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Grammar for Grownups
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Beth Adubato offers readers a much-needed guide to grammar. When we were in grade school, we learned the rules of grammar. Perhaps we forgot them. Our grammar rubs off on our children and it affects us professionally. “Doing something is not the same…
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How to Get A's in College
 | There is a big difference between high school and college. How To Get An A In College will assist in the transition. This great book discusses how to get the grade, how to select a major, how to pick the right classes and instructors. On... |
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How to Survive Your Freshman Year: By Hundreds of College Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors Who Did
 | Former college students share their suggestions and advice for surviving the first year of college. I do not suggest that all the “advice” is taken seriously. The chapter on food is ridiculous. A person cannot and should not survive on coffee.
Some the advice was tongue... |
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Jake Learns All 8 Parts of Speech
 | As a teacher, I'm always on the lookout for books that teach or help teach concepts that are a little more challenging for a student to understand. So, I was excited to find "Jake Learns All 8 Parts of Speech".
This book is illustrated in all... |
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Lost In Transition
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Going away to college is an opportunity to grow spiritually. Graduating from high school can be a frightening experience. Suddenly you are looking at a future that is different from anything you have ever experienced. You will be making your own…
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Math for the Family
 | The introduction of this book is excellent. Ron Berry does an excellent job of explaining mathematics. BUT and it’s a big but – it stops there. I can’t connect this to how a family is going to use any of this. He needs real life... |
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No Teachers Left Behind
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As I read the first few pages of No Teachers Left Behind, I was reminded of my favorite movie, Grease. The principal's morning address reminded me of the principal at Rydel High. However, the students at Rydel did not have the attitude of today's…
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Public Schools are Archaic
 | Dr. M.R. Ussery’s book PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE ARCHAIC is book that would be excellent for a series of school in-services and parent meetings. It is a small book with a big message. From page one to twenty he analyzes what isn’t working in schools and... |
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Read Well, Think Well: Build Your Child's Reading, Comprehension, and Critical Thinking Skills
 | Teach a child to read and you will open the door to new worlds. Too many children struggle to read. I remember one of my sons struggled. It was only after I made a concerted effort to teach him how to read myself that he... |
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The Complete Teacher
 | Dr. Robert Rose never planned to become a school teacher. His career plans were to be a psychologist. However, there was an influx in psychologists. A friend suggested he teach while completing his education. Teaching would be a means of supporting... |
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