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How to Create a Travel Brochure

By eHow Education Editor

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The sights, sounds and tastes of a new place can create feelings of happiness in many people, and most travelers take pictures during their trips, while others collect brochures and trinkets. Capture sights and sounds in a new way by creating a ... more »

How to Create an Elementary Classroom Schedule

By Amanda Morin

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One of the hardest things to do as an elementary school teacher is to find the time to fit everything in. There are so many skills to teach and only so much time in the day. To make sure that all of the curriculum is taught effectively, it helps ... more »

How to Create an Integrated Classroom

By eHow Education Editor

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Integrating school curriculum involves bringing together subject areas and teaching them in relation to one idea or theme... more »

How to cut down a street sign

By TonyKaboom

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Learn how to choose your sign, location, tool's needed, and technique to help take sign... more »

How to Deal with Teacher-Student Conflict

By llreynolds

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Kids are occasionally irrational. They do not have the coping abilities of adults. They tend to excuse their own failures by looking for someone to blame it on. This blame game becomes difficult when there's no one standing there but you and the ... more »

How to Deal With Test Anxiety

By Rick Ferris

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Most of us who have taken tests have experienced to some degree that nervous feeling known as “test anxiety.” Here are steps you can take to relieve it... more »

How to Decide if an E-Learning/Distance Learning Course is for You

By JaimeLynn

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Are you curious to know if an online course would fit your circumstances and lifestyle? Many colleges offer distance learning classes in order for more individuals to attain a degree. Here are some ways to help decide and prepare you for an ... more »

How to Decide Whether to Go to Summer School

By eHow Education Editor

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You study for nine months out of the year, so why keep studying in summer? It can be a tough decision to make, but sometimes summer school is the way to go... more »

How to Decorate a Homeschooler's Study Area

By favefive

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In America, millions of children are homeschooled as more parents choose this method of education over taking them to traditional schools. To make it more conducive to learning, it is important to give homeschooled children their own space... more »

How to Decorate a School Locker

By eHow Education Editor

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Start looking forward to going back to school by focusing on how you want to decorate your locker instead of all the homework you'll have. You'll be able to reuse these items for several years and the benefits are both cosmetic and utilitarian. ... more »

How to Determine if an Online College or Distance Learning Program is Right For You

By AimeeE

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With the increased options available for college students who are interested in distance learning, it is easy sometimes to fall victim to unaccredited or diploma mill “colleges and universities”. Here are some easy tips to help you decide if your ... more »

How to develop a good test

By Patrick W. Miller

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Tests are formal assessment instruments used to judge students’ cognitive ability in an academic discipline as well as to gather quantitative information about students’ psychomotor performance (physical skills) and affective characteristics ... more »

How to Differentiate Between Homonyms and Polysemes

By laurapayne

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There are numerous word types that by semantic definition are hard to define without context. Included in this category are homonyms and polysemes. Traditionally, homonyms and polysemes are similar in that they both have variations of meaning ... more »

How to Differentiate Between Vagueness and Ambiguity

By laurapayne

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Words that are vague and words that are ambiguous are each, by definition, hard to define without context, and sometimes even with context. Additionally, there are times a word can be both vague and ambiguous. This is part of the semantic ... more »

How to discuss ( Religion or Politics ) without getting into a fight.

By kjv4thee

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A great number of people stay completely away from discussing . . . ( religion or politics ) People get mad. People have been killed in the name of religion and politics. ( Christ had big enemies, they were religious and political.) Not much ... more »

How to Dissect a Clam

By eHow Education Editor

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Clams belongs in the phylum Mollusca which includes but is not limited to snails, slugs and squid. It has a mantle that covers it's soft fleshy body and a strong muscular foot that allows the clam to bury into the mud and sand. Many elementary ... more »

How to Do a School Prank

By eHow Education Editor

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School pranks are very popular in most schools. They add an element of surprise to an otherwise boring day. Doing a school prank can be a lot of fun. It can also cause some problems if you do not thoroughly plan and execute your school prank... more »

How to dunk your Aggie ring!

By xdragoox

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Whoop! Texas A&M University began in 1876 in College Station, Texas. The tradition of the Aggie ring began with the class of 1889. The current version of the ring was designed in 1894 by E.C. Jonas. Dunking your Aggie ring in a pitcher of ... more »

How to Earn a PHD in Political Science

By eHow Education Editor

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Political scientists provide us with insight into group behavior, government, power and politics. The study of political science requires a good grasp of history and the subtleties of human behavior that ultimately shape the relations between ... more »

How to EASILY Convert ANY Measurement

By Gump87

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This is how to EASILY convert ANY measurement... more »

How to Eat Healthy in College

By eHow Education Editor

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Eating healthy in college might seem about as easy as getting an "A" in a 400-level math class. Between the dining hall chicken nuggets, the fast food burritos and the study session cookies, there's little room left for nutrition. Not so fast: ... more »

How to Edit Your Essay

By Karen Silvestri

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It is a wonderful relief to finally finish writing an essay. You searched for the perfect topic and you spent hours putting the essay together. But you cannot stop there! Now you must edit your essay. Here are some basic tips to ensure that your ... more »

How to Edit Your Own College Paper

By alyssaink

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Writing is a process, and editing is just as much a part of what you write as getting out the words themselves. Keep in mind that editing means you're looking for big-picture issues, such as organization and flow, in addition to grammar and ... more »

How to Educate Autistic Children

By eHow Education Editor

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With the passing of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act in 1990, schools are required to offer "free and appropriate education" to any child with autism, a neurological disorder that affects social interaction and communication ... more »

How to eliminate common writing errors

By grouch

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There are many reasons to write. You write for the reason closest to you. How many times have you read over someone else’s work finding mistakes at every turn? Even the best of writers have a tendency to make some common mistakes and read ... more »