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Three Easy Ways to Increase Reading Comprehension

By Adam Waxler · 18 years ago

The primary purpose of reading is comprehension, or understanding. Unless you comprehend what you read you might as well be reading a different language. Unfortunately, for many students school reading may actually seem like a ...

Is the Atkins Diet Safe?

By Adam Waxler · 18 years ago

The Atkins diet is a weight loss diet based on the principle that the body burns both carbohydrates and fat for calories. Therefore, according to the Atkins diet, if you reduce the amounts of carbohydrates ...

Effective Classroom Management

By Adam Waxler · 18 years ago

I often have teachers ask me what is the best approach to classroom management? As a veteran teacher I have seen far too many teachers fail because of classroom management problems. (Remember, classroom management and ...

The Real Mayo Clinic Diet

By Adam Waxler · 18 years ago

What is the "real" Mayo Clinic Diet? For over thirty years, the Mayo Clinic has been combating the rumor that they recommend a version of a quick weight loss diet that touts the consumption of ...

What is Blooms Taxonomy?

By Adam Waxler · 18 years ago

What is Bloom's taxonomy and how can a teacher apply Bloom's taxonomy to classroom lesson plans? Bloom's taxonomy was originally created Benjamin Bloom for categorizing and classifying levels of intellectual learning that commonly occur in ...

Multiculturalism in School Curriculum

By Adam Waxler · 18 years ago

What is multiculturalism in school curriculum? Personally, I disagree with the many teachers today who are pushing the notion that in order to teach multiculturalism in school curriculum, teachers must actually move away from the ...

What's your Body Mass Index?

By Adam Waxler · 18 years ago

Do you know how to measure body mass index? Do you even know what body mass index is? For some, the need to lose weight is clear. Those whose body weight places them into the ...

What is the South Beach Diet?

By Adam Waxler · 18 years ago

The South Beach Diet was developed by cardiologist Arthur Agatston to help his patients lose weight and maintain a healthy diet for a lifetime. The South Beach Diet is designed in phases, like the Atkins ...

Holiday Weight Loss

By Adam Waxler · 19 years ago

Is it possible to avoid those holiday pounds? We all know that maintaining your diet and weight loss plan during the holidays can more than a little difficult. In fact, maintaining your ideal weight during ...

Lose Weight Fast For A Special Occasion

By Adam Waxler · 19 years ago

If you have just a little weight to lose, and want to take it off fast (say, so you can fit into those great pants for your cousin's wedding), there are a number of diets ...

Diet Pills: A Lot Of Risk For A Little Loss

By Adam Waxler · 19 years ago

There are a number of products on the market - both prescription and non-prescription - which claim to be effective weight loss aids. Many of these have been associated with serious medical risks, including heart ...

Fad Diets and Why They Don’t Stay

By Adam Waxler · 19 years ago

Fad diets are well known for their promise of bringing some instant weight loss. However, while these diets may help you lose weight quick, they may also create health issues. Here is some helpful fad ...