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Basic Number Properties

Sunday, December 26th, 2010

There are four basic properties of numbers: commutative, associative, distributive, and identity. You should be familiar with each of these. It is especially important to understand these properties once you reach advanced math such as algebra and calculus.
Commutative Property
a. Addition. When two numbers are added, the sum is the same regardless of the order in [...]

How to interest your child in books

Sunday, December 12th, 2010

A hundred years ago, school children read often and well, mainly because there was little else to do except rely on their imaginations. Consequently, they grew up to be prolific readers, writers, and thinkers, contributing to a 20th century America that became great and strong as a global leader.
Today many school children not only do [...]

Top 10 Most Popular Online Degree Courses

Monday, November 22nd, 2010

So you have finally decided to pursue your studies the online way. But with so many different courses available, which course would you choose – Management, nursing or medicine? Confused? Don’t worry. There are hundreds of online degrees that are available for pursuing distance learning courses. It is human nature that [...]

Education Quotes

Friday, November 19th, 2010

No man who worships education has got the best out of education…. Without a gentle contempt for education no man’s education is complete.  ~G.K. Chesterton
The aim of education should be to teach us rather how to think, than what to think – rather to improve our minds, so as to enable us [...]