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Learn New Ways to Acquire Skills
New Ways to Acquire Skills for Personal Growth and Development Regular classes and school projects are not enough to acquire personal development skills for teenagers. Acquiring new skills for personal growth is beneficial in so many ways. Not only does it open your chances of having multiple career opportunities, it also shows your willingness to learn new knowledge and skills, even if you do not meet the prerequisites of the job role.
By Shivam Aryan4 years ago in Education
The Top 5 Profitable Side Income Sources
If you've been seeking a means to increase your income while maintaining a full-time job or pursuing other activities, this article will get you started.
By Dolvie N.4 years ago in Education
Do Teachers Have to Dress professionally?
Although I believe that it's a good idea to err in the direction of having a professional appearance, I've come to realize that the answer is that it's up to you.
By Ella Heavens4 years ago in Education
WHY I TEACH-Part 5: Hello, I’m the devil
I went to the first teacher and faculty meeting Wednesday morning. A hundred or so people milled around the chairs lining the floor of the library. On a table by the entrance, pre-packaged danishes and blueberry muffins were neatly arranged next to mini cartons of orange juice and a large metal coffee urn.
By Kelley M Likes4 years ago in Education
The Myth of Laziness
As a teacher and a parent, nothing can get my ire up faster than hearing, “Oh, he’s just lazy,” as a blanket excuse for a child’s lack of success, be it in the classroom or on the field. If only he could try harder; if only she were not so lazy all the time, they could do amazing things…
By Samantha Jensen4 years ago in Education
Teachers as Mentors
One Bad Apple I was always fortunate enough to have teachers that cared about teaching. But, there was one case where I had a teacher who ate their lunch during class. We learned nothing in this class. Back in the 1980s, I had one teacher who was supposed to teach Spanish. She would sit down instead and have her Chinese takeout. The teacher would tell us that this was the only time she had available for her lunch since she was studying for her master’s degree.
By Anna cruz4 years ago in Education
We Tired Teachers
A recent series of events has led me to consider leaving my profession as a teacher. The idea had never passed my mind before, until yesterday. I am not alone in this. 1 in 4 teachers have left education as a profession entirely. Grading, lesson planning, counseling, and all the other tasks we have to do are already incredibly overwhelming. It's enough to burn out the strongest of us already, but I have never experienced a year like this.
By Dani Ash4 years ago in Education
Only Parents Can Guarantee the Success of their Kids
Are charter schools the answer? Everyone has had a great deal of contact with public education. Everyone is an expert — or so they think. We began a grand tradition in the United States to educate everyone. Many people would argue that our experiment has failed.
By Gary Janosz4 years ago in Education
The Joy of Reading. Top Story - November 2021.
If there's one skill I value above all others, it is the ability to read. My mom told me that at an early age I could read back some of my favorite stories, though she wasn't sure whether I had just memorized them. In any event, reading came easily to me and I was always quite good at it.
By Marco den Ouden4 years ago in Education
Why is Art Education So Boring?
I was talking to a musician friend the other day about our respective childhood art educations. It really struck me how the things we learned as young students have turned out to be pretty much at odds with the overall nature of art as we practice it now. As a kid, I remember spending a lot of time learning technical skills and principles like reading music, arpeggios, cross-hatching, color wheels; and then perfecting music pieces* and diligently completing art assignments. No class time or guidance was granted to the process of originating pieces that were personally meaningful to us and sprung from our own minds. That was a shadowy activity that wasn’t really acknowledged and sometimes even ridiculed by teachers.
By Nadya Goest4 years ago in Education
2 Strengths Of Non-Native English Teachers
The ESL community is separated into two sides: native English teachers and non-natives English teachers. The seven countries* and the rest of the world. While natives get the best opportunities, non-natives struggle to find some respectable offers. This is how the system works. Experience and education come after nationality. Sometimes, even the professional background does not matter if the applicant is American or British.
By Ayoub Bouamri4 years ago in Education
My Instructional Designer Self-Training Plan
I’m currently in a transition period between being an ESL instructor and an Instructional Designer (ID). There are many transferable skills that I can utilize in my new career. These are not limited to curriculum planning, understanding learners needs, writing educational content and editing writing content.
By Carrie4 years ago in Education