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In 1907, Maria
Montessori founded the first
Montessori school in Rome. Its overall purpose was to give four to seven year old children from low-income families a full-day educational program.
The idea quickly developed and grew in popularity and thus more
Montessori schools were formed in Europe and India. It did not take long for the school method to cross over to the United States of America.
In fact,
Montessori's teaching methods created great interest in the United ...
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Neighborhood schools are quickly becoming a thing of the past. With such things as school rankings, school “grades” for each school, and the No Child Left Behind act, simply sending our children to the grade school down the street is going the way of the dodo bird.
Today, Phoenix Schools’ parents have the option of sending their children to almost any school they wish within the district serving Phoenix Public Schools. While some may indeed choose to stick with the neighbo...
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Just like any other big city the St. Louis Schools in Missouri have some challenges in educating the city’s youngest population. Religious and private schools are an option for many. The public St. Louis Public Schools don’t have the best reputation. Charter schools and magnet schools are both alternatives to the traditional model of St. Louis Schools.
St. Louis Schools offer charters, independently run institutions, as one version of school choice. The problem with charte...
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If you’re considering a move to Indiana and are planning to send your children to Indianapolis Schools, this is the article for you. With numerous magnet programs, a clear instructional framework, and 5 district initiatives to improve learning, Indianapolis Schools are highly organized and are the place to learn.
Mission:
The mission of Indianapolis Schools is to increase student achievement for all within a safe environment resulting in graduates who are knowledgeable...
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Of course in America there are many options to educating our children. There are public schools, private schools, charter schools, Montessori schools and, of course, the option of home schooling. There are advocates of both home schooling and public schooling. Those of us who don’t home school, which is still the majority of Americans, need to fully understand the reasons why people choose to home school their children.
Religious or Philosophical Convictions:
Religion ...
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If you are in the midst of searching for the type of homeschooling that is right for you and your children you are most likely have run into various options such as Classical, Montessori, and another popular method called Waldorf.
Waldorf education has its roots in a gentleman named Rudolf Steiner. Rudolf Steiner was an Austrian scientist who had a philosophy about developmental stages that ended up created what we now know as the Waldorf method of homeschooling. His basis...
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Ah, Detroit. While the smell of rubber and welding may no longer emanate through the air in this city of automotive manufacturing, the schools are still working to keep production up; the production of well-educated, successful members of society. In the last decade, Detroit Public Schools have lost more than 60,000 students. While much of this loss has been due to the city’s steadily declining population and shrinking birthrates, leaders of Detroit Schools also say that this...
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School systems across the country have just a couple of things on their plate: charter schools, budgets, magnet schools, pension plans, pre-K and dropout rates- to name a few. Houston Schools are no different, and Magnet and Early Childhood programs appear to be at the top of the list.
The cream of the Houston School system’s crop are the Gifted and Talented students. Currently, 25,000 students are identified as gifted and talented. Beginning next school year (’07-’08), st...
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Vocational
schools can offer you the job training that you need. If you wish to follow a certain profession, the best way to obtain training to qualify you would be through vocational
schools. There are various vocational
schools nowadays that offer a wide range of vocational education that would help any individual enter into a profession of choice. If you are looking for a vocational school in New Jersey, there are a number of them available for you to choose from.
The C...
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Let’s Read, Seminole! is a summer reading program that Orlando Public
Schools got behind this summer. The Orlando
Schools took a bus, painted it red, ripped the seats out and installed book shelves. The bus was then crammed with books for kids ages 5 to 18. Orlando
Schools students can keep the books they take off the bus, or they can bring them back and get more. What an awesome program!
When I look back at summer vacations, I find that I was mostly bored. My best friend’...
