If you want to understand your government, don't begin by reading the Constitution. Instead, read the D.C. phone book's  list of all the organizations with titles beginning with the word 'National'. - George Will

What a waste it is to lose one's mind. Or not to have a mind is being very wasteful. How true that is. - Former U.S. Vice-President Dan Quayle at a fundraising event for the United Negro College Fund. He was attempting to quote the line "a mind is a terrible thing to waste"

Education

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AECT31.ZIP ADVANCED ENGLISH COMPUTER TUTOR (AECT v3.1) Program to Learn Advanced English. Fully compatible with XT/286/386/486/Pentium TXT/EGA/VGA/SVGA;DOS 3.1+ or Windows 3.1& 95  (AECT) is an INTERACTIVE tutorial that  teaches you SUBTLETIES of the English  language. The program is significantly useful for those who have a good command of English, yet find certain features of the language somewhat puzzling.
ALGEBI1.ZIP Algebra I Volume 1 Provides the basic foundation necessary to learn all the algebraic principles. Learning is fun and easy using Lifelong Softwares animated and interactive tutoring system. Formerly available only for schools, now released in Shareware.
ALT_HIST.ZIP Alternative History Freq Asked Questions What if ...... you get the idea
AMYFUN23.ZIP ====== AMY'S FUN-2-3 ADVENTURE! (V1.4b) ===== Simply a MUST-HAVE educational game for your 2-5 year old child, previously only available commercially! Amy is a cute little puppy who will lead your child on a number-learning journey that is sure to be entertaining! Re- quires VGA/MCGA, 286+, 640K. Supports AdLib, Sound Source and Sound Blaster cards. Great graphics, outstanding animation, and loads of digitized speech & sound effects add to the fun. Fantastic incentives for registering, see the program for more details. Kid's  ducational software doesn't get any better than this! Published by Devasoft.
ANASFT.ZIP ANASOFT, TEST FILES FOR ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY Version 2.0 The test files were written for teachers and students of nursing, allied health, pre-med, physical therapy, massage therapy, and related professional programs. The author is a professor of biology, and has taught anatomy and physiology, at a community college in a suburb of Washington, D.C., for the past 25 years.  
ARTI83.ZIP SCHOOLS ARE BIASED; NOT JUST AGAINST GIRLS, BUT AGAINST EVERYBODY! Writing in the June issue of American Spectator, Chester E. Finn, Jr. takes issue with the recent study that found schools are biased against girls. Finn presents a compelling argument that our nation's public schools are short changing both girls and boys.
AYRFC.ZIP Program: Are You Ready For Calculus EH4 From the University of Arizona, Department of Mathematics, comes this pre- calculus tutorial that reviews the basics of algebra and trigonometry. Emphasis is on those subjects necessary for introductory calculus. Both an in-depth and overview review can be selected. A review of the current topic is always available. An excellent high school level program. Ver 2.01. <PBS>
BERTCA40.ZIP BERT'S CHRISTMAS, VER. 4.0 <ASP> Disk 1 of 2 Children's Christmas coloring writing prog.- Easy enjoyable coloring program, especially useful for introducing young children to computers. Designed by educators to be used with minimal help from adults. Figures are placed on backgrounds, then colored. Optional Sound Blaster voice. VGA-512k-mouse. Games - Other THERON WIERENGA
BERTCB40.ZIP BERT'S CHRISTMAS, VER. 4.0 <ASP> Disk 2 of 2 Children's Christmas coloring writing prog.- Easy enjoyable coloring program, especially useful for introducing young children to computers. Designed by educators to be used with minimal help from adults. Figures are placed on backgrounds, then colored. Optional Sound Blaster voice. VGA-512k-mouse. Games - Other THERON WIERENGA
CETRACKS.ZIP CE Tracks - is a tool for Attorneys, CPA's, Physicians, teachers, and other professional people who are required to take continuing education courses. It allows you to keep track of providers, monitor and report on where you stand with regard to your CE credits, and provides a helpful visual journal to keep track of ideas. [WINDOWS] Description Copyright 1995 PsL
CFINDR70.ZIP The College Finder's Scholarship Search and  More includes financial aid, college, career  information for students. Includes databases  of over 10,000 scholarships and 3200  colleges. Included scholarship database now at 10,000  records, Updated addresses for 1996
CR.ZIP Conflict Resolution Equipping students with skills for resolving conflicts can transform your classroom atmosphere and save time, too. By Meg A. Bozzone
DAECT.ZIP Advanced English Computer Tutorial
DRILLTM.ZIP Drill-Team - helps children learn their multiplication tables through  repetition and rewards. After the child completes 21 lessons, you must deliver some sort of prize. Each lesson consists of 50 progressively difficult problems. A certificate can be printed after successful completion of all lessons.
EDECLINE.ZIP THE STATE OF OUR DECLINE A POST MORTEM ON PUBLIC EDUCATION "So, after a decade of 'reform' in which a couple trillion more dollars were 'invested' in our schools, where do we stand academically?...we were snookered again. By every conceivable measure - academic, social, moral, spiritual, economic - the public school system remains a colossal disaster."
GEOUSA.ZIP If You Want to Learn U.S. Geography - 11 highly effective activities teach states, capitals, regions, flags, and more! VGA graphics, high quality speech, and full mouse support.
HISTRY.ZIP Ambrose's Chronology of History is a history reference & research tool for IBM and compatible PCs that provides information about the major events of world history in a timeline format. The program runs under DOS. This software tool has been developed primarily for aiding in the study and research of world history. However, all students of history, professionals, and history buffs will find this easy-to-use product enjoyable as well as practical.
HSDIR13.ZIP Bloomunit Homeschool Directory v1.3 contains listings of organizations, support groups, curricula/material sources, correspondence schools, available speakers, and much more. Shareware, $10.00.
ITA.ZIP Introduction to Algebra v2.1 for DOS.
KCHESS12.ZIP K-CHESS 1.20 - an educational Chess program which shows its own calculations as it works. It has various types of hints and help, including on-screen calculation of the best line of attack for several moves ahead. There are one-player, two-player, and auto- play modes, and unlimited move undo and redo. Fully keyboard or mouse controlled. Games can be saved to disk. Aust $15 or US$12.  
KID20.ZIP Kidtionary v2.0 - Dictionary For Kids. Lets  kids learn new words by picture and sound  associations. Also includes a speller  program that displays words for the user to  try and spell. VGA Req.,SB Comp. sound card  and mouse are optional. ASP Shareware, $22
LSIGN.ZIP Learn to Sign ver 2.5
MA71!.ZIP The program MATH.ASS. is designed to take away the horror of many mathematical problems It is NOT a tutorial program for mathematics BUT a MATHematics ASSistant for teachers, students and any person facing mathematical problems. But of course it does not prevent students checking their homework with MATH.ASS. from improving their knowledge.
MC1212.ZIP MATHCOUNTS1+2 v1.2 <ASP> - Grades 1 and 2, +, -, x, counting, time, fractions, word  problems, place value, and more. Graphics  based, includes record-keeping, instructive feedback, can be customized. For students with different rates of learning. Difficulty chosen automatically or by instructor. From Able Art Software, registration $29.95
OERI.ZIP U.S. Department of Education Office of Educational Research & Improvement Discretionary Grant Programs Information
PCALWNCE.ZIP PC ALLOWANCE v1.0 <ASP> - Teach kids the   basics of banking and handling money and  automate their allowance at  the same time. Colorful ATM screen, pop-up menus, full  mouse support. Multiple accounts, passwords, memos, checks, account statments. Accrue   allowance, make deposits and withdrawals, earn interest on savings, borrow and repay loans. From John Byrd and Syntonic Software. 
PCTTUT10.ZIP Tutor Master is an interactive DOS Tutorial using the same pull down meuning interface as Menu Master and DOS Master. It teaches you the most commonly used DOS commands in 30 short lessons. It allows an unlimited number of users, remembering which lessons each person has taken. You can also scroll through the DOS Dictionary window, that documents all of the DOS commands including DOS 5.0 instructions and memory management.
PRESWIND.ZIP THE PRESIDENTS OF THESE FIFTY STATES UNITED A Windows educational program that teaches children and adults the history of the first 42 Presidents of the United States.  Important events during each President's term election results, cabinet members, and life before the presidency are illustrated.  Information on the White House, presidential firsts, and basic presidential facts are  discussed. Quiz feature focuses on important laws and events. Requires VBRUN300.DLL.
PUNC10.ZIP Punctuation Fundamentals A great program which explains the rules of correct punctuation. For the person who has forgotten the correct usage of the colon, comma, dash, hyphen,quotation  mark, the semicolon and more! This handy reference tool is short, concise, and has a great user interface.
PUS.ZIP Presidents Of the US Program
QUIZ120.ZIP QUIZ allows you to quickly and easily write multiple-choice quizzes and administer them using the computer. Very flexible. Great as a study guide for students. Freeware. V1.20 adds several new features.
SCHOOL.ZIP A. C. Benson: "The Schoolmaster". 1902 How a master in a great public school should conduct himself, and how he should deal with the problems he is likely to encounter. Very sound on the dangers of the athletic system.
SCLMOM60.ZIP School-Mom Plus v6.0 Comprehensive   educational software for children of all  ages. Has multiple learning levels for music, math, English, spelling, alphabet, time and  art. Also has an exam generator with 50 exams provided. Comes with on-screen manual.  Provides support for SoundBlaster boards.  Colorful, educational, easy to use and fun.  Won "Best of 1994" for for educational  shareware!
SELING20.ZIP Selingua is a vocabulary training program  with extensive built-in dictionaries - more  than 2000 words in each of the following  languages: English (both American and  British), German, Spanish, French and  Swedish. The program can be used by native  speakers of any of these languages. There are six different exercises for practising  vocabulary and verb inflections, including a crossword exercise.
STATES_1.ZIP THE AMERICAN STATES is a computer assisted  learning program. It was written to provide  with an opportunity to learn, review, and tes historical knowledge of The American States i independent, non-threatening environment of t computer. It is meant to give students an act for the acquisition of knowledge supplemental classroom. Disk 1 of 2 
STATES_2.ZIP THE AMERICAN STATES is a computer assisted  learning program. It was written to provide  with an opportunity to learn, review, and tes historical knowledge of The American States i independent, non-threatening environment of t computer. It is meant to give students an act for the acquisition of knowledge supplemental classroom. Disk 2 of 2
STORYV12.ZIP STORYMAKER+ v1.20 - Shareware EGA graphics educational program. Create your own talking storybooks with animation, music and sound effects. Tools include scenery editor for background, shape editor for animation, melody editor with animated piano for music, text editor for text-to-speech. Accepts CMF and VOC files. Sound Blaster card or PC speaker. Requires 512K, 10mhz, 256K EGA/VGA, mouse. Registration: $15.00 to $35.00.
TCNDOS24.ZIP TCN is a Constitutional Study Aid for Independent Minded PC Users
TCNWIN11.ZIP TCN is a Constitutional Study Aid for Independent Minded PC Users For Windows
VCDP_01.ZIP VISUAL COMPUTER DICTIONARY PLUS (Shareware version 2.0 04/15/1995) by BlueStar Software. Designed to graphically portray computer definitions, related terms, symbols and acronyms in a comprehensive and attractive way. Developed for IBM PC and compatible personal computers, the program runs in a DOS environment. This product defines terms on a wide variety of topics with over 1100 definitions. File 1 of a 3-file set.
VCDP_02.ZIP VISUAL COMPUTER DICTIONARY PLUS (Shareware version 2.0 04/15/1995) by BlueStar Software. Designed to graphically portray computer definitions, related terms, symbols and acronyms in a comprehensive and attractive way. Developed for IBM PC and compatible personal computers, the program runs in a DOS environment. This product defines terms on a wide variety of topics with over 1100 definitions. File 2 of a 3-file set.
VCDP_03.ZIP VISUAL COMPUTER DICTIONARY PLUS (Shareware version 2.0 04/15/1995) by BlueStar Software. Designed to graphically portray computer definitions, related terms, symbols and acronyms in a comprehensive and attractive way. Developed for IBM PC and compatible personal computers, the program runs in a DOS environment. This product defines terms on a wide variety of topics with over 1100 definitions. File 3 of a 3-file set.
VOCAB02.ZIP Vocabulary Tutor v0.2
VOCABP3D.ZIP Vocabulary Power v3.03 <ASP> Automatically  create word searches, bingo cards, magic  number squares, matching and multiple choice  quizzes, flash cards, cryptolists, and juggle word activities from your words and clues.  Includes foreign language character support.   Your word lists are 100% compatible with  Crossword Power.  Bug Fix, Program enhancements 
WIT101.ZIP How old was Paul Revere when he rode into history? CHRONOS/WIT lets you sort and  selects individual people and events, or  groups and factions, to develop new insights  and trace patterns across different eras and  cultures. You can modify or expand any of the datasets. CHRONOS/WIT is used by history &  art students, teachers, genealogists,   lawyers, writers or anyone interested in  exploring historical relations or cultural  events.