http://www.fourwinds10.net 2013-05-21T14:21:01+01:00 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/education/public/news.php?q=1369154680 May 19, 2013 Some advice from career counselor Mayor Bloomberg: If you are a so-so high school student, steer clear of college — and learn to clear clogged drains. Bloomberg said on his weekly radio show Friday that going to trade school to become a plumber is a better economic bet for many teenagers than obtaining an undergraduate degree. “The people who are going to have the biggest problem are college graduates who aren’t rocket scientists, if you will, not at the top of their class,” he said. “Compare a plumber to going to Harvard College — being a plumber, actually for the average person, probably would be a better deal.” He said plumbers make a good living without having to pay off college loans. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/education/public/news.php?q=1369065045 May 16, 2013 Image: John Maynard Keynes “Economics is haunted by more fallacies than any other study known to man.”― Henry Hazlitt Over millennia, numerous enterprises have sought the status of science. Few have succeeded because they have failed to discover anything that stood up to scrutiny as knowledge. No body of beliefs, no matter how widely accepted or how extensive in scope, can ever be scientific. In the Ptolemaic system of astronomy, the epicycle is a geometric model of the solar system and planetary motion. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/education/public/news.php?q=1369064892 May 18, 2013 Identity theft is a real problem and, sadly, children are not exempt from having their identities stolen. Recently, I connected with Julie Myhre, who covers identity theft for NextAdvisor.com, and here is what she had to say.  eNannySource: How does identity theft happen? Julie: Identity theft occurs when someone gets a hold of someone else’s personal information and poses as that person or uses that information to create their own fake identity. This information can be a full name, social security number or a bank account number. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/education/public/news.php?q=1368636780 Published on May 13, 2013 Regulation Nation - No Money & Going Out Of Business? You Need License!!! - This Must Be A Joke! VIEW HERE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNqxS4T35Zk&feature=youtu.be text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/education/public/news.php?q=1368235615 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/education/public/news.php?q=1368131855 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/education/public/news.php?q=1368064130 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/education/public/news.php?q=1367946525 May 4, 2013 (NaturalNews) With memories of the Newtown, Conn., shooting still fresh in the minds of Americans, why on earth would a school want to hold an unannounced active shooter drill using its staff of teachers as victims without their prior knowledge? That's a question likely to come up in the days ahead, especially at the Pine Eagle Charter School in rural Halfway, Ore., in the eastern part of the state, where school officials decided the unannounced "drill" would be a good way to test whether active shooter training provided earlier by the Union County Sheriff's Office was effective. Per The Oregonian: Two masked men wearing hoodies and wielding handguns burst into the Pine Eagle Charter School in this tiny rural community on Friday. Students were at home for an in-service day, so the gunmen headed into a meeting room full of teachers and opened fire. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/education/public/news.php?q=1367684264 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/education/public/news.php?q=1367680927 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/education/public/news.php?q=1367604553 May 3, 2013 The standards clearly communicate what is expected of students at each grade level. This will allow our teachers to be better equipped to know exactly what they need to help students learn and establish individualized benchmarks for them. The Common Core State Standards focus on core conceptual understandings and procedures starting in the early grades... text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/education/public/news.php?q=1367440922 May 1, 2013 Sixth-grade children in many Texas public schools are being tasked with designing flags for a new socialist nation as part of the state’s curriculum, EAG News reported Monday. “Notice socialist/communist nations use symbolism on their flags representing various aspects of their economic system. Imagine a new socialist nation is creating a flag and you have been put in charge of creating a flag,” says a lesson plan being used as part of CSCOPE, the curriculum being used by over 70 percent of Texas school districts. Having Obama as president has made the hardcore Liberal Left in America very bold. This flag represents how your tax dollars are being spent in our public school system. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/education/public/news.php?q=1366249061 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/education/public/news.php?q=1366081545 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/education/public/news.php?q=1366080920 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/education/public/news.php?q=1365994490 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/education/public/news.php?q=1365993619 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/education/public/news.php?q=1365787746 April 10, 2013 One of the most important and yet most neglected determinants of the outcomes of the economic crisis and resultant deepening of social inequalities and immiseration is the ‘class struggle’.  In one of his most pithy metaphors, Karl Marx referred to class struggle as ‘the motor force of history’.  In this essay we will analyze the central role of class struggle, its impact and reflection in economic decisions and, most especially, the different methods and forms , according to the particular classes engaged in class struggle. Having clarified the types and methods of class struggle, we will turn to the specific results of class struggles in different regions and countries: the different policies adopted as a result of class struggle reflect the balance of class power at both the national and regional level. In the last section, we will compare and analyze a series of case studies of class struggles, highlighting the particular class configurations of power, the changing nature of class struggle (CS) and the concrete contingencies, which need to be taken into account in order for the ‘class struggle from below’ to effectively counter-act the class offensive from above. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/education/public/news.php?q=1365212395 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/education/public/news.php?q=1365180132 Aprl 3, 2013 Participation in organized sports has a variety of benefits for kids, potentially boosting everything from their academic performance to their self-esteem. Kids who can’t manage their feelings after a loss or compete honorably because they’re so focused on winning, however, may not reap those benefits in the same way that their peers with good sportsmanship skills do. Helping your child learn the basics of being a good sport starts at home and extends to the playing field, and these 12 tips can help you to instill those qualities. Model Good Sportsmanship – Your children learn about social interaction largely through the observation of the adults they trust and admire, so one of the most effective ways of teaching your child to be a good sport is to model that behavior yourself. That means no yelling at coaches, referees or umpires when you think they made a bad call; you don’t want to pass those habits on to your child. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/education/public/news.php?q=1365180037 April 4, 1013 As an adult, you know that much of your child’s future depends upon the effort he expends in school and his attitude towards education. It’s not easy to motivate a chronic underachiever, especially if he’s dead set against participating in school or earning high marks. That doesn’t mean that it’s impossible, though. If your child isn’t performing well in school, there are steps you can take that may help give him the motivation he needs to boost that performance. Determine the Scope of His Abilities Before you start putting pressure on your child to try harder when it comes to schoolwork, you may want to consider having him tested by an academic specialist or seen by an expert to determine the scope of his abilities. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/education/public/news.php?q=1364952598 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/education/public/news.php?q=1364832033 March 28, 2013 Now that North Carolina is completely in the control of Republicans, the state is moving forward with ALEC model legislation intended to remove public oversight from charter schools. This is the next step toward full privatization of the public school system in North Carolina, with a goal to move toward this model nationwide. Via The Progressive Pulse, a list of what ALEC has in mind: Tillman deferred to legislative staff to explain the details of the bill as amended by Sen. Apodaca. Some of the many provisions included: The proposed NC Public Charter School Board would include nine appointed members by the Governor, the President Pro Tem of the Senate and the Speaker of the House. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/education/public/news.php?q=1364831516 March 28, 2013   March 28, 2013 Dear Citizen for Health, Thursday, April 11 (4/11) is National "Read Your Labels Day". For one day we want you to "get the 411" on the controversial, unnecessary, or downright harmful additives that are commonly found in the food and beverages we buy and consume. How can you observe Read Your Labels Day? --Check our list of the "Top Ten Additives to Avoid" and learn why they made the list - courtesy of FoodIdentityTheft.com blogger and CFH contributor, Linda Bonvie. --Visit the CFH Facebook page and share your personal pledge to observe April 11 and avoid as many of these 10 ingredients as you can. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/education/public/news.php?q=1364483515 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/education/public/news.php?q=1364399342 March 24, 2013 Your pre-school aged child has a brain much like a sponge; it absorbs nearly every single thing you say or do throughout the day with them. Why not take advantage of your time with them and provide mathematical learning opportunities for your child while having fun at the same time? Count with them – Count everything! Cereal, books, game spaces, cars, days of the month, letters that arrived in the mail and birds on the fence are all great opportunities for counting! Sing songs that involve counting, read books that use numbers and teach them rhymes that incorporate math. Doing these activities with your child will help them learn how numbers work and how many each number represents. Measurement – Have your child compare the height of two towers next to each other, making observations about which one is taller. Ask them questions about how many more blocks you will need to make the shorter tower as tall as the bigger one. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/education/public/news.php?q=1364225741 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/education/public/news.php?q=1364052831 March 22, 2013 'Gee, I wonder if the instructor would dare do this with the name of Muhammed' A Florida college professor causing national outrage for requiring students to write “Jesus” on a piece of paper, then put it on the floor and stomp on it, turns out also to be a top official in the local Democratic Party – the latest in a string of acute leadership embarrassments. Although one student who refused to participate claims he was punished by being suspended from the class, Florida Atlantic University is defending the controversial assignment. The dissenting student, Ryan Rotela, told the local CBS TV affiliate WPEC that his instructor, associate professor Deandre Poole, told everyone in the class to write the word “Jesus” on a piece of paper in bold letters, then put it on the floor and stomp on it. Rotela, a junior from Coral Springs, said some of his classmates complied, but he refused. “Anytime you stomp on something it shows that you believe that something has no value. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/education/public/news.php?q=1363967878 March 22, 2013   It is believed that swaddling babies began in the paleolithic era, though the New Testament holds the most famous account of swaddling in its recording of the birth of Jesus. The practice continued through the ages unquestioned until the 1500’s. At that time, a Swiss surgeon by the name of Felix Wurtz challenged the practice, stating that he did not see the use of it and that the tight bindings caused discomfort to the child. It was not until scientists of the 17th century criticized swaddling that it began to fall out of favor, but modern parents are beginning to adopt the practice again as indications showing that swaddled babies may sleep more soundly on their backs than their unswaddled counterparts are rising. Because the American Academy of Pediatrics strongly recommends that babies sleep on their backs to reduce the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, it may be a smart move to swaddle your little one so that she gets a safe, restful sleep. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/education/public/news.php?q=1363967625 Fabíola Ortiz interviews ALBANEIDE PEIXINHO, coordinator of Brazil's National School Meals Programme RIO DE JANEIRO, Mar 20 2013 (IPS) - Providing school meals for 45 million children is a remarkable achievement for Brazil. But the programme faces specific difficulties, as well as the generic problems plaguing any national plan in this vast country of more than 192 million people. Brazil’s National School Feeding Programme (PNAE) has evolved from the strictly welfare-oriented approach it had when it was created 58 years ago, into a multi-purpose development strategy with educational goals and a focus on stimulating local economies. IPS sat down with its coordinator, Albaneide Peixinho, to discuss its accomplishments and challenges. Q: The PNAE has existed since 1955. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/education/public/news.php?q=1363879559 March 18, 2013 A western Pennsylvania school district is about to begin sending images from 130 surveillance cameras in its buildings to municipal police cars. Murrysville police Chief Thomas Seefeld says the system in the Franklin Regional School District was in the works long before the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings in Connecticut — but that police believe the system could help them respond to such an event in this district about 15 miles east of Pittsburgh. District officials tell the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review the system should also deter vandalism and other crimes. The project has been in the works since 2009 when former U.S. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/education/public/news.php?q=1363627314 March 17, 2013 Dear Champion,    I want to ask you something very important.         Do you feel vulnerable right now?  Let me explain why I’m asking.        For the first time in recent history, millions of people, maybe even you, feel extremely uncertain about their future.  And not just about one thing like facing possible unemployment or paying high gas prices.  It’s deeper than that. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/education/public/news.php?q=1363620454 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/education/public/news.php?q=1363457193 FW:  March 16, 2013 (July 6, 2009) After reading the incredible book Political Ponerology: A science on the nature of evil adjusted for political purposes by Andrew Lobaczewski (http://www.ponerology.com/), I had a transcendental moment of realization (sort of an "Eureka!" moment). I have to conclude that ponerology and psychopathy are two significant concepts that best explain the sorry state of human affairs in this world which continue to negatively impact on our society, our lives, and our future. No, I don't think it has anything to do with "greed" or even "moral weakness" (however you define it). text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/education/public/news.php?q=1363445565 March 14, 2013 From your toddler touching everything in sight to your teenager ignoring everything you tell her, children who don’t cooperate can be frustrating.  More than that, they can make you go crazy.  Here are a few simple rules to follow to increase the amount of cooperation you get from your child. Help map out the day as best you can for your child.  Often, parents have an idea of what the day will be like, but fail to communicate those plans to their child. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/education/public/news.php?q=1363275192 March 13, 2013 Within the in-home childcare industry, there is a growing push for continuing education. Many industry associations have picked up on the desire of nannies to have continuing education and offer annual training opportunities, and nanny placement agencies are picking up on their desire too. First Class Care, Inc., a Chicago based agency,  is one such agency that  supports continuing education and has started its own in-house training for nannies called First Class Care Academy. Recently, I had a chance to catch up with Erin Krex, president of First Class Care, Inc. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/education/public/news.php?q=1363275091 March 13, 2013 With many years of schooling to come for children, reading will play an important part in their education.  Finding a way to make reading fun for your kids will encourage a love of reading in them.  A child can read a book anywhere, but it’s more enjoyable if she has her own special place where she can go and read.  You may be thinking that you don’t have the space to create a reading nook for your kids, but you might be surprised when you see all of the different ways that these 21 bloggers have come up with to create a little nook.  You can take an awkward architectural feature in a room and turn it into a window seat or a bench. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/education/public/news.php?q=1363193240 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/education/public/news.php?q=1363190975 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/education/public/news.php?q=1363022485 March 10, 2013     Share on Tumb New York City’s literacy rates are on the decline: nearly 80 percent of high school graduates lack basic skills like reading, writing and math and are required to relearn them before qualifying for community college. During his most recent State of the City address, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg hyped about the large investment the city has made on education – a multi-billion dollar investment that seems to have done little to help the city’s teens.   Critics pointed out that just 13 percent of black and Latino students graduate from New York City schools with the skills required for community college – and overall, 80 percent of all graduates lack these skills.   “He will be remembered as the Mayor of Education Failure, and his final speech ignored that reality. He has harmed our communities and families, and we cannot wait to see a new mayor replace him,” parent Zakiyah Ansari of New Yorkers for Great Public Schools told the New York Daily News. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/education/public/news.php?q=1363021092 Marh 11, 2013 Kids can learn a lot at school when they pay attention, but that learning can also go by the wayside if it’s not reinforced at home. Think of all the lessons you learned in school, but have long since forgotten because there was nothing to anchor them in your mind. While you can’t quite expect your child to retain every bit of information she’s given at school, there are a few things you can do to boost her retention and reinforce the lessons she’s learning every day. Vocabulary Words – Make learning these words fun by inventing games or incorporating the words into existing word games. You can post the week’s vocabulary words in strategic places around the house and quiz your child on the spelling at different times. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/education/public/news.php?q=1362586662 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/education/public/news.php?q=1362419284 Feb. 27, 2013 You write in order to change the world knowing perfectly well that you probably can't, but also knowing that [writing] is indispensable to the world. The world changes according to the way people see it, and if you alter even by a millimeter the way people look at reality, then you can change it." - James Baldwin The Violence of Neoliberalism We live in a time of deep foreboding, one that haunts any discourse about justice, democracy and the future. Not only have the points of reference that provided a sense of certainty and collective hope in the past largely evaporated, but the only referents available are increasingly supplied by a hyper-market-driven society, megacorporations and a corrupt financial service industry. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/education/public/news.php?q=1362279050 March 2, 2013 A week ago we had equipment failure and we could not access the “web” for a day.  Today, we had negative action that prevented us from accessing our data base.  Part way through our postings we were shut down. We know the Truth is not welcomed on many fronts.  Please help us create the positive energy to neutralize all negative energy against www. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/education/public/news.php?q=1362155115 Feb. 28, 2013 A self-styled 'Mountain Man' who left modern conveniences for the backwoods of North Carolina decades ago is butting heads with local officials who say his forest compound isn’t up to code – and he may have television to blame. Eustace Conway, who owns and operates a school that teaches hundreds of people how to live closer to nature, received a cease and desist letter from county officials who say his buildings don't meet code. "Basically I'm living like the American heritage pattern of all our ancestors and the modern world isn't, and they don't know how to accept me," said Conway. But Conway says the county has inspected the property before and told him everything was fine. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/education/public/news.php?q=1362060174 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/education/public/news.php?q=1361926339 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/education/public/news.php?q=1361586864 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/education/public/news.php?q=1361550171 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/education/public/news.php?q=1360944967 Feb. 14, 2014 Officials terminates speaking event because 'Constitution doesn't apply' Rock band leader, radio show host and international ministry organizer Bradlee Deanhas been ejected from another school campus. This time, attorneys with the public interest firm Liberty Counsel have written to educators explaining that the Constitution applies on school grounds. Dean’s ministry, You Can Run But You Cannot Hide, says it delivers  messages of uncompromising integrity and moral values to audiences wherever he can reach them. His  organization told WND he had been scheduled to speak to the “American Club” at Spanish River High in Boca Raton, Fla.