Sunday, September 28, 2008

Using the bathroom at Pitt!

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Tuesday, September 23, 2008

The importance of family on student success

At the secondary education level, high parental expectations continue to yield significant schooling benefits.[66] In one study of high school seniors, "parental expectations for achievement stand out as the most significant influences on [their] achieve­ment growth, high school credits completed, and enrollment in extracurricular academic high school programs."[67] High parental educational expecta­tions are also associated with math and reading scores, interest in school, academic self-discipline, future planning, and motivation for school work.

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Monday, September 22, 2008

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

No Good News Clubs

Soon Minnesota schools may have to be considered in the same breath as California schools. Click Here for an interesting article.