Five Ways to Tell Your Child’s Bullied
When Bullying Goes Too Far Awhile back, we touched on how to avoid spoiling your child for a better social life in school. On the opposite spectrum of the spoiled bully, however, is the good child that goes ignored. Sirdeaner Walker was one of these children, taking his own life when ...
Ten Best Educational Toys to Prepare Your Child for College
Last year's Christmas season, K-12 Directory of School's blog hosted a Free Zhu Zhu Pet Giveaway for children in need. In addition to the latest and greatest toy hype, your children should also have an array of toys that will help drive educational and learning opportunities. These Ten Best Educational ...
Top 5 Secrets to the Best Kindergarten Experience
For some children, kindergarten is an exciting experience; for others, terrifying. For almost all young children though, regardless of their perception, it's overwhelming. K-12 Directory of Schools has five secret pointers on how to prepare your child for the best kindergarten experience imaginable. Follow this guideline and your junior is ...
Fun Collective Nouns for Animals
Language is a fundamental part of learning, from elementary school to college. Comparing languages is one of the ways we understand them better. For instance, look at the way we count and group things. The Japanese language has a different counter for practically every object. As an example, "two dogs" is ...
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First Winner for the Zhu Zhu Pet Giveaway!
K-12 Directory of Schools Blog has chosen the first winner to the Free Zhu Zhu Pet Giveaway Contest! This contest is going on all week and gives parents the opportunity to win a FREE Zhu Zhu Pet, the toy craze of the 2009 Holiday season.
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Free Zhu Zhu Pet Giveaway Contest From K-12 Directory of Schools!
To celebrate the Holiday season, the K-12 Directory of Schools Blog is hosting our first official giveaway contest, in which you will have the chance to win one of this season’s Hottest Toys – a brand new Zhu Zhu Pet.
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Avoid Spoiling Children for Better Social Life in School
It’s too easy for us to spoil our kids, especially with the memories lingering about from our own childhoods. Spoiled adults find the impulsiveness to carry it on to their sons and daughters, and the not-so-spoiled want to live vicariously through junior. Spoiling your children could lead to less-than-positive social behaviors in school though, and your child’s social development is just as critical as their academic development when transitioning into the “real world.”
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Top 5 Sites for Kids Learning About Whales and Dolphins
Is your child studying whales and dolphins in school?–or does your child just show a genuine interest in Cetacea? Check out the following kid-friendly resources for more whale-learning experiences.
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Top 10 Sites for Children Learning Astronomy
K-12 Directory of Schools looked at the Top 10 Sites for Children Learning About Dinosaurs, but sometimes children are interested in the future more than the past–like the space ships, light years, and everything else related to astronomy! In the spirit of another loved subject in elementary school, junior high and beyond, K-12 of Schools presents the Top 10 Sites for Children Learning Astronomy.
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Top 10 Extracurricular Activites for K-12 Students
A student’s participation in extracurricular activities, especially during high school, play a fundamental part in the higher education options available to them later in their lives. Christy Lleras, a professor at the University of Illinois, says “soft skills” such as “sociability, punctuality, conscientiousness, and an ability to get along well with others” determine a student’s academic and financial success later in life better than grades and higher standardized test scores. Extracurricular activities are the window to students learning “soft skills” like these.
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Academic Benefit of the Fine Arts
Numerous studies have shown the correlation between the arts and academic success at the K-12 level. One of the more popular arguments is the benefit of music in the classroom and the improvement in core academic subjects thanks to after school music programs.
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The Top Ten Books for Preschoolers
In spirit of the recent movie for Where the Wild Things Are, the K-12 Directory of Schools blog looks at the top ten books for your preschool child. These reads are simply a must as you prepare your child for kindergarten and the K-12 educational world.
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Five New York High Schools for Athletes
In a previous post, the K-12 Directory of Schools blog looked at Five Famous Athletes from Orange County High Schools. New York, New York has its share of famous high school graduate athletes as well. Here are some of the athletes that graduated in the New York City area and which high schools they attended.
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Specialized High Schools in New York City
Not all specialized education comes from public schools. The New York City Department of Education recognizes academically and artistically gifted children with several high schools that are only available upon the completion of an entrance exam–the Specialized High Schools Admissions Test (SHSAT)–minus LaGuardia, an art school that instead accepts entrance upon review of a portfolio.
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