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Is Education Tax Deductible?
Families with children already in college may qualify for tax deductions for educational expenses. The maximum Hope credit is available for the first two years of undergraduate school. It allows for $1500 of credit. The credit is based upon the...
The Absurdity of the Public School Monopoly
The notion that local governments should have almost total monopoly control over our children’s education is not only unjust and tyrannical, it is also absurd. Children need education, to be sure, but they also need food, clothing, and shelter. The...
Your Wedding Photos and Videos: Make Them Eternal, Artistic Keepsakes
If the rule of thumb for planning a wedding is to start a year
ahead of time, hiring a photographer and a videographer or at
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Acquiring a good relationship with your photographer early...
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Expand Your Child's Knowledge, Part 1
There are thousands of educational sites on the internet. There are also sites that will help prepare your children for high school. Not only are these sites fun, but they give primary childrenlearning skills that they can use through-out their school years and beyond.
To begin you, as the parent, should make a daily study plan of the subjects to be studied and when. This will organize the time your child spends on the computer.
There is a search engine, especially set-up for children: http://www.yahooligans.com There is also a page called, 'ask earl', where they can ask any question they would like. Earl will answer their question.
On the home page, if you click on 'Reference', you will be taken to a page where the child can click on whatever type of reference they need. Ex--dictionary..........
Let's say your child has to do a report on Dinosaurs. Click on 'Dinosarus'. They will get all kinds of information about Dinosaurs. Does your child want to save a picture of a dinosaur? Right-click on the picture and click on 'Save Picture As', to save it to your hard drive.
Let's take a look at the solor system. On the home page of yahooligans.com, type in 'The Solor System'. You will get all kinds of sites that have information about solor systems. You can click on the link to the site. When finished, click the back button to explore another site. You will
even find a World Almanac for children!
If you go to: http://observe.arc.nasa.gov/nasa/gallery/movie/movie_gallery.html your child will see actual movies of the solor system, spacecraft launches, the earth's rotation and more.
Here are some other sites your child will find helpful and educational:
Fun & Games For All Ages: http://www.quia.com
Help With Their Homework: http://www.infoplease.com/homework
Internet Public Library: http://www.ipl.org/youth
The Kid's Network: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ngkids/index.html
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