiple metrics: regional accreditation, tuition cost, number of students, number of full-time faculty, number of part-time faculty, student-to-faculty ratio, graduation rate and retention rate, all derived from the latest data compiled by the National Center for Education Statistics, part of the U.S. Department of Education. Guide to Online Schools also leveraged student feedback and reviews collected on its site for the study. The top 25 schools to rank were then published with full metric data presented online.
Boston University topped the 2009 list, followed by the California University of Pennsylvania, Abilene Christian University and Iowa Central College. Other online schools featured in this list include Norwich University, Grand Canyon University, Jones International University (http://www.guidetoonlineschools.com/news/jiu-2009-annual-rankings), Liberty University (http://www.guidetoonlineschools.com/news/liberty-2009-annual-rankings) and A.T. Still University (http://www.guidetoonlineschools.com/news/atsu-2009-annual-rankings).
With the United States currently in a recession, many people are looking to go back to school as a means of learning or improving marketable skills. Online schools present themselves as an attractive alternative to campus-based programs due to their flexible hours, web-based instruction, and often-times lower overall cost. “Guide to Online Schools’ study was created to provide students with quick access to online institutions we view as leaders in the field of distance learning,” states SR Education Group spokesperson Keith Cushner. “We hope this information (school rankings), along with our other resources, helps the decision-making process for prospective students. During such trying financial times, it is especially important that students get not only the best education, but the best value possible.”
Guide to Online Schools is an authoritative online resource for distance education and career information. The portal provides prospective students with school reviews, distance learning testimonials, in-depth career information, and the ability to connect directly with schools. Guide to Online School’s Top 25 Colleges study is available at: http://www.guidetoonlineschools.com/online-colleges, and is part of an annual review of all online schools presented on the website.
Guide to Online Schools is operated by the SR Education Group, an educational resource provider. SR Education Group is headquartered in Kirkland, Washington.
For more information, please contact Keith Cushner of SR Education Group, 425-605-8898, keith(at)reachnetwork(dot)com.
Boarding School Wizard Launches Education Blog for Students and Parents Considering a Boarding School Education
Newport Beach, CA (PRWEB) March 22, 2010 — In addition to its comprehensive directory of U.S. and Canadian boarding schools, including college prep boarding schools (http://www.boardingschoolwizard.com), military schools, summer schools, junior boarding schools and all boys’ and all girls’ schools, Boarding School Wizard (www.boardingschoolwizard.com) has recently added an education blog to address timely school news and educational tips. Accessible at the website, the blog reports at least twice weekly on news about boarding schools, offers tips on evaluating and selecting the right boarding school and keeps families informed about education-related studies and reports.
“The decision to send your child to boarding school is significant and can be overwhelming, given the more than 200 possible choices,” said Allison Miller, Director of Communications of the Education Wizard Network, the parent company of Boarding School Wizard. “We’ve added an education blog to the website to be able to keep families up-to-date on the latest news and information regarding all their boarding school options.”
Already the education blog (http://www.boardingschoolwizard.com/blog) for boarding schools has numerous original posts, addressing issues such as misconceptions about military schools, how to select the best boarding schools, the advantages of an all-boys or all-girls school (http://www.boardingschoolwizard.com/girls-boarding), benefits of a summer boarding school experience, and other common questions parents have about boarding schools.
Since its inception in 2009, Boarding School Wizard has seen traffic to the site rise exponentially, a sign that parents are eager for clear guidance about boarding school selection. At the boarding schools blog visitors can post comments and share insights and resources, subscribe to an RSS feed or follow Boarding School Wizard via Twitter and Facebook.
About Boarding School Wizard
For college-bound students, BoardingSchoolWizard.com offers a comprehensive directory of 200+ residential boarding schools, military academies (http://www.boardingschoolwizard.com/military), all boy and all girl campuses, junior boarding schools, summer programs and faith-based schools. A searchable list of schools with particular strengths, such as sports, arts and music, and government is another way students and their families can zero in on the right boarding school. Students can request information from schools directly from the site. Helpful articles about boarding schools and the selection process are also available.
About Education Wizard Network
Education Wizard Network, LLC, based in Newport Beach, CA, is a subsidiary of Gator Capital Holdings, LLC, an Atlanta-based venture capital firm focused specializing in online lead generation and advertising solutions for K-12 schools and post-secondary institutions.
Training Business in Recession; “The Training Recession”
Recession survival tips for Manufacturing Industry:
About the methods for US Manufacturing Industry to adjust for the knowledge vacuum caused by retiring baby boomers with training, while dealing with tight training budgets during a recession.
This article is in response to our survey of 200 companies who requested training quotes, but did not follow through with actual training for their employees in 2008-2009. Out of 50 who have responded at the time these recession articles where written , an amazing 40% indicated training budgets were cut, due to the current US economic decline.
Ironically, the training solutions required to train the new workforce entering the market so they can adequately replace retiring baby boomers is also an applicable solution to aid manufacturing companies in surviving the recession. For the biggest part of manufacturing history, training was wrongly viewed as an overhead cost, but in recent years the manufacturing industry has come to recognize the great cost savings realized by increased training. Recession training increase moral and decreases downtime thus increasing productivity and the bottom line.
But what we are starting to see, brought on by the business in recession, is employee training being set as a low priority again, making it one of the first budgets to get cut. US Manufacturing industry runs the risk of falling into the old paradox un-savvy manufacturers experienced in the past recession; “You can’t get training because budgets are cut, you can’t increase budget because downtime cost has increases due to lack of training”. Very similar and parallel to the paradox “You can’t get a good job because of lack of training and experience, and you can’t get good training and experience because of lack of a good job” that individuals experience during a recession.
So what I want to offer below is some good advice and solutions for both the US manufacturing industry and individuals trying to secure their job and/or make more job opportunities available. First advice is to follow President Elect Obama’s lead, that education (training) is a key to increasing and securing our future. The following two rules, we took so long to learn, haven’t changed. ‘People are still our most important asset’, and ‘you have to spend money to make money’. How can you budget training, when you do not have that much money available? Below are some solutions…
Recession Training for Manufacturers … 1. Make your training investments count, resulting in the greatest return on your investment (ROI).
a. On-Site: Real-world hands-on knowledge transfer by an instructor to small groups on-site, customized to your facility equipment results in the greatest ROI. PLC Training example
b. Seminars: Second best option is real-world knowledge transfer by an instructor to student, generic in nature at a public workshop/seminar with limit of 5-10 attendees per instructor. PLC Training example
c. On-line Training: Relatively new to the trade professions, is a mix between On-site training, and Seminars (A&B above). If done correctly with live webcast by seasoned instructors with constant Q&A sessions, real-world applications and simulation software. Some of these on-line training programs are a mix of A, B &D resulting in the most cost effective solution and a great compromise. PLC Training example
d. Formal Schooling: Tech or trade school knowledge (Mostly text book, generic in nature, theory, etc. with little hands-on, and real-world application) transferred by an instructor to a class of 10-20 students. Another equally effective training method (minus the hands-on part), is this PLC Training video Library on DVDs.
e. Simulation Software: Real world simulation allowing students to learn by tutorials, trial and error, without risk to man or machine. Mostly a self learning through experimentation type training, but can be instructor guided also. PLC Training example
f. Book or PowerPoint alone: (“PowerPoint” as it is used here, refers to that type of presentation/software that only displays information, and asks questions on it. A PowerPoint to supplement solutions A-D above is fine.)The least effective of all solutions because they do not address all three learning types (Visual, auditory and kinetic). Also they are typically theory based, limited in knowledge transfer with little real-world application association.
2. If your budget won’t allow for everyone to receive On-site Instructor led training directly, check with your local Private Industry Commission or employment office about receiving federal reimbursement under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (http://www.doleta.gov/usworkforce/wia/) which is typically managed and authorized by each state. Re-imbursement is often 60%-100%.
3. If your budget won’t allow for everyone to receive On-site Instructor led training directly, send one or two to a workshop/seminar as part of a train the trainers program. They will then be expected to return to the facility, and transfer the new knowledge learned to other employees. The transfer will most likely be less than direct transfer from a seasoned instructor trained to train employees, but much of the knowledge will be transferred.
4. If your budget won’t allow any employees to travel off site for in person instructor led training, consider a good on-line training course. “Good” defined as outlined in training solution 1C above. Either On-line training and Formal schooling (tech./trade school) can be better than one another.
Sometimes they are exactly the same, delivered from the same school as two different options. The important thing in deciding to pursue a local trade school solution or an on-line solution, is the student’s schedule, local trade school topic availability, and offerings, but more importantly, which one has the best real-world knowledge transfer.
5. If your training budget is under $1000, consider the only worth while training solution left, simulation training software. If you have bright individuals who can “figure anything out”, self study and experimentation learning through simulation training software should show a great ROI because you are not investing that much anyway. :>)
6. When shopping for solution providers in today’s US Manufacturing market, look for training attributes that increase the ROI. Like real-world, hands-on, only what you need to know, customized for your equipment, extra learning material for continued education, and the best way to perform tasks. (Reliably and Safely).
7. Want to have the best employees and be able to keep them while lowering operating costs? Create a diverse training program for your employees. Seek instructor led training for your employees, and encourage on-line learning opportunities. (where employees train on their own time without incurring travel cost) and make training simulation software available to them.
Recession Training for Individuals … 1. Make your training investments count, resulting in the greatest return on your investment (ROI). Training delivery methods A-F above, have the same priorities for individuals, with the On-site training most likely not being an option for logical reason. (Exception might be if you are currently employed and convince your employer to purchase on-site training.)
2. Additionally, besides following the advice above for manufacturing companies, If possible, check the certificate you will receive for seminar beforehand, check that it is a professional certificate with CEUs indicated on it. This will help with future employment opportunities as opposed to a black and white photo copied certificate.
3. Check training material delivered at seminars. Do they give you a manual? Does the manual have instructor notes and/or additional information? Or is just a bunch of pictures of the PowerPoint’s? To get the most for your money, you want extra learning material, so you can continue your studies on your own after you leave the seminar.
4. If you are currently unemployed, or your current employer is currently on it’s way out of business, you might be strapped for money to pay for training. Ask the company delivering the training if they have a payment plan which will allow you to spread the training cost over several months. (BIN does)
5. Check with your local employment office asking if there is any government reimbursement or funding available for the type of training you seek.
6. If travel time or expenses are out of the question, look for On-Line training that meets the standards outlined above under the company advice section
1C (Webcast, instructor available for Q&A, etc.). With on-line training, you don’t need time off from work, or you can continue to search for work, while you train.
7. Consider less expensive training solutions, if that is all you can afford, like training simulation software.
8. Want to be the best in your field? Have a better chance of keeping or getting your job? Create a diversified training plan for yourself. Get real-world instructor led training at seminars, followed by more extensive online courses and keep fresh in your skills with training simulation software.
In summary, if you are involved in the US Manufacturing Industry, you have no doubt heard the phrase; “Thinking out of the box”. Apply this mentality when seeking training for yourself and/or your company. Payments can be broken into monthly installments to better fit within your budget. Look for government assistance with training costs. During this recession, and with big companies having trouble, job security is at its lowest. Companies should address their employee’s concerns in this area, by providing them more training. Individuals should address this concern by seeking more training.
Seek the greatest return on your training investment. Hands-on, real-world training has a greater knowledge transfer per hour of training than text book learning. Real-world training simulation software delivers more training per dollar than presentation only software. (Be careful when shopping for training software as many claim to be “interactive”, where the interactivity is only asking you questions. True interactive training software simulates real-world activities while being interactive. :>) Smart business men know during a recession one needs to invest more in advertising, not less. The same strategy should apply towards the US manufacturing industry’s recession training budget. To get your people to work smarter towards lowering operating costs, and increasing competitiveness, training budgets should be increased, not be cut. Help build and secure the future of the US Manufacturing industry, help your company, help your selves; Increase your training initiatives.
Concern: discrimination policy will be removed Min Banjiao students – Min Banjiao students – Education Industry
Private Universities competing for Enrollment in the Beijing West Railway Station played host ads Admission Counseling.
Recently, Education Department of Policy Studies and Legal Construction Secretary, Sun Xiao-Bing in the interpretation of "national education reform and development plan for medium and long term," disclosed that private education will become an important growth point in the development of education, China First-class university May also come from private schools. Meanwhile, in some places now exist for civil servants and some student Zhao Lu refused Min Banxiao discriminatory policy, outline clearly the correct clearance.
Min Banjiao be awarded doctorate Reported participating in the CPPCC organized the first "contribution for Private Education in China and the" Plan "seminar for Comments", Sun Xiao-Bing said that draft outline for the private education gives a new definition, that private education is education the development of a key growth point and an important force to promote education reform. In the future, further development of education, rely on private education to achieve.
"The future of education reform and development is done well well, look at private education." Sun Xiao-Bing frankly, the future of China's leading schools, including world-class school, whether from public schools, or private schools, this is still undecided among . Therefore, all levels of government to the development of private education as an important responsibility, to encourage investment school, especially to support the private education system, mechanisms and employing innovative model to improve the quality of unique, good group of high quality private schools.
In addition, the Plan also noted that explore the development of preferential policies to promote private schools, private schools, degrees awarded, from undergraduate through to doctoral degrees, master's and doctoral degree that is granted on conditions with the private schools should be approved in accordance with regulations.
Pilot Min Banjiao Category Management Plan proposed the establishment of sound social insurance system of private school teachers, carried out on the profit and nonprofit private schools classified management pilot. This caused considerable controversy
for reference, Sun Xiao-Bing said that this draft does not make absolute ideas, that is to be the pilot. Min Banjiao conduct classification, in the long run benefit the development of private education, all go their own way, support and management policies easy to clear, but the form of private education is now more complex and therefore proposed to carry out private education classification management pilot, also for We discuss how to further improve.
The same time, private school teachers in the social insurance issue, Sun Xiao-Bing that the private school and public school teachers are teachers, insurance issues to be treated equally.
Clear policy of discrimination against Min Banxiao "Clean up and correct the various forms of discrimination against private schools policy" was seen as planning framework for private education in a big positive. Sun Xiao-Bing pointed out that various kinds of discrimination against private schools policy, there may still exist in various places. Cleaning correct these discriminatory policies, both in the education sector, but also other relevant departments. Civil service recruitment in some areas and some special institutions, clear that private school students do not "belong to such a policy to clean up and correct the list."
In accordance with the Plan draft, the school system to public schools on the basis of deepening the reform, but also further improve the delivery of non-compulsory education, improve preferential policies to encourage fair competition, to guide social capital in various ways to enter the field of education . Sun Xiao-Bing said that preferential policies are not perfect, the competition is not very fair, so need to improve preferential policies, including fair competition, including relaxation of the conditions of access to social capital into the lead. "Social capital into it, mainly into private education, of course not rule out access to public education."
Hot UNESCO Deputy Director Hu Wei Shanghai Hidden discrimination policy should be clear Min Banjiao students the discriminatory policies of the explicit and implicit distinction. For example, specifically, the Min Banxiao Public school students can not enjoy the treatment of students is obvious discrimination. But there are hidden discrimination, such as public schools after the excessive accumulation of resources, affect the living environment of private schools, squeeze the living environment of private schools. For example, excessive support, said the private schools into public schools a management practice is also a hidden discrimination.
Therefore, discrimination policies can not read files above the surface of what is discrimination, there are dominant and recessive. Clean up, not only to clear the dominant, but also clean hidden. Can be made in this outline is a big breakthrough. Outline of the first to affirm the understanding of the private schools is that a relatively high level, but also embodies the wisdom of the whole people, of course, including the Prime Minister, the Ministry of Education top-down, bottom-up driven, and thus there today's results.
State Department counselor Ren Yuling Private Pilot Public Universities turn Private Education I did some research, found that many of the world important political and economic figures, military figures come from private schools, and in our country is not the case. This is not the low level of education and we are now, and even a source of Nobel Prize missed it? I think we should think about.
Improve the treatment of private education, private education is clearly in China's education should account for what position, I think this question should be in the education reform program inside and wrote some of the content. Now many public HEIs, such as Tsinghua University, annually sponsored by many businesses, far more than many overseas universities, but why miss it on with the Nobel Prize, the main reason or not to run independently.
Prime Minister has now proposed to Expert Scholarship, school educator, I have an idea that we change the run status of education in education after the privatization of a portion of University. Universities in the past 10 years to be a try out three, the state will no longer put to them by their own to run their own independent accounting to themselves to admissions. I think this might be able to run our universities.
Experimental School in Beijing, chairman of the twenty-first century, Zhang Jieting Private education needs a level playing field
Public education and private education has been unequal status, while private education is most needed is a level playing field. So private education and public education possible competition, possible further development. "Platform" mentioned in the support of private education, which allows us to see hope. Now, although the Government has issued the "Private Education Promotion Law," the support for private education are also clearly
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Online Summer School for Enrichment and Credit Recovery is Now Available to Students Nationwide
Baltimore, MD (Vocus) May 15, 2009 — Traditionally, students enrolled in summer school hit the books while friends hit the beach. Connections Academy's (http://www.connectionsacademy.com/) new online summer school lets students do both–offering students the opportunity to complete their lessons when, and where, it's most convenient for them.
Connections Academy's new online summer school courses are offered through the accredited, private National Connections Academy (NaCA). Summer sessions start in May and will offer a total of 18 high-school level courses for both credit recovery and enrichment. Students may choose from a variety of courses ranging from Algebra and English to Spanish and Digital Photography. There are also nine levels (Kindergarten through eighth grade) of an innovative course called Summer Smarts, designed to keep students' mind engaged and active during the summer months and minimizing the impact of summer learning loss. The online summer school is open to students in all states in the United States. More information can be found online at www.ConnectionsAcademy.com/national.
Connections Academy is one of the country's leading virtual public school programs, serving over 16,000 students nationwide this year with its accredited online school (http://www.connectionsacademy.com/our-program/free-public-school-program.aspx?utm_source=OnlinePR&utm_medium=PressRelease&utm_campaign=ABCWSJ409) program. National Connections Academy and the online summer school program have the same hallmark qualities as other Connections Academy schools, including dedicated teachers (http://www.connectionsacademy.com/our-program/online-teaching.aspx?utm_source=OnlinePR&utm_medium=PressRelease&utm_campaign=ABCWSJ409), personalized feedback and guidance, detailed daily lessons plans, and a flexible learning schedule.
"Our online summer school is a great way for students to make up credits or to get ahead by taking additional enrichment courses," said Dr. Steven Guttentag, Senior Vice President and Chief Education Officer for Connections Academy. "Because students can learn when they want, it affords them a much more flexible schedule, allowing them to pursue other summer activities like getting a job, spending time with family and friends, and traveling."
Each course delivers a full semester's worth of instruction over an intensive five-week session. In 2009, two online summer school sessions are planned: Session I will run from May 26th to June 26th (with a registration deadline of May 22nd) and Session II will run from July 6th to August 6th (with a registration deadline of July 3rd). Unlike Connections Academy's public school programs, tuition is charged for NaCA's summer school courses.
National Connections Academy's online summer school offers courses for credit recovery and enrichment. Credit recovery courses are designed for high school students who have already taken the course, were not granted credit for the course, and need to make up the course to meet high school graduation requirements. Enrichment courses are designed for students who wish to accelerate their academic career or simply continue their studies over the summer.
Interested high school students are encouraged to discuss credit transfer policies with their schools and inform them about National Connections Academy's online summer school courses prior to registering.
About Connections Academy
Connections Academy is a leading national provider of high-quality, highly accountable virtual public schools in fourteen states operated in partnership with charter schools, school districts, and state departments of education. Connections Academy schools deliver top quality, personalized education for students that combines certified teachers, a proven curriculum, technology tools, and community experiences to create a supportive and successful environment for children who want an individualized approach to education. In Connections Academy's Personalized Performance Learning® approach, students use daily lesson plans and curriculum materials provided by Connections Academy. Teachers develop a learning plan for each student, utilizing a proprietary, web-based Learning Management System to deliver, track, and administer the learning. In 2008-09 Connections Academy serves students in Arizona, California (Southern and Central), Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Minnesota, Missouri (through the Missouri Virtual Instruction Program), Nevada, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas and Wisconsin. Connections Academy offers grades K through 12, though some schools do not offer all grades. For more information, call 800-382-6010 or visit www.ConnectionsAcademy.com.
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Some Comparisons Between Private Schools And Public Schools In Canada
In Canada, children are required by law to attend school until they reach the age of 16. They can attend their local public school for free, as paid for by tax dollars. However, some parents choose to send their kids to private school instead of public school, with the belief that they are offering them a better education. Are private schools better than public schools, or are they simply equal? Does private education bring enough benefits to make the cost worthwhile? Do the two types of schools really compete with one another?
Private Schools Have Admission Requirements
When you send your child to the local public school, he will be attending school with anyone, regardless of their ability, personality, religious belief, or other characteristics. This can be good, but parents who wish to focus their children in a certain direction find that independent school gives them that chance. Private schools are able to post admission requirements. Students may have to hold to a specific religious creed, have a certain academic ability, or conform to a set of behaviour standards in order to attend a private school. For many parents, this is a huge benefit.
Private Schools Have Better Student/Teacher Ratios
Canada’s public schools are overcrowded. T his causes many parents to send their kids to private schools. Most private schools have smaller class sizes, which allows the teacher to spend more one-on-one time with the students. This helps the students get more out of their educational experience.
Both Offer Standardized Testing
Both public and private schooling outcomes are measured through standardized testing. In this way, the two compete with one another. On average, Canadian private school students perform better than public school students on standardized testing. However, this may have just as much to do with the student demographic as it does with the quality of education. Factors such as stable family life, small class sizes, and more involved parents will contribute to higher average test scores in the private school sector.
Private Schools Are Better Ranked
While there are good and bad private schools, in general, private schools tend to rank higher than public schools. For example, he Fraser Institute ranks most private schools higher than public schools. Perhaps the prestigious nature of some of these schools draws better teachers, or the smaller student-to-teacher ratio improves the learning abilities of the students. Some private schools are better because they have a more intense curriculum. They do not have to use a curriculum that includes students of all ability levels like a public school does. A “college prep” program in a private school is expected to be challenging and strenuous, as compared to the “general education” provided in a public school.
So which is the best option for your family? Only you can decide that. Private school provides an excellent foundation for your child if he intends to head to college someday, and a private education allows you to avoid some of the problems with Canada’s public schools, but it is an extra expense in your family’s budget. The best way to make the choice is to visit the schools in your area and see which ones offer the best education for your child, helping you reach your goals of her future.
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The use of multimedia in language teaching and skill advantages – multimedia, language teaching, superiority – Education Industry
Now, with the overall reform activities, in-depth teaching, language education, the media widely used in multimedia teaching appeared in the form of teaching effectiveness to achieve optimum development trend. Multi-media teaching can help to achieve the overall optimization of the educational process, to create conditions conducive to teachers so that students in the shortest time the greatest possible access to more knowledge. Psychology experiment material that: "Man on the information received, 83% visual, auditory, 11%, 35% sense of smell, touch, 1.5%, 1% of taste, of which 94% of audio-visual two together. The people information, memory preservation, visual alone and 25%, 15% of hearing alone, audio-visual combination of up to 65%. "This multimedia set also proved sound, image, text and dynamic images as a whole, can also stimulate students a variety of sensory organs, so that the storage and dissemination of knowledge and information more rapidly, more distant, can receive even greater effect.
Multimedia teaching full advantage of multimedia technology, "Multimedia technology is the use of computers will feature a variety of different electronic media, blending together, while the integrated treatment of a variety of media, information, and in between a variety of media the establishment of a holistic integrated as a logical connection with the interactive system technology. "diverse multimedia technology, interactive, integration and other features, the multimedia information are integrated, and a variety of alternative forms of teaching, multi-level, multi-dimensional demonstrate the degree of teaching content, effectively stimulate students interests in learning, improve attention, so that students will always be in the active study status, to improve teaching efficiency and quality of purpose, showing the superiority unmatched.
The quality of language teaching and teaching methods used have great relevance and appropriate use of multimedia technology can optimize the structure of classroom teaching, improve teaching quality. Multimedia technology set sounds, images, and dynamic image as a whole, in language teaching has played a useful teaching function, to change the traditional language teaching situation, to promote the teaching of languages in the new situation of reform, implementation of quality education to improve students language skills, play an effective role in promoting. Multimedia technology in language teaching not only the teaching methods of reform and development, while promoting teaching content, teaching methods and means of reform, curriculum and classroom to promote structural reforms to promote the teaching ideas and great changes of teaching theory . Multimedia technology in language teaching is teaching to the needs and trends of modernization, but also educational means to achieve modernization.
Multimedia technology to make language learning even though the time and space become more extensive, multi-media teaching to simplify and change the abstract for the image, effectively improving the quality and efficiency of language teaching. However, in order to play more perfectly the role of multimedia teaching, we must correctly grasp the language and literature study of its own characteristics, straighten multimedia technology in the teaching process, the status must be clearly multi-media technology is only a teaching aid, rather than language teaching all. Otherwise, the result will be counterproductive and can only be a formal look good, even the most advanced teaching in a technical performance the most backward ideas and methods of teaching. Language is the tool for academic subjects. It not only students present in the contents of the text vector, and to learn it in the form itself?? Text vector; not only to learning language, but also to the language proficiency of students. Language itself is a media that sometimes "it can be felt", and covered the rich language of meaning is far from simple picture can reflect. Screen provides only a ready-made answers, the lack of attention to detail on the process display. Language only after the teacher rich emotional, vivid description, and guide students to supplement the use of imagination and association, and to appreciate the wealth of rich, after much much deeper meaning. This process is the process of language learning is the process of language proficiency training. If too much teaching to strengthen the voice, video and other media role, may also impact the body language education. Voice, image instead of the language, ignores the purpose of language teaching. One important purpose of language teaching is learning language skills. Which works in an accurate understanding of the content, meaning sentiment expressed by works based on the study of artistic expression such implication. Then the voice of the United States, then the picture is no substitute for the U.S. students to learn the art technique of insight. Because this is a "refined" through repeated reading deeply appreciate, and try to imitate it, use it to improve their language ability of incompetent Yu. If the over-reliance on audio-visual teaching primary function of the multimedia courseware, efforts to an end in itself runs counter to the language teaching.
Multimedia technology in language teaching is far from perfect level of play to the contrary, there is still a major flaw. To address its shortcomings to its advantage to play a still more perfect. On the one hand, according to high school language curriculum requirements for the language features to design a more perfect, more systematic multi-media courseware. On the other hand, familiar with the use of multimedia technology course, familiar with multimedia technology strengths and weaknesses lie, according to the purpose of high school language teaching, task selection and use of appropriate means. At the same time, we must recognize that multimedia technology in language teaching only play a supporting role, the advantages of traditional classroom instruction in the teaching process still plays an important role. Multimedia technology in language teaching with multimedia transformation should take the road of teaching. Using multimedia technologies to transform traditional classroom teaching, developing a network of multimedia classrooms as the basic classroom teaching. In this mode, both to retain the advantages of traditional classroom teaching, but also to play a multimedia-aided teaching strengths, the two complement each other, so that secondary school language teaching to a new level.
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What You Should Know About School Grants
Higher education is usually very expensive and difficult to afford without school grants. And not all of us are fortunate enough to have parents or benefactors that can cover the cost of the academic courses that we choose to study. However for the deserving there are several school grants that can provide partial or complete financial support to a student. The most important thing is to apply in time with full knowledge of various kinds of school grants and the eligibility criteria for them.
There are several kinds of grants. There are Gov grants, private school grants, housing grants to name just a few. These are broad categories under which there are many different types of sub categories. Each has its own criteria of selection and application date. Depending on your area of interest be it school grants or government grants; be sure to apply in time with all the necessary paperwork. There are many sites that collate all such information along with advice on applications – be sure to stay updated with latest information.
With school grants, it is important to remember that there will be a large number of hopefuls that will be applying along with you. It is essential therefore to be able to market yourself successfully. A strong case needs to be made for candidature from both the financial need as well as academic credentials point of view. There may be one or several rounds of interviews for which it is good to be well prepared. You would do well to start working towards a grant early on so that your resume looks good when the time comes for it to come under scrutiny. Some amount of community work, participation in extracurricular activities and proof of leadership skills are usually important for getting noticed.
It is important to remember that the agency or institution giving the grant has its own objective which may or may not necessarily be in line with your life’s goals. It is however a fact that candidates who seem better aligned with the organization giving the grant will naturally have a better chance of success in receiving the grant. So if you are applying for particular kind of grant, be sure to visit the website of the organization that approves it, understand their philosophy and incorporate the same ideology in whatever you write or say. It may not seem entirely honest but it’s not cheating either.
There are various kinds of school grants. The most common types include those for entry into nursing courses, business schools, law schools, elementary schools, federal schools etc. While a person can do all the research on information in the public domain, getting a grant is not always that easy. The criteria could include a specific educational background or requirement that is not in the candidate’s hands. It is therefore always a good idea to apply to as many grants as you can without over stretching yourself. No point spreading yourself too thin as each application will require filling out forms and letters of recommendation not to mention regular follow up and research. If you understand your own goals and work towards them early on, it should not be a problem getting financial support through a grant.
School-grants.com is an information site that provides detailed information on various kinds of school grants and gov grants which can help many aspiring hopefuls realize their dreams.
Shanghai Education: Building Long Private Schools
Establish pension system, the implementation of legal property rights … … Shanghai has introduced nine initiatives, building Private Education The development of long-term mechanism behind these initiatives, reflecting the development of private education in Shanghai What mind? Reporter Interview The Shanghai Education Commission Deputy Director of Private Education Management Wei Li.
Reporter: Why is the establishment of private schools to support teaching and administrative staff into the government pension system one of the conditions?
Li Wei: This is mainly to stabilize the private school teachers, faculty gradually improve their treatment after retirement. According to research in the private schools under the existing legal framework, corporate property is private non-enterprise units, rather than institutions, teachers hardly cause of the preparation. The establishment is entitled to various benefits, the private school teachers have not prepared, in the job classification, seniority calculations, retirement pension, medical insurance with the Public school teachers are different, difficult and Public School teachers have full equal treatment and legal status .
Currently, the legal property of private schools is still not resolved the fundamental premise for the stability of private school teachers, we encourage the establishment of private schools teaching staff pension system for private school teachers to purchase additional pension insurance, in order to improve their retirement treatment. Therefore, the Municipal Board of Education issued a circular calling for private schools participating countries in accordance with the law of statutory basic pension insurance and to fulfill payment obligations based on the affordability of private schools to establish a voluntary supplementary pension insurance system. This put this policy into government support funds were one of the conditions is that the private schools to further promote this work.
Reporter: Why strengthen the management of private schools in financial norms, the private schools into the government financial management practices to support one of the conditions?
Li Wei: This is mainly the Government’s public financial investment in order to ensure the safety and effectiveness. According to research, Shanghai, the financial management of private schools there are some problems: First, large differences between the financial accounting system, financial accounting, accounting system has used private non-enterprise, business, institutions, and other stock of the accounting system, accounting wide variety of subjects setting, financial Software Different forms of accounting report can not reflect the actual operating conditions in schools. The second is between private schools and organized structure of property rights is not clear, particularly in private schools do not implement the legal property rights, no real sense of the independent legal status. Third, private schools arbitrariness strong fund management, mainly tuition income and government funding of public financial support, lack of special regulation. Fourth, the private school’s performance evaluation system has not been established, the Government has no way to obtain information on private schools, school costs, the quality of their school, no way to evaluate school effectiveness, which continued to increase government support for public finances, evaluate benefits and challenges of using funds .
This, combined with Shanghai characteristics of private schools, we study the development of a private school financial management and accounting methods, and on January 1, 2009 start. This private school in the strengthen financial management practices and improve the quality of accounting to achieve good results, achieving a Private University’s budget, special, accounting, reporting, unified management, cost accounting private schools colleges and universities and the government to provide funding for monitoring the Technology Protection.
Reporter: Why seven departments in Shanghai jointly develop “Private colleges and universities in Shanghai to promote the implementation of measures to implement Property Rights”?
Li Wei: This is mainly to protect the private colleges as a separate corporate entity shall have the basic conditions for running. Currently, most private colleges not yet been implemented Shanghai corporate property rights, First, some private colleges in the start-up that is in the name of project organizers, and access to land began this school, and when the approval of the establishment of private universities failed to land school premises and other assets, and timely transfer to the school name. Second, the organizers will generally not be fully funded school, is the name of the land, premises or have been pledged, the school has more difficult access to credit, so the organizers can not be released from the transfer of assets pledged to the school’s name . Third, the organizers have not yet been clear statement of the “reasonable return” there is hope, and fear not protected the interests of investors. For various complicated reasons, the implementation of private colleges Shanghai Property Rights has now become the bottleneck restricting their development.
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