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"The mere thought of homeschooling can be overwhelming. What curriculum do I choose? What if we can't afford all the books? How do I schedule our time? Will my children become socially awkward recluses? What if I screw up my kids' education?! Lorilee Lippincott, a seasoned homeschooling mom, shows just how simple homeschooling can be. But homeschooling well does require some planning and dedication, and a book like The Homeschooling Handbook to be...
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Getting ready for college is a complicated and confusing process -- how do you know when to take the SAT? When do you start applying to schools? What classes should you be taking to help prepare you for college-level work? Is there anything you should do before high school? Fiske Countdown to College is a comprehensive collection of simple, easy-to-use checklists that spell out your road map for each year of high school and make preparation for college...
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"Examine the work of five groundbreaking education theorists: John Dewey, Maria Montessori, Erik Erikson, Jean Piaget, and Lev Vygotsky--in relation to early childhood. Theories of Childhood, Second Edition, provides a basic introduction to each theorist and explains the relationship of theory to practice and its impact on real children, teachers, and classrooms"--
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"With a focus on the special joys of working with two- and three-year-olds, this comprehensive curriculum meets their unique developmental needs and supports critical early learning. Teaching Twos and Threes includes a wide range of activity ideas and learning experiences, as well as strategies to help you plan a thoughtful program, build positive relationships with young children, and support learning in all areas"--
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What is an idiom? It can be an insult - "He has more brawn than brains." - or a compliment - "She's a real trooper." Idioms add life to our language: "I have ants in my pants." Idioms can cast light on a topic, and they have the power to add color to your language and add punch to your vocabulary. Have FUN WITH IDIOMS, and improve your command of English at the same time!
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Mila Guerrero's Luzon at War, first written in 1977, grew out of a world in motion seeking to understand another earlier era of radical turmoil. Its findings helped lay the groundwork for the emergence since the 1980s of new ways for understanding the historical roots and unresolvable contradictions of the Philippine Revolution. The book puts forth a series of questions about the colonial origins of the nation, the tensions between State and society,...
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Features simple answers to everyday questions like: My name is misspelled in my birth certificate. How do I correct this? • Does an illegitimate child have a middle name? • How do I apply for an NBI clearance? • What are the requirements when buying real properties? • How do I apply for a bank loan? • What are the grounds for legal separation and annulment? • Should I write a last will and testament? • How do I settle the estate of a...
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Parents are unsure about many things. How can they help their kids with homeworks? How can they discipline their children, yet treat them with love and respect? How can they strike a balance between family and career? How can they ensure that their kids love learning?
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The present volume invites the student to learn sociology by looking at her own formation as a human being, growing up and living in a society that time incessantly shapes and organizes in a specific but ultimately predictable way. Instead of talking about society in the abstract, we give it names -- our families, our communities, the Filipino nation, or the vast planet that we must share with the different nations of the world. Instead of talking...
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How can parents motivate their children to study hard, without becoming "tiger parents"? How can students prepare well for exams? How can bullying be minimized? Why doesn't multitasking work? What are the ways to manage plagiarism, cheating, and other shortcuts to learning? Bestselling author Queena N. Lee-Chua addresses these questions and other topics chosen from her popular column 'Eureka!' in the Learning section of the Philippine Daily Inquirer....
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A collection of well-thought passages from classic and modern literature and film, speeches and proverbs, to interviews and social-media status posts. Here, timeless voices-from Pope Francis to PSY, Angelina Jolie to Bruce Lee, as well as the Philippines' very own Jose Rizal, Grace Poe, Nick Joaquin, and Kris Aquino-will keep one company in the journey toward a truly fulfilling life.
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The ELP ENGLISH MANUAL 8th Edition is a comprehensive response to the integration of the ELP's English language workshops for professionals and the English language courses for students, under an English Language Learning System (ELLS) particularly as spurred by the more wide-ranging concerns articulated by universities and multinationals. This book introduces new concepts that reflect contemporary grammatical theory, with entries on diction, idioms,...
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Is there such a thing as too much or too little parenting? How can parents tutor their kids effectively? How can students avoid procrastination? How can they battle computer addiction? What are the pros and cons of implementing K to 12? How can teachers best manage problem students? Bestselling author Queena N. Lee-Chua addresses these questions and other topics chosen from her popular column 'Eureka!' in the Learning section of the Philippine Daily...
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Peterson's Two-Year Colleges 2015 includes information on more than 1,900 accredited two-year undergraduate institutions in the United States and Canada, as well as some international schools. It also includes detailed two-page descriptions written by admissions personnel. College-bound students and their parents can research community and two-year colleges and universities for information on campus setting, enrollment, majors, expenses, student-faculty...
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Peterson's Cool Colleges 101 is an undergraduate guide featuring colorful, easy-to-read profiles of hundreds of colleges and universities across the United States and abroad. You're about to make one of the most important decisions of your life, and you need the best information possible. Peterson's guide can help you make that choice with hundreds of school photos that provide a preview of campus and student life, enlightening articles on applying...
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Essential English Grammar is a basic book for learners of the English language. It contains the eight parts of speech described in simple manner and the functions of the parts of speech exemplified. Verbs in the chapter are identified and often underlined to let the reader know the identity of verbs. The various tenses of the verbs are clarified and in the exercises their identity is emphasized. Various examples are quoted to explain the different...
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Tropical Layer Chicken Management Guide is designed to provide the layer-grower a broader understanding of the impact of animal production on our social and economic environment as well as methods to reduce its footprint on our physical environment. In other words, the layer-grower will explore ways to be sustainable using local feed resources, renewable energy and integrating different agricultural production systems.
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