Hints on how to search this site.

Unless your are doing a Phrase Search, use only meaningful KEY WORDS, like teen, lesson, wisdom, parents, motivation, skills, thinking, etc. - - - Don't include words like the, of, and, etc.

The asterisk (*) is called a Wild Card. If you enter this search,

grade*

the engine will find all files which contain any word of the form "Grade..."

Example: It will find all pages which contain ANY of these words:

Grade, grades. graders, grader's.

Search-text which is surrounded by quote marks defines a phrase. The search engine will find only that EXACT phrase. If you know the exact wording, such as the title of an essay, enter that phrase.

Example: "Why is There So Much Conflict Between Teenagers and Their Parents"

"Why is There So Much Conflict Between Teenagers and Their Parents?" will fail. Leave off the question mark. That works.

Let's say you want to find anything about the 6th grade. Type this into the search box:

"grade 6" "grade six" "6th grade*" "sixth grade*"

These are four Phase Searches. Two of them contain Wild Cards

To do the search, click "Find" then Select "Match ANY word".

Then click "Search"

The search engine will do a search for any page which contains at least one of these for phrase. It will find wild card variations, such as sixth grade, sixth grader, sixth graders, & sixth grader's.

When you click the "Find" button a page will open. Find the "search tips" link. Click on it for more hints.

As of 19 Aug '03