Wow have times changed. When I was in high school looking for college scholarship, I literally sat in the guidance office for hours and hours. During that time I would scour through binders and binders of grants and scholarships. Then every application had to be completed on a typewriter. One mistake and bam – start.. [Read More]
While traveling across our country, I encountered the same complaints from people no matter if they are urban, suburban or rural. They are asking why the United States is so politically divided that it is ripping itself apart. For many it feels like a Civil War is about to erupt. As concerned Americans, especially Parents,.. [Read More]
Organizing information effectively through words is called writing. Whether it is an email or SMS, drafting a contract and creating a presentation, writing has always performed a bigger and central role throughout our life. It is really a vital fundamental ability. That is the essential reason, school and college instructors persistently urge their understudies to.. [Read More]
As parents we always want our children to learn as much as possible – for us that means we always want to expose them to other languages. This is becoming more and more important as the years go by. English is not always the most predominant language. I work in an urban public school district. .. [Read More]
Perhaps you’re at a point in your life when it’s time to enter the workforce for the first time or think about going into a new career. In either of those situations, there are numerous things that may encourage you to become a nurse. When you decide to become a nurse, you will need to.. [Read More]
I have never owned a tapestry before. However, one of the rooms in our house has seen better days. It survived my daughter, then being a craft room, then my grandchildren. Eventually I will paint the room but before I can do that I need to spackle all the torn sheetrock etc… from every adhesive.. [Read More]
Don’t you just love the satisfaction of building something? I have always been very hands on and my kids have also had those same desires. Not only do we love the “building” process but to have something concrete and usable afterwards is amazingly rewarding. If you build it, it will flip, wirelessly! This 30-piece geomagnetic.. [Read More]
Learning to read can come quite easily for some children while for others – it is really difficult to just get going. I am not talking about children with learning disabilities – for some they need extra time to grasp the concepts and put it all together. After all the English language is not an.. [Read More]
Choosing a career path is one of the most important decisions a person must make in their lifetime. This decision will define how a person spends the better part of their life. Every career takes a great deal of time and effort. A degree is often necessary not to mention specialized schooling, on the job.. [Read More]
What is an Educational Leader? Well, let’s start with what is a leader? I seriously never ever gave this question any thought until I was in college for my Masters Degree. I registered for a class called “Leadership” – like who doesn’t want to be a leader right? This course was truly one of the.. [Read More]