Articles for Parents

Things Your Guidance Counselor Never Told You About Colleg As a high school senior, you enter into college with certain misconceptions—misconceptions that your guidance counselor probably never did anything to dispel. Some things can only be learned with experience, but others it would benefit the average high school senior to know—especially as it pertains to financial decisions that could have an effect on the rest of your life. Here are a few things your guidance counselor probably never told you about college—but that it’s important to know.... More Jennifer Williamson, 6-23-09 0 Comment
Learn to Play Drums - Top Tips to get you started! Set-up- When starting to learn to play drums it is essential to set up the kids drum set properly, to ensure that all the drums and cymbals are comfortably within reach and at the correct height to avoid over reaching. The snare drum should be positioned between the legs at about waist height when sitting. The high hat just to the left of the snare with the cymbals about 4” above the snare. The high tom tom(s) in front and slightly above the snare sloping towards you and the Floor tom tom on you... More Martin Algra 6-23-09 0 Comment
The Fourth of July: US History and the Dream of America With the Fourth of July on its way, Americans are beginning to stockpile their reserves of hot dogs, hamburgers, cole-slaw, sodas, and other heart-healthy snacks. This is the time when the whole family – often including weird relatives you never even knew you had – gathers around the barbecue or the picnic bench, or the tree your cat got stuck in when the neighbor set off a bottle rocket. This is the time to watch your kid sister in the downtown parade, or to go play baseball with you pals, or t... More Paul Thompson 6-22-09 0 Comment
A Good Man is Hard to Find - Especially during Hard Times Whether we like to admit it or not, there’s something in the human heart that’s drawn to darkness and chaos. You know that superhuman hearing you suddenly get when car tires screech in the distance? Or the strange glee you feel when the Joker blows up a hospital in his finest nurse’s uniform? This mischievous tendency, which Edgar Allen Poe famously referred to the “imp of the perverse,” sits just below the surface of most people’s everyday lives. Perhaps our love of violent entertainment – be i... More Paul Thompson 6-22-09 0 Comment
Excessive Gaming Associated With Poor Sleep Hygiene And Increased Sleepiness Computer/console gamers who play for more than seven hours a week and who identify their gaming as an addiction sleep less during the weekdays and experience greater sleepiness than casual or non-gamers, according to a research abstract that will be presented on Monday, June 8 at SLEEP 2009, the 23rd Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies... More American Academy of Sleep Medicine 6-22-09 0 Comment
Education and Society The inter-linkages between society and education work both ways. While we all know of the impact of education on society, let’s also examine the impact of society on education. Education is influenced greatly by various societal factors including norms, culture, development, traditions and beliefs. ... More Vikas S 6-22-09 0 Comment

Things Your Guidance Counselor Never Told You About Colleg

As a high school senior, you enter into college with certain misconceptions—misconceptions that your guidance counselor probably never did anything to dispel. Some things can only be learned with experience, but others it would benefit the average high school senior to know—especially as it pertains to financial decisions that could have an effect on the rest of your life. Here are a few things your guidance counselor probably never told you about college—but that it’s important to know.... More