A Unique Course to Study That You Might Not Have Considered
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A Unique Course to Study That You Might Not Have Considered

- by Harry Simson

If you’re looking for something interesting to study, why not try photography? Whether you’re planning on using it as a basis for a career or you just want to learn a new skill or develop a new hobby, there are many different things you can do with your newfound abilities. Photography can be very lucrative, but it can also be a lot of fun, too. It’s worth exploring because there are so many options for it, and it’s a skill that you can take with you all of your life. Many people really enjoy taking pictures, and when you learn how to take better ones they bring you and your family members even more joy.  

Another course you can take would be film studies. It’s a great opportunity for you to learn something new and different, and to create something artistic and lasting. Some people study film so that they can start making their own, and some people study it so that they can learn more about how their favourite films were made. Whatever your reasons for taking that kind of class, there is a lot that you can learn there and you’ll have a chance to meet some great new people, too.  

Ever wondered what was going on inside someone else’s head? Well, if that’s the kind of thing you’re curious about, why not take psychology? People who study in this field can go on to have really great careers but they can also just enjoy what …

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A New Initiative in Scholarships for Mothers
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A New Initiative in Scholarships for Mothers

- by Harry Simson

For most mothers, money is more a luxury than a constant item. Between paying for housing, food, clothes for her children, and her children’s tuition in school, money is often very tight. This is one of the main setbacks for moms who want to go back to school and earn a degree. It just doesn’t seem like an option sometimes. The Obama administration has made a lot of improvements and now there are more scholarships for mothers than there ever have been in the past. This is an attempt to help moms get on with their lives and earn a living for themselves, which can be very difficult with the constant whirlwind of activity that inherently comes with motherhood.

There is never a bad time to begin preparing for your own future, and if there’s ever been a good time, it’s right now. If you have been thinking about furthering your education, getting a college degree, or advancing your career, now would be the best time to take action on those dreams and finally make them come true. President Obama recently passed the initiative to provide for scholarships for mothers. Any mother can receive $5,000 to help pay for tuition and other school expenses. This is a huge step when it comes to providing more opportunities for hard-working moms and struggling for families. Instead of simply receiving welfare, you can now go learn a vocation that will keep you away from financial hardship for your entire life. Give a man …

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Does Special Education Correlate With Delinquency?
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Does Special Education Correlate With Delinquency?

- by Harry Simson

I can’t give you data, but I can give you some interpretations. I was special education teacher for over 35 years; I did 5 years of volunteer work (up to 20 hours/week) in the CaliforniYouth Authority and 2 years of part-time teaching in detention center in the 1980s. The reason was that I wanted to know how to prevent my special education students from going to jail. I worked for gang diversion project in East Lduring for year. I studied juvenile delinquency for masters program and sociology in my doctorate. There is lot of information about delinquency/criminality in socioeconomic data: poverty has high population densities, high aggression/physical abuse rates, etc. Sociologists know that “quiet” space is necessary for mental health and does not exist in households of poverty.

You’ll have to be very careful about making assumptions when reading about school statistics, because there are many factors and special conditions that go into those statistics. Drop-out rates may include those who are on the 5+ year plan but do not include those attending alternative schools, etc. Minors may be incarcerated or detention, but after certain number of absence days they are dropped from their home school enrollment. Some students the transfer for enrollment (accountability) purposes. Schools may also include those on minimum day or special arrangements (i.e., 1-2 hrs/day) to avoid drop-out figure (this fact figures into school accountability for current methods of evaluating schools after NCLB). way around laws for attending public schools is to sign up for home …

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Continuing Business Education Is Considered Cool
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Continuing Business Education Is Considered Cool

- by Harry Simson

Is now the right time to improve your business education? Are you working in the military and you want to be promoted, if so then you will need degree. If you work in logistics services or you are managing the financial affairs of military unit then it will certainly help to have business degree. In many companies and companies if you have business degree, you have upward mobility, and if you already have job, it makes sense to get degree so you stay with the company, and other people are laid off, while you receive promotion. This is where ongoing education comes in, and this might be an excellent time to get business degree. Let me explain.

It seems that there are seats available in some of the leading business schools in the country now, and they need to fill those seats, and therefore they might offer quote. Is it important where you get your business degree? Yes, it’s important on your resume, and not all business schools are the same. Some of the most popular may not be the best, so you still have to shop.

On September 17, 2012 there was an article in the Wall Street Journal entitled; “B-School Applicants Decline for the Fourth Year,” by MelissKorn. The article shows decrease of 20% in the last 2 years in some very famous business schools. Even the Yale School of Management has decreased almost 10% in the last two years.

Now that’s probably very good article for you …

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How Is Moodle CMS the Best for Education Websites?
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How Is Moodle CMS the Best for Education Websites?

- by Harry Simson

Moodle is a type of content management system (CMS) that is often used for learning and educational websites. Developing a learning website on the internet is very time consuming and the process can be quite long. In order to provide your students with a comfortable environment suitable for learning, you need to develop as website that does not only contain proper content but also easy to use.

One of the tools you will need in order to develop a good educational website is a content management system. A Moodle CMS can help you build an education website that will foster learning for all students. Moodle CMS can promote communication between the teacher and the student through the creation of an online community with chat rooms as well as forums. Aside from strengthening the bond between the teacher and student, it can also promote interaction among students. Through the communication tools available in Moodle CMS, teachers and students can always keep in touch.

Moodle CMS also has tools for assessing students. Through the student assessment tools, the teacher can easily monitor the progress of students as they go through the different lessons. There are different tracking tools which will help the teacher determine how well each student is doing in each task.

There are also multimedia learning tools that enable teachers to use different techniques in their lessons. Aside from using ordinary text, teachers can upload other teaching material such as videos and audio files to enhance learning among students.

Moodle …

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