- Kohn, Alfie
Writes and speaks on human behavior, education, and social theory.
www.alfiekohn.org
- Well-Trained Mind, The
By Jessie Wise and Susan Wise Bauer. Book serves as a resource for parents wanting to educate their children according to the classical model of education. Site offers resources, links, articles, and more.
www.welltrainedmind.com
- Genius Denied
Offers articles, book listings, a newsletter, discussion groups, and much more for parents, teachers, students, and other professionals in the "Gifted and Talented" arena.
www.geniusdenied.com
- Parent Education Resources
Publisher of The Kindergarten Survival Handbook, and provider of workshops to parents, schools, and corporations.
www.parent-education.com
- Unit Study Adventures
By Amanda Bennett. Offers tips and inspirations for conducting unit studies.
www.unitstudy.com
- Ron Clark
Official site for the teacher and author renowned for his work with students in rural North Carolina and inner-city Harlem. Includes booking information and notes on his book The Essential 55.
www.ronclark.info
- Vincent-Curtis Educational Register
Search by age, grade, and location for private independent K-12 boarding schools, day schools, and kids residential camps.
www.vincentcurtis.com
- Ultimate Guide to Homeschooling
By Debra Bell. Also offers a catalog for other materials.
www.hsrc.com
- Campus Free Degrees
Guide to fully accredited, distance learning BA to PhD programs in any of 500 fields from over 250 U.S. colleges and universities.
www.collegedegrees.com
- ClassTrips
Offers a book and online directory of day and travel trips on the east coast for ages 3-18.
www.classtrips.com
- Alfie Kohn Series
Find books by Alfie Kohn, an educational speaker and author. Topics include reforming homework, standardized testing, and discipline in schools.
www.alfiekohn.org/books.htm
- Spirit Works
Ideas for improved school spirit.
www.spiritworks.com
- Catholic Schools in America
Covers all levels through postsecondary. Includes contact information, statistics, web site addresses, and supplier information.
www.ganleyscatholicschools.com
- $100,000 Teacher, The
Teacher Brian Crosby's solution to America's declining public school system focuses on treating good teachers like the experienced professionals they are and eliminating the incompetent ones.
www.100000teacher.com
- Cyberschools: An Education Renaissance
By Glenn Jones. Describes how virtual universities deliver education via TV, the Internet, and site-specific delivery.
www.cyberschools.com
- A College Degree In Your Spare Time
Suggests 20 universities that offer distance learning degree programs.
www.4acollegedegree.com
- The Big Test: The Secret History of the American Meritocracy
Story of the SAT and standardized testing, showing the ideas, the people, and the politics behind the system that determines the course of Americans' lives.
www.the-big-test.com
- Not Much Just Chillin' - The Hidden Lives of Middle Schoolers
Tells about what it's like to parent, teach, and be a middle schooler.
www.notmuchjustchillin.com
- Random House: The Princeton Review
Princeton Review's publishing imprint which provides books on test preparation, college and grad school admissions, careers, and studying.
www.randomhouse.com/princetonreview
- Let's End Our Literacy Crisis
Examines the U.S. functional illiteracy crisis and proposes an educational method proven to teach all students of normal intelligence to read fluently.
www.literacy-research.com
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