The Family Who Eats Together…Ours is a house of books and papers. Piles of books everywhere; stacks of papers on top of nearly every surface. My wife, a first grade teacher, gave up on totes and briefcases long ago: she wheels her student’s homework back and forth from home to classroom in a large carry-on luggage case. I...Read the full post from Bowden McElroyTags: Family, My Life, Parenting, Counseling Notes via Blogdigger blog search for students.

Make throwies to learn Ohm's LawIf you really want to understand electric circuit theory, eventually you will need to come to terms with Ohm's Law. So how can you get the concept across that I=V/R? Will your students be able to figure out that V=I/R or that R=V/I, or that all three of these equations are pretty much the same? How ...Read the full post from MAKE MagazineTags: Electronics via Blogdigger blog search for students.

Studebaker Avanti Exhibits the Power of CreativityBy Sam Barer Sound Classics To any student of the world’s best GT cars, the Studebaker Avanti is a coveted classic. Studebaker was an early producer of automobiles, making the jump from creating horse-drawn carriages. It developed a reputation for being well-built, yet slightly stodgy cars. Seekin...Read the full post from CarDomain Car BlogTags: Studebaker, avanti, Sam Barer, Sound Classics via Blogdigger blog search for students.

Abby L. Ferber: Prejudice Alive and Well in the 2008 ElectionsWhile the election has been trumpeted as a triumph over prejudice, those declarations are premature. In numerous states, prejudice and discrimination against lesbian and gay people was further institutionalized. Arizona, California and Florida passed bans on gay marriage, while Arkansas banned gay c...Read the full post from The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com via Blogdigger blog search for students.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — With a trio of once-ferocious wildfires reduced to mostly embers, authorities in Southern California shifted their attention from the blazes to their causes, and said a group of careless college kids was behind the first of them ...

CHAMPAIGN – The challenge: make a healthy lunch that kids will like. It's got to include all the food groups, and it's got to be inexpensive and easy to fix. Here are some suggestions: Fresh fruit is a hit. So are tater tots, chips, and an egg-and ...

Wrapping up a game in college sports usually means an athlete takes off his or her jersey and heads for the showers. Once the jersey is off, most athletes blend right in with the masses. At Cal Poly, though, many black athletes say their student ...

Your friend's new fuchsia fedora might be hideous. But don't call it gay, or you might get a language lesson from the conversation cops. Students at Queen's University who sprinkle their dialogue with an assortment of "homo" or "retarded" could find ...