HippoCampus – Free help with your homework

photo credit: digitalART (artct45) While conducting some research the other day, I happened to find a pretty cool website. Itâ??s called Hippocampus, and itâ??s a place where students can receive supplemental learning. It doesnâ??t cover that many subjects, but the major ones (Algebra, Calculus, History, et. al.) are available. At any rate, itâ??s a good [...]

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May Clearance Sale on Gifted Education Books

The fine folks over at Prufrock Press are having a clearance sale on books. Huge discounts on everything from Arithmetic to Zoology. It’s great (and inexpensive) way to keep your student occupied during the summer. May Clearance Sale on Gifted Education Books

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Textbooks Yearn to Be Free

photo credit: Amy the Nurse Where were the free textbooks when I was in college? Buying textbooks always felt like a racketeering scheme. It felt like a racket because –Textbooks are EXPENSIVE. –Textbooks rarely can be used more than one or two semesters. –Many professors require their own books for a class, even if you [...]

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