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301) 4 Essential Traits of an Effective Detective
Author:
Barry Dunn
Category:
Education
The detective that consistently solves difficult cases is often said to have luck. While this may be partially true, it is probably only a small portion of what really makes the detective effective. To be an effective detective, in addition to being adequately prepared, you must also possess and develop certain essential traits. Some of these traits are as follows:1. Self-DisciplineEvery successful detective must possess a high degree of self discipline. This self di...
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302) 2 Types of Communication Skills That Are a "Must Have" to Be Your Own Detective
Author:
Barry Dunn
Category:
Education
Communications skills are an essential part of an detective's job. In order to be successful, the detective must possess and be thoroughly skilled in both oral and written communication.1. Oral CommunicationThese skills must be practiced on a routine and consistent basis. Communication is a major portion of what an detective does everyday. Whether it is talking to a client, or interviewing a witness, the detective must be able to communicate in a clear and concise manner. T...
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303) 5 Investigative Processes to Follow to Be Your Own Detective
Author:
Barry Dunn
Category:
Education
These are the five steps of the investigative process:1. State the Problem2. Form a Hypothesis3. Observe and Experiment4. Interpret Data5. Draw ConclusionsA typical investigation covers an extensive scope of duties, methods and objectives. In order to attain a successful resolution to the activity, the detective must possess and utilize some type of methodical process. Frequently, a detective will b...
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304) Educare - Playing is Child's Work
Author:
Lyndi Lwason
Category:
Education
The importance of educare in the development of young children should not be underestimated, and it is for this reason that it is so integral to social development in poor and disadvantaged communities. Clearly lacking in these contexts, educare whether undertaken by parents or institutions, is a given in more affluent social groups and this further emphasises the gap between rich and poor. In order for it to be prioritised better, its definition needs clear delineation and its significance...
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305) Fun Math Games
Author:
Kristine Irish
Category:
Education
Playing math games at home with your kids is a fun, effective way to strengthen your child's math skills. Here are two simple, easy to learn, fun to play games that will help your child practice and master their math facts, and learn to count loose change.ADDITION PILE UPSupplies needed: 1 regular deck of cardsNumber of Players: 2How to Play: Who will get the bigger pile? Shuffle and deal out the entire deck between the two of you. Explain that the face cards are...
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306) Multiple Intelligences - Discipline Strengths and Problems for Logic-Smart Children
Author:
Kathy Koch
Category:
Education
Howard Gardner identified eight multiple intelligences that we use to think with and to express ourselves. One of them is the logical-mathematical intelligence, or logic smart. When using this intelligence, we think with questions. When we're excited, we ask more questions. In this article I'll address issues of our behavior and how to be smart with our logic-smart abilities.I believe that our greatest strengths can get us into trouble. Therefore, I encourage children to...
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307) Distance Learning, Why?
Author:
Freddie Cook
Category:
Education
The reasons for choosing Distance Learning for obtaining or updating qualifications are many and varied and so are the institutions throughout the world that offer courses by this method. Distance Learning has been going on for a very long time and a lot of well respected universities and colleges offer this type of instruction. Indeed, The Open University (which utilizes distance learning exclusively) is the single largest teaching institution in the U.K.Some years ago, I needed to u...
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308) Which Came First - Chicken Or Egg?
Author:
Caterina Lenards
Category:
Education
You might say chicken. Because the Bible says that God created animals, so chicken came first - nice answer though, while the other group says its an egg because dinosaurs laid eggs millions of years before chickens existed, so the egg came first! After hearing their sides where should you go? Baffled? You need to!Talking about the side of the egg group,The CNN News has revealed this; If the egg came first, wasn't it laid by a chicken? NO! Genetic material does not alter during...
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309) Synchronicity - What Exactly is It?
Author:
Robert Paterson
Category:
Education
Synchronicity is the experience of two or more events which occur in a meaningful manner, but which are causally un-related. In order to be synchronous, the events must be related to one another conceptually, and the chance that they would occur together by random chance must be very small.(from Wikipedia)The word synchronicity was first coined by the Swiss psychologist Carl Gustav Jung. He had studied for many years under the great pioneer of psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud, unt...
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310) What Companies Look For in Interviewing a College Recruit
Author:
Robert Halgren
Category:
Education
A lot of college students go through school not knowing what companies are looking for in a prospective candidate (that's you!). Given this, students make key mistakes and don't pursue things that would be appealing to recruiters for college internships (involvement that would be personally fulfilling at the same time!). Opportunities are missed, and in the long run, students end up wondering why they don't get any attention from companies even though they may have done well in their acade...
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311) The Book of Judgement
Author:
Dennis L. Siluk, Ed.D.
Category:
Education
A Vision seen in the early, 1980s by the author of "The Last
Trumpet..." which was to be put in into the book, but never
Was, and drawn shortly after the vision, while living in
Roseville, Minnesota, USA; named 'Judgment.'
(Advance) It is believed in Christian eschatology there will be one if not two judgments of man and his destiny after death: depending on which Christian grouping within the faith he belongs to--is where he may end up, whic...
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312) Nutrition in Chicago Schools
Author:
Patricia Hawke
Category:
Education
Chicago Schools are participating the in National School Lunch Program in order to ensure all of their students have the opportunity for proper nutrition needed to grow healthy ands realize their educational potential. The growing cost of living in the Chicago area has made it increasingly difficult for some parents to afford the proper diet for their children as healthy food has become so expensive now. Even the cost of a gallon of milk is nearly double its price of two years ago. Child...
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313) Goals of Charlotte Schools
Author:
Patricia Hawke
Category:
Education
Charlotte is one of the fastest growing cities in one of the fastest growing regions in the Country. School districts can find the challenge of maintaining educational quality in the face of swelling student bodies and squeezed budgets daunting. Typically, academic standards and results slip when so many children are flooding the school system at one time. But, Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools know their weaknesses and have a plan for the future.What are Charlotte Schools' Specific Goa...
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314) Are the Houston Schools Making College Accessible?
Author:
Patricia Hawke
Category:
Education
The Houston Independent School District (HISD) wants to increase the amount of students that attend college. In order to do this, they are providing students, as well as parents, all the information they need in order to make college happen. Houston Schools believes that college is the best way for a student to succeed in the world.How are Houston Schools Helping Students Attend College?Houston Schools are dedicated to providing a quality education for all students. In addit...
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315) About Babylon City (Iraq)
Author:
Rafi Michael
Category:
Education
Babylon was city of ancient Mesopotamia, the once famous city that was considered One of the Seven Wonders Of the Ancient World can be found in Iraq. The location is marked by ruins in an area east of the Euphrates River that lies about 90km south of Baghdad.The monumental wealth, power, and size of this city was never an accepted fact until its was unearthed during the 19th century by Archaeologists. Unfortunately the oldest buildings of Babylon cannot be recovered because the remai...
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316) The Top 10 Facts About the Next Blue Moon, a Song and Other Things By the Same Name
Author:
Edward Lathrop
Category:
Education
Have you ever wondered what the real definition of a blue moon is? Do you know when the next one will occur? How much do you know about the song "Blue Moon" and other things by the same name?After you read this article, you will know probably, more than you ever thought you could know about everything that calls itself "Blue Moon!"Popular things named "Blue Moon" aside from the song and the event1. Beads. Blue Moon Beads are colorful and usually inexpensive beads. The ma...
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317) Public School Safety
Author:
Rebecca Stigall
Category:
Education
The recent rash of college campus shootings has overshadowed the ongoing violence that has become an unwelcome addition to the nation's primary, intermediate, and secondary classrooms. In some urban areas, violence in schools is so common that children have become somewhat desensitized to its presence and may no longer view violence as something that should actually be rare within the educational environment. This speaks volumes about our public school system, but the problem may be even wor...
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318) Times Tables - The Worst Way to Teach Multiplication
Author:
Brian Foley
Category:
Education
Learning the "multiplication tables" is one of the first traumas that children usually face when learning arithmetic.Ask ten elementary-school kids to tell you what, say, eight times seven is. Watch as they look up and to their left (or right) and go into, "let's-see" mode. Often you'll hear them say, "Um, ah..." before give you the answer. Generally, there's a lot of hesitation. Only then, do they actually give you the answer. Sometimes it's even correct.I know, I was one of t...
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319) How NOT to Teach Multiplication - Tricks and Lesson Plans
Author:
Brian Foley
Category:
Education
If teachers don't know at least ten methods of how to multiply, they shouldn't be teaching multiplication to more than nine students. It's easy and important to understand multiplication in depth if you are entrusted to teach it to young minds.And that doesn't mean "tricks." Tricks trivialize anything they are attached to. How can I say this? Because I am a professional magician. We (at least the good ones) hate "tricks". One thing all magicians know, is that as soon as you tea...
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320) Fair Treatment for the Fair Haired
Author:
Sandy Dumont
Category:
Education
Recent research at California State University reveals that the fair-haired are rejected more often for jobs and paid less for top managerial positions. It has long been acknowledged that a dark suit conveys more authority than a lighter one. The same rule applies to hair. When two people are dressed similarly and are of the same approximate age, the one with the darker hair will command the most authority.This doesn't mean that all the fair-haired readers out there must dye their hai...
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