Silvester Thompson's Articles in Reference & Education

  • Online Museums Aim to Captivate 'Xbox Generation'
    Any parent concerned that the hottest new video games are the only activities that can hold a kid's attention can take heart.
  • Diversity Education Program Addresses Teen Concerns
    With prejudice and violence continuing to cause problems in schools and communities nationwide, studies show many young people have hate-related words used against them at school and are often exposed to hate-related graffiti.
  • Program Puts Students On Path to Success
    Parents and teachers at Lexington Elementary School in Monroe, La., feared their school was slipping into mediocrity or worse. Attendance rates and standardized test scores were dipping. Suspensions were rising.
  • New Alert System Raises The Bar on School Safety
    A school district in Klein, Texas, isn't waiting for a crisis to occur to see how it fares. Thanks to funds through grants and private sponsorship, the 39,000 students and 35 schools that make up the Klein Independent School District, one of the nation's largest school systems, is trying out a state-of-the-art alert system during the 2005-06 school year.
  • School Violence: A Deadly Pattern Calls for Action
    Are schools safe? Considering the number of tragic events that have occurred at schools across the country in recent years, this is one question every parent, teacher, administrator and community member is having a hard time answering.
  • Game, Contest Teach Children Practical Life Skills
    In school, children learn about history, science and the three R's. What they might not learn, however, are practical skills to get them through life's ups and downs.

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