The child care system in the United States has not adapted to the large increase of women s participation in the workforce. Child care workers often make less than hotel desk clerks, crossing guards, and teachers aides. These low wages lead to heavy turn-over and limit the number of people willing to enter this important line of work. In addition, teachers spend an average of 11.2 hours on non-compensated duties such as grading papers, preparing lessons, and performing bus duty. Schoolhouse Supplies collects surplus office and craft supplies from over 150 area businesses that might otherwise end up in a landfill and gives them to over 10,000 children and teachers in need.
Teachers get their own personal web address to share with students, colleagues, and others.
Quia has a collection of thousands of activities created by teachers and categorized into 40 subject areas. Math games in topics ranging from addition of one-digit numbers to algebra and trigonometry. Science games covering biology, physics, chemistry, genetics, astronomy, medicine, and technology. Activities for all age levels, from alphabet and counting games to university-level economics, history, and science. Through learning stations such as bubble blowing, book-making, kite flying, and creating musical instruments, children learn how to develop their social and language skills necessary for success later in school.