Finding out how things are going in your child’s life sometimes takes a bit of strategizing. These tips and questions can help you get the conversation started.
by Patti Ghezzi
One day your child tells you everything, from the consistency of the macaroni and cheese in the cafeteria to the hard words on the spelling test to [...]
The hope of every parent is to have children who are responsible, concerned members of society. Discipline is, of course, part of this effort. Research has repeatedly shown that, despite the importance of the peer group, parents usually have much more influence than they realize. Disciplining children takes a great deal of effort, but the [...]
Give positive feedback and show appreciation for teachers and the principal.
Approach interactions with a positive attitude and an open mind.
Listen to others’ viewpoints.
Share your child’s strengths, talents, and interests with your child’s teachers.
Share expectations and set goals together for your child.
Make appointments as needed [...]
At their next Group of Eight summit in Toyakocho, Hokkaido, in July, leaders of the world s major countries should commit themselves to helping Africa provide low-cost high-speed Internet access.
African universities could be the continent’s gateways into the global knowledge economy for local diffusion of new technologies. But this potential remains unrealized because universities and [...]
WASHINGTON, April 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) will provide $1 million to fund 20 partnership-planning grants of $50,000 to plan long-term collaborations between African and U.S. institutions of higher education.
Collaborating with the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges (NASULGC), the USAID grant will help to build African university [...]
Education is the best deal on the planet. For a modest investment one can harvest the knowledge distilled from thousands of generations of human evolution.
Moving up the ladder allows one to improve upon and generate new knowledge. Nations benefit from this public good by supporting institutions for collecting and imparting knowledge to their citizens.
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