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As a member of the "Teacher Cadette Corps", I began teaching children to read while I was in fifth grade. I would like to give a shout-out to the Hartford Courant and other newspapers for printing the story wa-a-ay back when - like forty years ago. Although

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Health & Fitness > Diabetes A look at adult diabetes: 2 of 23
Diabetes occurs when the body lowers its ability to use or fails to produce enough insulin. The body uses insulin, a hormone formed in the pancreas, to control levels of glucose in the blood. Glucose, a form of sugar used for energy, is produced when sugars, starches, fats, and proteins are consumed and converted by the body... More..
Education > Educational Philosophy Are gifted and talented programs elitist?: 3 of 34
In determining whether or not Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) programs are elitist, one must consider the facts that: (1) GATE students consist primarily of students who show signs of excelling academically or creatively during early stages of their lives and more specifically during their first or second years of schoo... More..
Health & Fitness > Healthy Cooking & Meal Planning Healthy lunch strategies: 3 of 34
Early morning hours pass like frustrating minutes during daily rushes to leave home for work or class. Yet five days a week, as if driving the Indy 500, we scurry through our crack-of-dawn routines racing to freeways knowing we'll be stifled by traffic jams of drivers creeping across onramps ahead of us. Doesn't matter that ... More..
Health & Fitness > Healthy Living & Wellness Benefits of a seaweed body wrap: 1 of 11
Seaweed, the wrap of all body wraps, has taken body wrapping systems where "old school" wrapping techniques wished they could've have gone. The old systems' archaic attempts to instigate weight loss by dilating blood vessels couldn't hold a fork to today's systems involving various types of wrapping procedures that utilize v... More..
Health & Fitness > Nutrition Tips Foods that help you gain muscle: 1 of 11
Cardiac muscle, skeletal muscle, and smooth muscle classify the three types of muscles in the human body. All humans have muscles; and all humans associate muscles with strength, fitness, and body building. But, what exactly are muscles? Muscles are body organs composed of bunches of fibers that expand and contract to cause ... More..
Education > Education (Other) Determining if you learn from your mistakes: 3 of 30
Do you admit making mistakes, take responsibility for your mistakes, or point the blame away from yourself when you make mistakes? If the third section of the above three-part question sounds like your way of dealing with mistakes, chances are you could use a little help in the mistake admissions department. If you're not su... More..
Health & Fitness > Exercise Tips Things to consider before joining a gym: 3 of 29
Some say once you're in you can't get out! That's because joining a gym is serious business. Considering the fact that cases have been reported to the Better Business Bureau where getting out of health club memberships has caused former patrons major headaches, one thing you should consider before joining a gym is the length... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Teens (Other) How to encourage youngsters to develop a healthy lifestyle: 2 of 18
Start by eating healthy yourself. The moment a woman learns she's pregnant or she decides to adopt, she should assess the healthiness of her lifestyle. This assessment should incorporate the kinds of foods she eats, the kinds of beverages she drinks, the kind of exercise regimen she practices, and the frequency at which she ... More..
Education > Learning Styles & Skills Teaching addition to children: Tips to teach carrying and borrowing: 1 of 9
Once these simple straightforward concepts are mastered children will be able to carry and borrow with ease. CARRYING is a mathematical action you perform when adding two numerals (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 0) together in a mathematical problem. Numerals are commonly referred to as numbers (a series of numerals such as ... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Parenting Tips Establishing good parent relationships with children when parents are not married: 1 of 9
Ideal parent-child environments wherein both parents live at home with their children are not always available to children due to divorce or because some parents never marry or live together. In situations where both parents do not live with their children, and thus, cannot provide them an ideal parent-child environment, par... More..