By David Slepkow


In Rhode Island (RI) Divorce and Child support cases, Can I get the father or mother of my child to be ordered to pay for private school education?

No, unless there is a contractual obligation, a stipulated consent order or there is an ongoing divorce.

Most judges take the position that there are suitable public schools for children to attend. However, If there is something in writing such as a property settlement agreement obligating one parent to pay for the private school education of the child, then the parent may be obligated to pay for the private school education. Article by Rhode island attorney David Slepkow (401-437-1100)

Also, the parent could be ordered to pay for private school education in a divorce on a temporary basis, especially when it is in the middle of a school year and it would be disruptive for the child to transfer to a public school. Parents can certainly negotiate payment of private school education and the judge of The Family Court will usually approve the settlement in a court Order. That stipulated consent order could be enforced in a Family Court contempt proceeding.

Can I get the father or mother of my child to be ordered to pay for college?

No, Unless there is a written contractual agreement obligating payment of college expenses. Rhode Island child support terminates when a child turns 18 and graduates high school but not longer then the child attaining the age of 19. (Unless the child is severely disabled and then it goes unil the child turns 21)

The Court loses jurisdiction over the child when the child attains the age as set forth above. The Court cannot order payment of college but a Court may enforce a written property settlement agreement between the parties obligating payment of college.

By Michelle Bery


The face of schooling has changed over the years. From learning at home from one’s family, to one room school houses that served as the classroom for children of many ages, to schools housed in massive buildings where students have access to resources that used to be reserved for the finest universities, schools have constantly evolved throughout contemporary history. Today we are witnessing a reversal of that trend as more and more students find themselves out of the public schools and back at home receiving a home school education.

There are many reasons that parents may opt to provide their children with a home school education. Some parents prefer a home school education because public schools are not legally allowed to provide religious guidance and instruction. Other parents may believe that a home school education can provide higher and more stringent academic standards, or a safer learning environment than the public schools can offer. For others, a home school education is the best option because the parents travel extensively, or the child has special needs that are best met at home. For those reasons, and many more, home school education is a booming business that is gaining momentum with each passing year.

For those who are considering home school education, and those who are already engaged in that endeavor, there are several factors on which to focus. Public schools offer more than just academic instruction, and a good home school education needs to fill those gaps in order to be most effective.

Socialization is a primary concern of many parents who provide a home school education for their children. While students can learn the “Three R’s” at public school or at home, they also need to learn how to share, listen, take turns, and get along with others. Students who are receiving a home school education are often enrolled in clubs, sports, and other extra curricular activities that will help develop the child’s socialization skills.

Educational resources are another element of education in which home school education must strive to match the level of the public schools. Public libraries, internet, and specialized home school education publishers and curriculums can help parents provide an adequate and effective home school education for their children.

Ultimately what matters most is that our children are educated. Recent studies show that children receiving a home school education perform as well, and in many cases better, than their counterparts in public and private schools on standardized tests. That success has continued even after students leave the comfort of a home school education and move on to colleges and universities. Parents who feel that their education options are lacking might consider a home school education. It could be the best fit for their child and their family’s needs.

By Dean Iggo


Online high school education might make it possible for you to get your diploma. After you have left school, finishing your education is hard. There are a lot of barriers you have to overcome. High school doesn't fit well into the adult world you live in now, but you need that diploma in order to do what you want to with your life. Here are some ideas for getting your diploma using online high school education.

Step 1: Assess

Start by looking at where you are and where you want to be. If you are only a couple of classes short of the requirements for high school graduation in your school district, maybe they offer the classes over the internet, and you could finish up and graduate from your home high school.

If you need more than a couple of classes to graduate, you could earn your diploma and graduate from an online high school, taking classes to meet their graduation requirements.

Look at where you want to be, too. If you are finishing high school for your own self development, or so that you can advance in your present job, online high school education classes might be what you need. If, however, you want to go to college after you get your diploma, you might be able to find "double duty" classes that will give you both high school and college credit, so that you can enter college ahead of the game.

Step 2: Gather Information

There are four places you should look for online high school education classes: your local school district, community education in your area, local colleges and online high school education providers. Compare the requirements each program has for high school graduation, and what you would have to do to complete those requirements.

Look into ways to pay for your online high school education. If you are under 21, your local school district may be a good place to look for funding. Whether you get help from a local school district or not, you should be able to find a way to complete your high school education for free or at a low cost.

If you plan to enter college when you are done, find out what the entrance requirements are for your top three or four college choices. If they require two years of foreign language, for instance, it is much less expensive to take the classes as part of an online high school education than it is to make up the deficiency later.

Step 3:

Get started. Put together all the information you have gathered, and decide how you will go about getting an online high school education. Do the paperwork, go through the hoops and enroll in a class. You are on your way to completing your diploma through online high school education.

By Michael Bustamante


Welcome to the intriguing world of Massage School Education! In present day, students who have an interest in massage therapy can now invest in a rewarding Massage School Education that can be obtained both during the day and in evening courses provided by a great number of massage therapy schools.

Massage School Education provides opportunities for students to gain certification, diplomas, and degrees in various styles of massage. Some particular massage modalities that can be learned through a comprehensive Massage School Education might include training in neuromuscular therapy, Swedish massage, aromatherapy massage, chair massage, deep tissue massage, reflexology, and many others. Of course, Massage School Education may vary from school to school. In addition, the duration of Massage School Education may also be different from one institution to the next, as some massage schools offer more brief course-intensive training, while others may be as long as a year or more when degree programs are offered.

A sufficient Massage School Education is definitely required for entry-level massage therapist positions in health or medical centers, and, in some cases, certification and/or licensure is also a mandate for certain states. As with most Massage School Education programs, successful students will need to take a National Certification exam to gain appropriate certification to practice massage therapy. Those who desire a more comprehensive Massage School Education may choose to enroll in a massage therapy degree program and become licensed massage therapists (LMTs).

Students who participate in a Massage School Education that is geared toward a degree will encounter more advanced coursework in anatomy, physiology and relevant sciences, in addition to broader scopes of massage techniques. Students who have completed their Massage School Education, and who have attained their Associate's Degree in Applied Sciences, can anticipate excellent earnings and wide-ranging job prospects for years to come.

To learn more about Massage School Education and additional learning programs, search our site for more in-depth information and resources.

By Pat Brill


If you’ve been thinking about going back to school, you’ll be happy to know that you have more options than you realize. Colleges and other schools recognize that adult students have different needs from traditional students and are responding with evening classes and online courses that make it possible for even the busiest mom on the block to earn a degree or certification in an ever-growing variety of disciplines.

Some of the options to consider when deciding about going back to school are:
• Two-year colleges
• Vocational schools
• Technical colleges
• Local universities
• Online colleges and universities
• Correspondence courses
• Distance learning programs

In addition, there are interior design schools, art colleges, and culinary schools that you can choose from. These are a few of the many specialized schools and colleges out there where you can earn a certification or degree in the specific discipline you’re interested in.

Most local colleges, universities, and technical schools now offer classes in the evenings to make it easier for adult students to attend classes. Many of them offer online courses as well, so it’s possible for you to attend classes and earn a degree from them without ever setting foot in a classroom.

“Virtual” schools are one of the hottest trends going for moms who want to go back to school, but are busy with jobs and families. These virtual schools, otherwise known as distance learning institutes and online universities, have gained amazing popularity in the last five years and are now recognized as legitimate sources for getting a college degree by some of their toughest critics.

One benefit of attending classes at a local college or technical school is that you get to take full advantage of the classroom setting. You’ll have peers to turn to for advice, and even homework assignment help. This student community can be very good for you if you haven’t set foot in a classroom for many years, as you won’t feel isolated and alone in your scholastic pursuits.

However, online colleges offer you the advantage of being able to attend classes whenever it suits your schedule. They’re also quite flexible in allowing you as much time or as little as you need to turn in assignments and meet the course requirements. This allows you to finish up a certification program or earn a degree much more quickly than you can in a traditional school setting, where the quarter or semester system is rigidly enforced.

To find the best back-to-school option for you, check out the web. You can research a multitude of distance learning programs to find one that offers a degree or certification for exactly the profession you want. You can also find out everything you need to know about your local colleges and universities online. Most have their own informative websites. So if you’re thinking about going back to school, don’t waste another second. Hit the Superhighway and start doing your homework—it’ll be excellent practice for when you do become a student.

By Brent Sitton


When it comes to home schooling, parents need all of the resources they can muster. Designing curricula, scheduling field trips, and tailoring lesson plans to children in different grade levels can be challenging. Using children's literature to enrich the curriculum you teach in the home learning environment can be rewarding to both you and your
children.

Charlotte Mason, a British educator whose life spanned the last quarter of the nineteenth century and the first quarter of the twentieth century, fervently advocated the use of literature in children's education. Often referred to as the founder of home schooling, Mason pioneered a liberal arts approach to children's education. In contrast to the rigid memorization required of students during her time, Mason's educational theories embraced the concept of instilling a love of learning in children and exposing them to a wide variety of subjects.
Today, many parents use the Charlotte
Mason method as a home school resource. Several of Mason's key concepts relate to reading in the home learning environment. The first is the avoidance of what she termed "twaddle," or books that today could be called "junk food for the mind." You're probably familiar with the type, such as chapter books based on TV shows that use overly simplistic sentences and rely on illustrations, rather than words, to engage a child. Instead, the Mason method opts for children's literature that is
well written and captivates the child's imagination with words.


Another of Mason's key concepts that relates to reading is that of "whole books." She advocated that a child read a book in its entirety, rather than simply reading book excerpts. Any parent of a child educated in the public school system knows that language arts textbooks are typically anthologies of book excerpts. Mason felt that a work should be read as it was written, as opposed to reading only a portion of the complete book.


Narration is a third concept advocated by Mason.
In contrast to rote memorization and recitation, or testing that focuses on what a child doesn't know, Mason felt that children should have the opportunity to explain what they do know. After reading a book, for example, a child could talk about what he or she learned, could write about the book in a journal, or could paint or sculpt a depiction of what he or she learned.

Charlotte Mason's teaching methods are easy and inexpensive to integrate into home education. Developing an
effective reading program for home learning - by avoiding "twaddle," by reading the whole book, and by incorporating narration as a measure of comprehension - is an integral component to the Mason method. Utilizing children's book reviews will help in this effort, as will broadening the
reading experience by incorporating related individual and family activities.

By Frank McGinty


Once, as a Learning Support Teacher, I made my way down to the annexe that housed the school's History Department.

The annexe was about 100 meters from the main school building, down an attractive, leafy hill.

On the way I was irked by two girls in front of me complaining about the hill, the wind ruffling their hair, the distance from one classroom to another, and so on.

I joined the History class with the moans and groans still ringing in my ears. However, the topic of the lesson soon gripped me:

Life in Thirteenth Century Scotland.

The ordinary people in those days lived in squalid huts, unlike the nobles with their heavily fortified castles. But even they faced many challenges. Fighting was a way of life and the fear of attack preoccupied everyone.

In the cold, drafty, disease-ridden castles people who lived to forty were considered old.

Not much scope for personal development and parenting projects there!

Bumpy dirt tracks served as roads and the trees that covered most of the land made travel difficult. Schools and child education did not exist.

After the lesson I made my way back up to the main building. This time I overheard another conversation - or to be more precise, one side of a conversation.

A girl behind me chatted to her mum, many miles away on the outskirts of the city. The small cellphone clamped to the girl's ear made it possible.

Times had certainly changed since the 13th century! Not only could this girl travel many miles by comfortable transport every day, but at the touch of a button she could chat with her mum. This made me think again of the two I'd overheard on the way down. Unlike their 13th century counterparts, they could walk safely on a dry, tarmac surface and enjoy the benefits of a good education. Yet they moaned and groaned . . .

Yes, teaching - and parenting - teenagers brings its challenges!

But if raising confident children is our goal, why not start early, and help them develop a sense of awe and wonder. Help them realize how far we've progressed.

Stress the benefits growing families enjoy today - benefits unavailable to our predecessors, for whom life was hell.

Make your kids aware of the changes even since they were infants:

iPods, mp3s, DVDs, multiplex cinemas, online bookings, video cellphones - when you think about it, the list is impressive!

And the downside: in a world saturated with resources and abundance, millions starve. Yet all could be put right so easily!

Your children are young and impressionable, so true-life stories will absorb their insatiable interest. Make this part of your home education program, working hand-in-hand with their special school projects.

And it will pay dividends. Informed, appreciative children become confident, tolerant, fair-minded and determined young people.

Personal development all round . . .

Happy parenting!

Physical activity offers a broad range of benefits, including the prevention of obesity, improved self confidence, and an overall sense of well-being. Physical education programs within the school setting can set the stage for how children view physical fitness, activity levels, and future health.

A Lifetime of Health
The school setting provides a structured atmosphere in which to incorporate physical health activities and ideally develop healthy habits for life. Studies indicate that promotion of a healthy lifestyle taught in physical education classes can influence long-term health benefits such as reduced rates of obesity, heart disease, high cholesterol, diabetes, and high blood pressure.

Perhaps just as importantly, physical education programs can teach students that physical activity can be fun. Games and other activities incorporate teamwork, strategy, skill-building exercises, and fun.

Nutritional Information
Physical education classes are ideal for introducing basic nutritional concepts to children. Poor eating habits are common among many children and adolescents; however, a solid foundation in healthy eating choices can help lay the groundwork for improved food choices. Children who eat regular, healthy meals consisting of a wide range of food choices concentrate better in school and are less disruptive. Healthy eating also decreases the chances of children developing serious health problems early in life and reduces obesity rates among youth and into adulthood.

Life Skills
Physical education also provides an opportunity for children to develop critical life skills, such as problem solving, strategy, and working together. Many team sports require participants to work together to achieve a goal. Sports require training, mental and physical preparation, and help build self-confidence.

Mental Health
Regular physical activity has shown to have many psychological and mental benefits in addition to the physical ones. For example, regular exercise can reduce feelings of depression and anxiety and promote an overall sense of well-being. The increased blood flow during exercise transports oxygen to all parts of the body, including the brain, which can help improve memory and reasoning skills.

The Benefits Of Online Forensic Nursing Education Programs
There are a few different ways to get certified in forensic nursing. Forensic nursing offers exclusive challenges to registered nurses looking for exciting health care careers. Many colleges offer online nursing certification courses that help nurses earn the qualifications they need for a rewarding career in forensic nursing.

These programs are becoming more and more popular because you can study at your convenience and not miss any time away from your present job or other responsibilities you may have.

The internet is helping improve the availability and attractiveness of distance learning programs. There are over two million students involved in online programs with over 80% of all colleges offering a form of distance education programs.

While you should consider the popularity and effectiveness in your decision, the particulars about the online classroom experience may surprise you. It actually works in the same way that traditional classrooms work. You’ll be communicating with an instructor via email, bulletin boards, instant messenger , and chat rooms. Special software programs simulate your classroom and you’ll have the ability of having virtual workgroups with other students in the program and also work individually with quizzes that may be assigned.

The software gives you access to text files as well as chat functions and bulletin boards. Either streaming audio or recorded video gives you access to the lectures. Most instructors will respond to email on a regular basis usually within 48 hours and offer live class sessions or prerecorded sessions.

With this type of computer assisted environment, these programs are highly effective.
The simple convenience of this type of environment will no doubt make these programs more popular. While weighing your decision about how to get certified, you should keep this option in mind.

It’s a fact that a solid Computer Education is essential in today’s modern world. A Computer Education helps to prepare business professionals to perform at their peak, as nearly every aspect of commerce and business now rely heavily computers. Computer Education means gaining a thorough education in the use of computer technologies that affect us in all aspects of our daily life. Students are given the hands-on computer experience, knowledge, and skills that can qualify graduates for careers in business, education, commerce, mechanics, technology, healthcare, and nearly every other field. As well as being an important tool of business, computers have become an important part of the home office, making Computer Education essential for managing personal finance, paying bills, and other household chores.

Computer Education Schools of all types offer computer courses to meet community needs. Programs of study in Computer Education are found in community colleges and adult continuing education, technical and vocational schools, universities and even online courses of study. Students can opt for a single course to bone up on basic skills, or enroll in advanced post-graduate degree programs that can cover many computer-related subjects.

Associate, bachelor, master, and doctorate degrees in Computer Education are awarded for applications in arts, humanities, government and business analysis, marketing, commerce, sciences, and in computer software and hardware. If you are interested in learning more about Computer Education, please search our site for more in-depth information and resources.

Continuing Education Schools
Continuing Education came into existence for adults who wished to further their education and growth as part-time students and was especially suited to students beyond the traditional age of a college student. Generally, the Continuing Education adult student already had an education and was wishing to further his or her education on a part-time basis.

Continuing Education students ordinarily enrolled in non-credit-granting schools for personal enrichment through courses offered by small community colleges. A number of fields have begun imposing Continuing Education requirements on licensed practitioners of particular professions. Depending on the field, Continuing Education courses are often provided by organizations that cater to specific professions, and are offered through conferences, workshops and seminars designed for particular professional Continuing Education requirements.
Continuing Education can include traditional classroom lectures and laboratories, but distance and online independent study have become very popular and effective. Continuing Education can combine any or all of the traditional, distance, online and conference type studies.

To learn more about Continuing Education Schools and Online Continuing Education Schools, please search our site for more in-depth information and resources.

It is important for every teacher to have a personal philosophy of teacher education based on a set of values and principles. It should reflect the person’s ideologies and philosophies of teaching and the overall development of the children. Albert Einstein, Paul Freire and Rudolf Steiner were some people who wrote and followed powerful educational philosophies in their careers.

John Dewey, one of the most prominent educational philosophers, in his book ‘Democracy and Education’, even devoted an entire chapter on teacher education philosophy and talks about various aspects that play a formative role in the education of children. Philosophies of teacher education can be classified as Liberal, Behaviorist, Progressive, Humanistic and Radical. The liberal philosophy aims at developing intellectual powers, while the behavioral ideologies focus on the survival skills of a human being and the role of education in teaching them. The Progressive philosophy motivates cultural development of an individual in order to bring about societal change, whereas the Humanistic trends look at the overall development of the personality and characteristics of an individual. And the radical philosophers are interested in beneficial changes that should happen in a society from time to time, and the role of education in bringing about political, social and economical changes.

Teacher education philosophy is now used as a major marketing strategy by teachers and has become an essential component of a teacher’s resume.

Teacher Online
Online Teacher education offers a flexible approach that fits college coursework into busy daily lives. Online Teacher programs allow for the required practice teaching in a regular classroom, a critical component of any teaching program which is only way to integrate academic knowledge and teaching skills. Bachelor's, master's, and post-baccalaureate Online Teacher programs are also available. These Online Teacher programs are ideal for those who need a bachelor's degree and want to become a certified elementary school teacher or middle school generalist. Online Teacher education programs are designed for students to earn degrees, and are suited for school paraprofessionals, unlicensed substitute teachers, and others who feel a call to teach.

The Online Teacher programs that offer Bachelor of Science in Education further the opportunity to pursue teacher certification in K-6 Elementary Education and 7-12 Secondary Mathematics Education. These Online Teacher education programs are rigorous and provide a strong background for pursuing careers in areas of human resources, corporate training, and other education-related careers.

Online Teacher education programs prepare for advanced studies and opportunities to pursue an Online Master of Science in Education. Some advanced Online Teacher programs are taught in groups over months completely online. Students in these Online Teacher programs concentrate primarily in higher education administration and organizational management.
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