Education Articles

1. Become a Certified Success in the World of Business and Finance

By Zach Chouteau There’s no denying that today’s business and finance sectors have become more competitive than ever. It has become critical for professionals to not only have the necessary skills to succeed, but the certification employers are looking for. This challenging environment has always posed a potential problem for the busy professional trying to take a step up in the business world, or transition i... read more

2. Quick Strategies For Writing Your Essay Under Pressure

By Linda Correli Most writing is done under time pressure. Yet, while the majority of students have to write in haste - with limited time, limited space and an instructor to please - few approach to this task systematically. Though, writing under increasing time pressure requires the ability to zero in one activity, turning all the strengths to successful fulfillment of this task in tight schedule. Pres... read more

3. Updated Hurricane Teaching Tips

By Freda J. Glatt, M.S. With this severe, active, hurricane season underway, here are some ideas to make areas of the curriculum relevant to your children. There are also suggestions for dealing with the aftermath of a catastrophic hurricane. If you are in an area that experiences other natural phenomena, just adapt these suggestions to fit your needs. 1. Have children express their feelings. Youngsters will be able... read more

4. The Life or Death Guide to being a Student in the UK

By Tony Radford The Life or Death Guide to being a Student in the UK The UK is a beautiful country full of many charms, kind and polite people and a rich heritage and culture. But life in the UK can throw-up many surprises for the overseas student! So if you are considering studying in the UK this list is just for you. First some definitions: 'UK' means United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Irel... read more

5. Accredited Life Experience Degrees – Accelerate your Progress Online

By Katie Robbins Chances are you are pursuing an online degree to reap benefits in the workplace. For this reason, you may be interested in accelerating your progress to get your degree faster. This article will explain seven ways to finish your degree faster. Keep in mind that you will work harder to finish faster and must be willing to make this commitment. Check with an admissions counselor to see if you q... read more

6. Well, Well, You're Having Twins! 11 Top Tips On Working With Newborn Twins

By Linda Milo Well, Well – You’re Having Twins! 11 Top Tips On Working With Newborn Twins “Twins, it can’t be! No one on either side of my husband’s or my family can remember anyone having twins.” I guess my words didn’t matter much because when I heard I was going to give birth to twins, I felt a blessing, as if a special gift had been handed to me. Having twins meant being prepared for their arrival... read more

7. Windows Task Manager

By Tmara Harahsheh Windows Task Manager: An Overview Windows Task manager is a powerful tool that provides information about program and processes running on your computer .you can use task manager to monitor, terminate ,access programs that are currently running can also, view graphs on CPU and memory usage and denote some data. In addition, if you are connecting to a network you can see how is your network... read more

8. Unleashing the power of knowledge.

By Brian Holte We all have some sort of knowledge locked in our noggins. Through life’s experiences such as past and present employment, the adversities we’ve all had evolve during our lifetimes, such as illnesses, divorces, issue’s with our children, financial and emotional turmoil. To a certain point we all have something in common, the only difference is the way we have a climbed the mountains of cha... read more

9. Why Hamlet still disturbs us?

By Arthur McLaston Many students face different and sometimes difficult tasks during their period of study. Some of them have to research new trends and gain new knowledge on different subjects, some of them should analyze new texts and new theories but almost every student studies to do this by analyzing some well-known, old and universally accepted theories or facts. For those students who are enrolled... read more

10. 6 Steps Necessary to Transform America's High Schools

By Joe Rueff 6 Steps Necessary to Transform America’s High Schools Joe Rueff President/Publisher Bill Gates is at it again! This time he’s taking on the American public high schools. But Bill isn’t alone. Educational Testing Service’s survey “Ready For The Real World?”, eminent business author Dan Pink (A Whole New Mind and Free Agent Nation), and many others have criticized our high school system as no... read more

11. On-line Universities and Degrees – Find the Right One for You

By Katie Robbins The first step to finding the right online university is to decide what degree you want. Do you want an undergraduate or graduate degree? Are you interested in a certificate program for work related study? If you are returning to school for work, you may want to get feedback from your employer for this decision. List your long and short term career goals to help you decide which degree will hel... read more

12. A New Year’s Resolution to Learn a New Language

By Emma Rath Danny Glover, the famous American actor, once said that his new year’s resolution was to learn French, because everyone he wants to speak with in West Africa speaks French. If you would like your fun new year’s resolution to be to learn a new language, then there are quite a few different ways you can go about it. Perhaps you’ve been wanting to learn the language of your Grandmother. Perhaps yo... read more

13. What’s behind the Explosive Growth in Distance Learning?

By Rose M. There is a ground swell of support globally to support the growth of distance learning. Market research firms, government agencies, public and private companies, and even venture capital firms – those companies that invest in new and emerging businesses – all agree that distance learning’s future is very bright, and a good investment opportunity as well. All this translates into a bright... read more

14. About The Music

By Don Mopsick The Jim Cullum Jazz Band (JCJB) plays jazz in the classic manner, that is, in the style of small, hot ensembles prior to WWII. The band's repertoire covers a lot of ground--from 19th-century cakewalks to the small pre-war Benny Goodman ensembles. The core of the band's music consists of the sounds of Jelly Roll Morton, Original Dixieland Jazz Band, New Orleans Rhythm Kings, King Oliver Creole J... read more

15. Seven Deadly Enemies That Stop You From Reaching Your Goals

By Yuliya Muravey Everybody on this planet has enemies, rivals and foes. Call them any way you like, but nevertheless they exist, chasing you at every step you make. Nobody knows where they come from, but the fact of their existence was detected on the planet and still nobody knows completely the effective remedy from them. They spoil our lives; put the spokes in our wheel, making tricky endeavors to distract us. T... read more

16. The Supreme Court: Past, Present and Future

By Jillian Gregory The United States Supreme Court has been an active focus of politicians, news media, and concerned citizens in recent months. The scrutiny of the Supreme Court Justices erupted when Chief Justice Sandra Day O’Connor retired from her position on the Supreme Court. Debate about who should replace her on the Supreme Court filled daily talk shows, political arenas, and dinner tables. President George ... read more

17. 3 Interviewing Mistakes

By Carole Martin by Carole Martin, The Interview Coach Since no two interviews are alike, it is difficult to be prepared for what lies ahead, but you can focus on your presentation skills, which may be even more important than what you have to say. Three areas of performance, which should be considered dangerous and deadly, are worth spending some time thinking about before your next interview. 1. Poor non-... read more

18. Build Character! Use this 4-Point Plan

By Jean Tracy, MSS, "Granny Jean" Tips and Tools for Character Builders "Building Character in Young Hearts and Growing Minds" Greetings, Use the 4-Point Plan when you're teaching your children right from wrong. U.S. News and World Report conducted a survey and found that 84% of college students believed they needed to cheat to get ahead in the world. You can teach your children a better way. ... read more

19. What is Stress?

By Michelle L. Casto What is Stress? Stress is an interpretation of an event or circumstance which is understood to be a threat. It can be any force or pressure put on a system (living or nonliving) which may result in a need for the system to adapt or change. Stress on human beings is like a rubber band. You also stretch to meet the environment around you, the demands of your lifestyle, and the pressures you put ... read more

20. What is a life purpose?

By Michelle L. Casto What is a Life Purpose Michelle L. Casto, M.Ed. Whole Life Coach, Speaker, and Author What is a Life Purpose? Who am I? Why am I here? What is my purpose in life? These are some of the oldest and most important questions posed by human beings throughout history. They become the most profound when an individual such as yourself begins to think and reflect on them. Upon reading this workbo... read more

21. One Single Secret to Goal Setting Success

By Yuliya Muravey Perhaps you have never taken a stock of the most valuable and precious wealth of yours. Every person possesses it since the day of birth. This wealth is our life, its minutes, hours, days and years. Proper planning starts when we begin to take stock of this wealth. So, we should make the most efficient use of every minute to preserve and multiply this wealth. The initial stage of planning is ident... read more

22. Online Education Busts Public Schooling

By Linda Correli Critical innovation in education Progress is inevitable and sometimes it is difficult to reflect on its future impacts. Though, notwithstanding all its ulterior dangers and unexpected consequences progress and technological advances are moving onward, affecting all spheres of our life. Online education or so called virtual schooling is a case in point. Now it is mainly impossi... read more

23. Benefit From Studying With the Laptop

By Linda Correli Benefit From Studying With the Laptop by Linda Correli The progress of technology is astounding. Mankind attained fantastic, unprecedented peaks during the last century: the invention of the phone, TV-set, radio, if to mention some. Could Newton or Einstein ever imagine that piles of their books and treatises can be stored in one, by the first sight rather small electronic machine called comput... read more

24. Visualizaton Techniques for the Pianist

By Ron Worthy Controlling the images of the mind through image projection has proven valuable not only for psychotherapy, but also as a learning aid. Visualization can have as much impact on the subconscious, memory, and entire body as a "real" experience. For example, it is sometimes more expeditious to memorize a song by reading and thinking it through than it is to play it. Some musicians like to work o... read more