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The Problem Three earlier EzineArticles introduce and discuss my analysis of the noise problem in modern libraries: (August 4, 2011)  Library Standards Have Crumbled-Time To Reclaim Quiet  introduces the problem and makes the call for a return to traditional quiet as the proper foundation of courtesy and concentration in true learning. (August 9, 2011)  Library Noise Now The Golden Standard - New Values Corrupt Silence  pins the blame for the problem of noisy libraries largely on the dominant cultural values of Western society that reject silence. (August 17, 2011)  Modern Education Experts Profess Value Of Silence - Why Librarians Ignore  locates the source of the noisy library problem in current pedagogies (i.e., teaching philosophies) that privilege speech, as documented by five, peer-reviewed expert sources in the field of education. The present EzineArticle lists four additional, peer-reviewed, expert sources that further document troub...

A child is unique in so many ways. Habits, skills, social behavior, and learning abilities are just some of the factors included. Education acceleration primarily talks about gifted, academically talented, and intellectually inclined youngsters. Kids who are ahead of their age when it comes to learning new materials and understanding concepts. There is a great need for attention with these special cases. Children who are gifted with special capacities for learning require a different or added academic program than what is offered in normal school programs. The good thing is, there are a lot of programs that cater these types of children. Pull-out programs, educational enrichments, after school programs and summer classes that feature special course work for these talented kids. Also, there are mentor programs where children are matched with professionals for special learning experiences. Education acceleration is simply placing a child one or more grades ahead with older children. Th...

As a dad of young children, I'm constantly on the lookout for ways that I can help my children grow and be more successful. One of the things I've settled on is teaching them through the use of  kids science projects . I believe that teaching science to our children is both helpful for them, ourselves as parents, and great for our country. There's probably a case to be made for it helping out humanity too, but I'll stop short of that for now. Getting your kids involved with science gives them the following benefits: 1) Build Team Work Skills When you take the time to partner with your child to do a project it helps them learn how to work cooperatively with you and others. As a parent you should always be on the look out for things you can do with your child that allows them to think and interact with you. So much of a child's early life has to be dictated to them for safety sake or just plain making your and their world sane, that it's easy to forget how f...

Unfortunately, the USA isn't doing as well as it used to be internationally when it comes to high school science. An international survey in 1998 ranked 12th graders in the USA 19th out of 21 countries surveyed. While that survey is now ten years old, there hasn't been any real change since then. It's high time all teachers had a good look at their science lesson plans and had a hard think about how we're teaching science, as well as what science we're teaching. One of the problems that many teachers encounter when drafting up science lesson plans is helping students to grasp difficult concepts, and making science interesting rather than something that "only nerds/geeks do". While teachers have a number of potential tools to make science more lively and relevant - and understandable - one of the easiest teaching tools to get the knack of is the video or DVD player - or more up-to-date classroom technology such as online clips and video feeds. Videos ...

nterestingly, 3D TV Technology has been existing for numerous years now. This unique engineering science is now currently being observed in not only the movie industry, but at the present, there is definitely an explosion of 3D technological innovation also being made attainable to the consumer in the HDTV market place. There are currently products being launched to the television market place which are in the market today for purchase and use in your personal Home 3D Theater experience. In this article I will disclose what choices in addition to technological innovations are now on the market and being bought as well as exactly what might be attainable in the future. It is questionable as to how soon many of these products and this kind of innovative technological innovation are going to be snapped up by eager buyers. There are actually leaders of companies that are investing huge monetary resources in the improvement of this new wave of 3D technologies and who believe that inside...