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Valentine's Day is celebrated differently throughout the world according to customs and traditions. In the United States, the holiday arouses different connotations as it is commonly associated with romantic love. Whereas the holiday inspires some to propose marriage, others suffer...

Campaign fever is in the air! This year, the 2016 Presidential Election offers ample learning opportunities for students of all ages. The early grades will surely participate in many voting simulations as they choose among the best books in the...

Some claim that long hours spent on homework plagues today's students. Even if this is a myth, we can each surely recall a time when we struggled for too long on a particular assignment. Bad homework nights happen; if they...

Why are girls failing to pursue an interest in science and math? Universities and high schools fail to enroll an equal ratio of female to male students in science and other technology-related fields of study. The courses exist, and the...

Tell Us About Your Awesome School Store Do you have an awesome school store? We want to know about it! We’re starting a regular feature here at Geddes where we profile interesting and unique school stores around the country. Whether...

Mankind has been blessed with gifted individuals who have helped to shape the world as we know it. We applaud the works of Einstein and Mozart. We admire those with the ability to speak multiple languages. Picassos hang on museum...

Following a scheduled school-wide parent-teacher conference night, administrators will not be surprised to hear their teachers comment about low attendance. Oftentimes teachers remark about how the parents they really need to see are the ones who avoid the event. Schools...

Recently, Raymond Geddes & Company, Inc. worked with a group of volunteers in Yunxi County in the Hubei Province of China to organize an event for the local kids and their parents and relatives who suffer from a terrible lung...

The power of inquiry leads to new discoveries, new technologies. Cell phones, hybrid vehicles, and vaccines are only here because someone asked how, why, or what. The marvels of today and our understanding of the world are made possible by...

Last week, the GEDDES team stopped by the East Side Family Shelter in Rosedale, MD to drop off school supply packs and to spend time with the kids and Santa. The East Side Family Shelter provides 24 hour shelter and...

'Tis the Christmas season and in the weeks leading up to the long-awaited winter break, public schools ring out in song. Listen closely, and you will probably hear a few grumbles bah-humbugging about the musical selection. In a country so...

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Collaboration. Problem solving. Responsibility. Skills. With all of the benefits that extracurricular activities offer children, it is no wonder why parents don't hesitate in signing slips that grant their sons and daughters permission to be a part of a team,...

In life, problems are frequently solved by groups. Helen Keller once said, "Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much." It is not unusual for a group to yield greater output than an individual can produce....

In 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson attempted to battle poverty and increase academic achievement by signing into law the first Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). The ESEA provided a framework for funding public schools and began reforming the way...

In recent years, The Elf on the Shelf® has become a cultural phenomenon around Christmastime. Kids can't seem to get enough of Santa's watchful scout, and they look forward to finding the Elf every morning. For those unfamiliar with The...

The shop class of yesteryear had been a staple in many high schools across the country. In these courses, students learned tool and machinery operations along with skills in safety, collaboration, and communication. Still, people perceived shop class as a...

Introduction: According to the mobile attribution and analytics company, adjust, more than 200,000 apps were released in the first four months of 2014 alone. This ever-filling sea of technology can overwhelm parents who are fishing for the best apps for...

Movies have captured our hearts. Stories on the screen have whisked us away to other times in distant places. They have bonded us to others, whether family or strangers in a theater. The golden ones have stood the test of...

Kids can be hard to reach. Whether it is because of an introverted nature or a diagnosed disorder, some of our youth are cutting themselves short. Where we recognize their potential, their self-image is defeated. Luckily, living classrooms exist to...

There are many things that all parents can do to help their children have a successful school year and to increase their learning. What are the most important things that teachers would like parents to know? What can parents do...

It is important to understand that not all children will follow the exact sequence in their language and communication development. The following information about developmental milestones in this area is important to note, however, so that you are aware of...

To Our Friends and Valued Customers: Over the past several weeks, you may have experienced slowness with our website. Using our website during these periods of slowness was frustrating, time-consuming and, frankly, unacceptable. We’ve poured a lot of time and...

Let's face it. For most teachers, getting their students to focus and stay engaged during classroom instruction is challenging. How do you capture student attention and sustain this despite the students' differing abilities and skill levels? What do you do...

Last year marked the 15th anniversary of the deadly shooting at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado. The number of shootings since then varies depending upon how school shootings are defined. According to a USA Today article, there have been...

There are all sorts of school options available: parochial, private, public, and home schooling. Even those options have choices within them. Let's take a look at the differences between two public school choices, charter schools and magnet schools, and the...

Merriam-Webster defines a card catalog as "a set of cards in a library that have information about books, journals, etc., written on them and are arranged in alphabetical order." Card catalogs have changed in the years since they were first...

Most pre-schools accept children at the age of 2½, some as young as two. That doesn't mean that a child is ready for preschool at that age. How do you tell if your child is ready for preschool? How young...

Trends come and go and fashions change with time, but one thing remains the same—the way we present ourselves to others can have a lasting impression. Appearances matter. Anyone who has been on a job interview can attest that dressing...