Many future college students understand they will need to take the ACT to gain admission to college but are left with many questions about it. One of the top questions is about the difference between the ACT and SAT. The ACT is an achievement test that measures what a student has learned in school. …
One thing we can always be certain of is our advancement in technology. Ever since that first trip to the moon, our curiosity has more than heightened. We now have the ability to achieve satellite images of earth. This has given the human race an incomparable new take on space and how the earth …
Most people have probably never considered what life is like for children and teens who attend a boarding school rather than a traditional school. Basically, a boarding school is one where the students not only go to school on campus but they also live on campus in a dormitory setting. It is sort of …
Welcome to “the land of the rising sun.” This is a country that is known for friendliness and also its prowess in technology. We have all heard of Toyota’s and Nissan’s prowess in the global market. In this country, the importance of English has fast gained popularity than their latest produced technical genius. An …
If you wanted to have challenges galore in your teaching portfolio, look no further than teaching English in China. The demography of China combined with the factor that less than 5% of their population would be able to speak or write English with any degree of fluency is only an introductory challenge you will …
Intonation, the “music” of a language, is perhaps the most important element of a correct accent. Many people think that pronunciation is what makes up an accent. It may be that pronunciation is very important for an understandable accent. But it is intonation that gives the final touch that makes an accent correct or …
The English language is the most commonly spoken language on Earth, either by native speakers or by people who have learned it in addition to their first language. More and more people everyday have the desire to learn English as a second language. The type of people who wish to learn it run the …
Most of us have taken at least one walk down the aisles of Toys “R” Us. There’s no better place than a toy store to observe these truths: Learning is fun. Learning is kid stuff. Kids are smart enough to reject anything they don’t like, yet many of the most popular toys are dedicated …
There are many things in life that I care about, but there few things that I get passionate about enough to write about to people I don’t know. One of the things that I just cannot talk enough about is education. I believe that everyone who lives in the West needs to understand the …
Teaching children can be difficult if no one is having fun. Both the teacher and children can be miserable. That’s why so many teacher supply stores have opened on the Web in recent years. Many teachers have discovered that adding a few inquisitive (and fun) educational supplies to their classrooms brings better learning and …