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Shocking Statistics
Asked by S.T. from Kansas City
on September 9, 2011
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regarding child abduction:
*every 40 SECONDS a child is abducted or reported missing in the US
*•In 80 percent of abductions by strangers, the first contact be...
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- I am questioning about the abduction child missing statistic included with the reported missing child to start with. The true number of children, not just percentages...
- Here is the problem with those statistics they are percentages of children who were abducted by stranger who....... It does not go into the percentage of children who...
- Short of chaining our kids to the dining table there's not much we can do to change these statistics. We can talk to them about this stuff and arm them with the right ...
Seeking a Good Resource to Learn College Statistics
Asked by M.S. from Dallas
on April 24, 2012
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I am working on my degree and need to take a statistics course. I figured out that I don't have the time to learn the material and do the homework at the same time. I ...
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- I don't have a great resource for basic stats, but when you are ready, Advanced and Multivariate Statistical Methods by Mertler & Vannatta is fantastic. Also, I have f...
- Have you thought about auditing a class before signing up and paying for it? Most colleges allow this if the professor is ok with it. You'll get all the lectures wit...
- Check out Kahn Academy online. They offer free college level lectures online on just about every topic that would be taught in college. Alot of homeschoolers use thi...
Continuing Education and Juggling Kids
Asked by H.W. from El Paso
on January 19, 2007
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im trying to get my ged and i am trying to also give my kids the same attention i gave them before i started. and i can't seem to do it. my kids are acting up more now...
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- I am having problems with my children acting up, too and I found this on a parenting site. It seems to be working...How many times have you said, “Oh, s/he just wan...
- Hi. Congrats on working toward your GED and being strong through your husband being in Iraq! That's alot to take on! I would say your oldest 2 are the most affected by...
- You don't mention how you're going about trying to get your GED - are you taking classes, studying at home? I would enlist my daughter as my partner - have her he...
Back to Basics Obviously, on Sex Education
Asked by J.B. from Houston
on February 17, 2012
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Just saw a study/poll done that said 73% of teen girls don't think they can get pregnant the first time they have sex.
I guess it's back to the drawing board for sex ...
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- I hate that teen girls seem to think giving oral sex is not really sex, so they are technically still Virgins. There is a rise of HPV in the throat, which will lead t...
- Must be surveying in Texas, where we have "abstinence only" sex ed in schools and a rising teen pregnancy rate.
- I guess it IS back to the drawing board. That's why we need to communicate with our kids about sex, and not freak out if schools have sex ed classes.
Do You Honestly Believe....
Asked by R.D. from Richmond
on October 18, 2011
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That your child is going to get kidnapped?
That t.v. is rotting your kids brains?
That you're not beautiful compared to women on t.v?
That all strangers are d...
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- Wellllll..... it is a matter of varying degrees, if you ask me. I am not naive to certain dangers, but neither do I live my life IN FEAR. I do what I want to, and al...
- Just Thursday we were warned by our schools that a 15 yo from my daughter's school had survived that morning from an attempted kidnapping. There were police at my dau...
- "Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true."..... Homer Simpson That your child is going to get kidnapped? No, I rea...
People Are Saying Bad Things Because I Home School My Kids, How Can I Cope?
Asked by C.F. from Dallas
on February 1, 2008
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I've been homeschooling my kids for the past 2 weeks, and it has been going well, but the comments I'm getting from friends, family and other people are so harsh. Las...
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- First of all I want to say you have made a wise choice. I don't home school my kids but sometimes I wish i could with the things that go on in Public schools. There ...
- Bravo to you for sticking to your guns! My cousin, who has no formal teacher training, either, taught both her daughters at home, and the youngest has just graduated ...
- I applaud you with your decision. I do feel if you and your children are happy that is the most important outcome of homeschooling. They are learning and happy. I assu...
Applying for College Acceptance to Multiple Schools -How Bad Does It Look?
Asked by M.K. from Kansas City
on September 18, 2011
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Being ex-military, I have three seperate schools under my belt. In trying to find a feasible way to return to school (and knowing I want to apply to at least 3 local c...
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- No - they won't even think about that. Just get your pre-requisites done and apply. LBC
- Absolutely not!!! 5 yrs after my bachelors degree and working, I decided to go to grad school. I only applied to 2 schools, b/c they were near my parents...
- First off thank you for your service and sacrifices for our country!! Are you utilizing the GI Bill? I would do what I needed to do to get all the pre-reqs done....
Picking a Public School
Asked by S.H. from Huntsville
on May 25, 2010
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My daughter is 4, and will be starting Kindergarten in August 2011 (so another year from now). We have already decided that we do NOT want her to go to school in our ...
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- I suggest the following sites: http://www.greatschools.org/ http://www.usnews.com/sections/education/index.html The US News site is for best high schools, but...
- You can usually access the "report cards" for school districts on that state's web site. One suggestion I have for picking a good district is not just to look at ...
- It's so hard to know. Over the past 4 years, I've seen so many changes in our middle school, and in my opinion it has gone down hill very quickly. One of my friend...
Prenatal Classes Worth It?
Asked by S.T. from Salt Lake City
on January 26, 2009
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Hey ladies! I was just wondering if anyone took any prenatal childbirth classes before and what they thought of them. This is my second pregnancy and I've never taken ...
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- I took the classes, but realized that the nurses tell you everything you need to know about breathing, pushing and breast feeding. If I had to do it over I don't thin...
- I saw several people mention Bradley. I teach Bradley classes in Clearfield. Like others say, it really depends what kind of a birth you want. If you want a natural bi...
- Personal opinion is going to vary on this becuase there are many different types of classes and different levels of personal investment into the class. If you're a ...
School Is Asking for My Child's Race
Asked by S.A. from Duluth
on August 22, 2009
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Ok this my sound strange, however when ever I have had to list my child's race, or mine for that matter, I have not. I just recieved a letter from my daughters school...
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- FYI - my workplace has their employees fill out the form also for statistical purposes. If the employee chooses not to fill it out, the HR person has to choose one fo...
- The No Child Left Behind Act requires schools get a breakdown, by race (among other things) of the test scores in a school. I would suggest calling your child's schoo...
- My daughters school did too, it is a new policy of the DoE... My husband just told me a great idea that i wished i did! He said to ALWAYS mark OTHER and beside that ...
