Adults Blame Parents for Education Problems

Good Afternoon,

This is a debate we hear of often, who is to blame for the child's education problems? According to the Associated Press-Stanford University Poll on education found that 68 percent of adults believe parents deserve heavy blame for what's wrong with the U.S. education system - more than teachers, school administrators, the government or teachers unions.

What is your position on this argument? Do you agree with this article, or do you feel otherwise? We want to hear what you feel.

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You can also find this full article here. We look forward to hearing what you have to say.

Peace and Blessings

-Edwards Educational Consulting, LLC

HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM EDWARDS EDUCATIONAL CONSULTING, LLC

Greetings!

It has been some time since we reached out to you but with the holiday season in effect, we have been busy ourselves! We hope this finds you in good spirits and great health!

As we prepare to celebrate the holiday season, we ask that you do something nice for someone who is less fortunate than yourself.

With this economy and it's ups and downs, many people are forced into situations they couldn't imagine, we ask that you help out our peers! As the saying says, it is better to give than recieve, and the holidays is the prefect time for giving!

Please take a moment to check out our new postings and share your comments! Whether you directly comment on our blog or shoot us an e-mail at RT.Edwards@hotmail.com. We appreciate all of your comments, questions and suggestions.

Once again, wishing you and your family a happy, loving holiday! We will see you soon!

Peace and Blessings!

-Edwards Educational Consulting, LLC

It is the personal thoughtfulness, the warm human awareness, the reaching out of the self to one's fellow man that makes giving worthy of the Christmas spirit."
~ Isabel Currier.

The Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act (The "DREAM Act")

Happy Saturday to You All! I hope you all are enjoying your weekend!

Please take a look at the excerpt below from Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan, on a press call regardng consideration by Congress of the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act.

“We have so many young people, many of whom were my students when I ran the Chicago schools, who have done everything right.  They’ve gone to school every single day.  They’ve gotten good grades.  They’ve worked hard.  They’ve played by all the rules.  And then the chance of going to college was denied them.  That is absolutely unfair to those children.  It’s absolutely unfair to our country and to our economy, by denying hard-working young people the opportunity to pursue higher education and ultimately be productive members of our society and contributors.  So I think there is a real moment of opportunity here.”

 

-- Secretary of Education Arne Duncan (11/18/10)

The purpose of the DREAM Act  is to help those individuals who meet certain requirements, have an opportunity to enlist in the military or go to college and have a path to citizenship which they otherwise would not have without this legislation. Supporters of the DREAM Act believe it is vital not only to the people who would benefit from it, but also the United States as a whole. It would give an opportunity to undocumented immigrant students who have been living in the U.S. since they were young, a chance to contribute back to the country that has given so much to them and a chance to utilize their hard earned education and talents.

Please post your comments below and let us know what you think. For more information on the DREAM Act and to see if you or someone you know qualifies, please visit http://dreamact.info/students. This site provides you with basic information on the act and requirements for qualification.

We hope this posting finds you in great spirits, have a happy weekend! See you Soon!

Thought of the day: The Art of Verbal Communication

Good morning,

As the most celebrated holiday season of the year approaches us, we must look at how we are becoming a society of the global network. In the quest to be 4G fast we have lost the true essence of what is the only thing separating us from any other mammal on this earth “The Art of Verbal Communication” I too have reverted to sending text, but texting has totally replace the once, (2) two-minute phone call to ask someone, (how you're doing) wish a family member or friend (happy holidays) or the simple statement of (I love you). If we continue to allow texting to be our form of social communication will lose our ability to effectively communicate our true needs. Today's world is a multifaceted unit. However, one fundamental principle of success remains constant - the need for communication.

Communication manifests in various forms, both verbal and non-verbal. One area of increasing concern for humans is how to nurture and maintain effective intellectual intercultural beings that are unique by the art of communication, between family, friends and colleagues. Ask yourself theses questions?

 

1.Why do phone companies have unlimited texting but selected times to talk?

       

2.Why do we risk our life to text, when we could have just dialed the number?

 3.The same amount of time it took you to text, you could have placed a call?

       

4.Why do people not answer their phone, then text you right back asking you, what do you want?

       

5.Why have we limited two forms of texting to determine the contents of the message? Capitals = angry. Lower case is all other emotions- happy, sad, nervous, excited, concerned, and worried, depressed, in love, sick, or just wants to holla.

Don’t get me wrong I too text, but I do miss sometime just hearing someone’s voice, the joy of something exciting happening in their life or the pain of losing something valuable in their life, which  may never be heard again if we continue to allow texting to be our main source of communication. In the spirit of growth, something’s never can be replaced with time or technology, communication is the art of the quintessence of humanity.  Remember if we don’t use it we will lose it. Please post your comments at; http://edwardseducationalconsulting.blogspot.com/       

Rory T. Edwards

rtedwards@edwardseducational.com

Good Evening!

Greetings,

It's been a bit since we posted on our blog, but we are back in effect! We hope this finds you all well and in good health. Please check out our most recent posting! 

Have a great evening and see you soon!