| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
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| College | 11/23/2004 | James J. Kovalcin |
Q: How long do you have to go to college to be a teacher
A: Each states are a little different, but in general you need at least a 4 year degree. Some states ...
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| teaching as a career | 11/23/2004 | James J. Kovalcin |
Q: I am in the U.K ,and have been a Teaching Assistant at Secondary School level,for two years working ...
A: Since you are in the UK it is difficult for me to advise you about career prospects. I am in the US ...
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| Physics | 11/17/2004 | James J. Kovalcin |
Q: If a football is thrown at 5.00m/s off a 30.0m high cliff at 30.0 degrees upward. How long does it ...
A: 1. I get a time of 3.76s, check your quadratic formula. 2. You forgot to square the time in ...
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| Physics | 11/16/2004 | James J. Kovalcin |
Q: If a football is thrown at 5.00m/s off a 30.0m high cliff at 30.0 degrees upward. How long does it ...
A: All problems of this type are solved in the same way! Set up two data table listing the 6 possible ...
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| Clasroom Management | 11/14/2004 | James J. Kovalcin |
Q: I am taking a course on classroom management at my college and for one of our assignments we are to ...
A: 1. Relatively new, large [2100-2200 students], fairly weel to do [upper middle class], and public. ...
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| Re-qualifying myself with the educational system in USA/Canada | 11/11/2004 | James J. Kovalcin |
Q: I have finished my studies in the Faculty of Science (Mathematics section) in Egypt and i am ...
A: In my opinion, the key item is to make sure that your English is impeccable! This will open many ...
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| Junior highschool | 11/10/2004 | Debba Robinson |
Q: Thank-you xxoo
A: Mendy, I don't know how much of a definition I can give, but I will tell you what it means in terms ...
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| thinking about a career in teaching | 10/18/2004 | Debba Robinson |
Q: I just have a few questions about teaching. I am thinking about a career in teaching. I just want ...
A: Luna, I just came across some sites that might help you in your quest for info on becoming a ...
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| argentine looking to teach spanish in US | 10/12/2004 | Debba Robinson |
Q: I have a friend who is looking to teach spanish in the US, was wondering if there was a good place ...
A: Laura, I'm not sure if you are aware of the ways teachers are found in the US ... in my experience ...
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| Teaching oversea | 9/23/2004 | Debba Robinson |
Q: How can I make myself available teaching overseas with 13 years teaching experiences in elementary ...
A: It sounds like you are teaching in schools that have a British slant on education. ECIS (European ...
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| substitute teaching certificate | 9/9/2004 | Debba Robinson |
Q: This may seem to be a simplistic question, but as a 47 year old married father of two, who works ...
A: I don't know if you have pursued this or not, but I just came across a website that I thought might ...
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| TESOL | 9/8/2004 | Debba Robinson |
Q: I am in the process of moving to California from the UK (I am a Canadian citizen, though) and it ...
A: Yes, ESL in the US is not the priority it is in foreign countries, though I'm sure there are ...
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| I want to find a teacher who willing to work in china | 7/17/2004 | Stuart Berry |
Q: I am a chinese.I am in change of a Language school,providing English courses for those students ...
A: I would think you will be best to look in the United Kingdom teachers website. I am not sure what ...
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| new to teaching physics in usa | 6/7/2004 | James J. Kovalcin |
Q: I am a physics teacher for the past 16 years,teaching at 11&12 standards in india.I did my masters ...
A: Instructional technology is nice, but it is not the most important consideration. I hope you won't ...
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| never used my secondary certification | 5/27/2004 | Kathleen M. Barnhart |
Q: Kathleen, I couldn't find work in St. Louis due to strikes back in 1974, so I did the next best ...
A: With your past experience, try writing a grant proposal. Below are the latest RFP that are coming ...
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| Dept of Defense School | 5/6/2004 | Debba Robinson |
Q: I read your profile and was hoping you could give me some information on teaching overseas, namely ...
A: Angela, Here is what my friend said: ....contact the main office in Alexandria, Virginia. I think ...
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| career options | 5/3/2004 | Debba Robinson |
Q: Respected Ma'm I ,Natthawadee,a Thai citizen but now sudying in India .I am 17 years old and ...
A: I'm afraid you have contacted someone who has no expertise in advising at this level. I'm a US ...
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| Early/Primary Education | 4/30/2004 | Debba Robinson |
Q: Is the early/primary education program driven by whole language instruction or phonics?
A: Crystal, Your question is unbelievably broad. An education program is influenced by the training ...
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| technical education | 4/10/2004 | Kathleen M. Barnhart |
Q: It gives us apleasure to ask you about certain subjects in teaching .we are jordnian teachers and we ...
A: Technical education could mean workforce education or are you asking for technical education meaning ...
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| Teaching | 4/6/2004 | Debba Robinson |
Q: I have a B.Ed from the University of Alberta, Canada A computer technican Diploma from the Northern ...
A: Each state is different. I've been out of the US for a long time and can't speak with a lot of ...
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| Grading | 3/30/2004 | Kathleen M. Barnhart |
Q: What is the difference between Summa Cum Laude and Magnum Cum Laude? Which is preferred, i.e. which ...
A: Outstanding achievement in a bachelor's degree may be designated by the Latin phrases cum laude ...
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| Preparing a 4th grader for US schools | 3/4/2004 | Debba Robinson |
Q: We have already started reading "Charlotte's Web" and she loves it! I was just wondering if she ...
A: Certainly, if you can encourage her to write, do so. Some idea that might be fun would be to do ...
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| grades | 3/1/2004 | James J. Kovalcin |
Q: ummm I dont know if this is your thing or not but being a teacher i hoped you might be able to ...
A: There are so many possibilities it is impossible to answer! Is she getting enough sleep? Has the ...
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| Preparing a 4th grader for US schools | 2/27/2004 | Debba Robinson |
Q: I'm an American and been living in Portugal for the past 8 years. My daughter is 9 years old and is ...
A: What a wonderful opportunity she has had! I hope you and she have a cuddly relationship because the ...
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| listening teaching problems | 2/10/2004 | Debba Robinson |
Q: I teach English in a public highschool and I have problems in teaching listening. Can you help me, ...
A: Oops! Please accept my apologies. If I don't answer questions the day they come they seem to get ...
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| short moral stories for reading | 1/25/2004 | Debba Robinson |
Q: If it is possible to help me to gather and find some short texts, stories (humor, funny, exciting ...
A: Zahiri, Two things I use are Readers' Digest and Guideposts. These magazines have sites that put ...
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| Professional Organizations | 11/10/2003 | Rolland Puckett |
Q: for my education class we have been asked to interview a teacher regarding the Professional ...
A: Darcy! I didn't mean to get back to you a whole week later, but I still have no computer. It's not ...
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| Math | 7/2/2003 | James J. Kovalcin |
Q: Almost as soon as I started teaching math about eight years ago I ran into trouble, mostly, when I ...
A: I am sorry to say that I do not have all of the answers. Teaching, however, is more art than science ...
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| grammar | 1/26/2003 | Debba Robinson |
Q: My name is David Lee who is teaching English in Korea. I wonder whether following sentence is ...
A: David, You ask a very good question. I know that many Americans say that exact construction - yet ...
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| 12-year-old | 1/23/2003 | Cindy Myers |
Q: I'm the father of a 12-year-old girl. She's very smart and I help her on Wednesdays. We sit down 2 ...
A: Your daughter sounds really typical of middle-schoolers. They often can learn something new on the ...
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| Science Education | 12/9/2002 | James J. Kovalcin |
Q: Kovalcin, I am a student at Central Washington University in Ellensburg, WA. I am studying ...
A: I think that the biggest problem you are going to face is the VERY unfortunate trend toward state ...
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| PLEASE REPLY ASAP!!THANK YOU | 11/18/2002 | sangeeta vaddadi |
Q: I am a student at Meadville Senior High, in Meadville, PA. My class is doing a project based on ...
A: Good Luck in your endeavours. See the anwsers to your questions in order of your request. 1.I really ...
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| teaching career | 9/26/2002 | Rolland Puckett |
Q: I have my BS in Management with a minor in French. I am interested in getting certification to ...
A: Jessica! Please forgive my tardiness in sending you an answer. Life is most demanding. I thought ...
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| Becoming an elementary teacher | 9/7/2002 | Jeanne Lutz |
Q: I am 46 and the father of a 5 year old son and a 2 year old daughter. This is actually my second ...
A: What you are purposing is possible but would take a bit of planning and several years as you have at ...
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| teaching | 9/5/2002 | Jeanne Lutz |
Q: I was wondering how much you make a year, which do you like better the older or younger children, ...
A: I make about $50,000 a year but it took me 35 years to get to that point. I love the younger ...
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| Procedures in becoming a teacher | 8/23/2002 | James J. Kovalcin |
Q: I want to know the procedure involved in becoming a teacher.I hold a B.S degree.And I have work ...
A: The rules are different in each and every state. Many states have reciprocal agreements, others do ...
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| Teaching as a career. | 6/27/2002 | Jeanne Lutz |
Q: Lutz, I'm 43 years old and thinking of becoming a teacher. It would take me about two years to ...
A: I am assuming that you have 2 years of college already as teaching is a 4 year college course. In ...
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| Continuing in teaching | 5/17/2002 | James J. Kovalcin |
Q: I'm a junior college teacher teaching chemistry for 4 years. I wonder how do you keep the passion of ...
A: My principle advice would be this! Do not spend the next 30 years of your life doing something you ...
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| reading | 3/13/2002 | Debba Robinson |
Q: What is the difference of teaching reading between elementary school and senior high school? (I ...
A: Jin Jie, Reading is the process of learning to decode the print - this involves learning phonics ...
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| New principal/first impression | 2/28/2002 | Jeffrey Williams |
Q: Good Morning! I am an elem Library Media Specialist. I have been in the school I am at for 4 ...
A: You never want to be 'in' the clique because that means someone is 'out' of the clique. You don't ...
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