Archive for October, 2009
States Lowering Standards Won’t Improve Education
October 30, 2009 9:57 am Career AdviceIn order to try and improve their test scores many states decided to try a tactic to raise their test scores. They decided to lower their standards and believe that students reading and math skills at their grade level will improve. The scores will increase but and show that students are improving when they haven’t truly mastered the skill.
Teach English, See the World
October 29, 2009 10:40 am Career AdviceThe desire to travel, to some extent, is fed by certain, unique sensations that are impossible to experience otherwise. For some, it’s the strange dance that millions of people, bicycles, cars and busses perform daily in the streets of Ho Chi Min or Bangkok. For others it’s seeing firsthand the masterpieces that have been preserved for hundreds of years in the ancient cathedrals and monuments of Europe. For me, it’s the smell of earthy spices and the cry of the Imam five times a day from the minarets. Whatever it is, millions of us catch the bug and feel the need to see the distant corners of the world.
Contest Challenges Users to Tell “Scariest Freaking Story Ever” – Winner gets new Amazon Kindle
October 15, 2009 8:37 am Press ReleasesClassesandCareers.com is challenging its users to submit their most shiver-inducing tales for their Scariest Freaking Story Ever Contest 2009. The entry with the most votes will win a new Amazon Kindle. Entries range from bloody to bone-chilling, to true life accounts, to fictional short stories.
Young Unemployed Face Long-Term Damage
October 14, 2009 9:50 am EconomyUnemployment has ravaged almost every part of the global workforce. Yet this economic slump has hurt young people the most. Individuals between the ages of 16 and 24 are having the hardest time finding jobs. Even though some dropped out of high school; many are college graduates and have even gone on to earn MBAs and law degrees.
Food Scavengers Win Prizes with New Contest – Students answer the question: “What do you do to get free food?”
October 13, 2009 11:11 am Press ReleasesAmerican Fork, UT (ClassesandCareers.com) October 13, 2009 – ClassesandCareers.com is inviting readers to submit their best tips on scavenging for free food to win a host of prizes in their new contest, Student Scavenger Contest 2009. Entries range from desperate to funny to despicable. The contest asks readers to share their original "starving student" stories [...]
Child Atop Van Riding Down Highway
October 9, 2009 2:20 pm FYIAn Alabama mother has been charged with endangering the welfare of her child. The child was riding in a cardboard box on top of her van down a highway. Albertville police arrested the 37-year-old mother. Police received several phone calls that a minivan on the highway had a child riding on top.
Scholarships Offered to Active Military
October 9, 2009 10:58 am Career Advice, Online EducationOfficers in the armed forces are making education a top priority to deployed soldiers. “Knowledge is power. If a Marine takes advantage of education opportunities while they’re in the military, it will make them more competitive within their military occupation specialty and in the civilian workforce,” Gunnery Sgt. Anthony Forbes, says. The military offers help [...]
US Marines Enjoy Free Education
October 9, 2009 10:54 am Career Advice, Online EducationMarines are the few, the proud, and now… the educated. Universities across the nation participate in the Yellow Ribbon Program, allowing veterans to obtain a college degree for free. Kevin Keller was released from the Marine Corps in February of this year. He began his freshman year in August at Denver University studying business. [...]
Higher Education Equals Higher Salary
October 9, 2009 10:43 am Career Advice, Online EducationWith unemployment as low as ever, many have gone back to the books to get better degrees. Along with better job opportunities, more education is bringing these jobseekers higher paychecks. “People are going back to school for better or completely new degrees,” says Donna Graham at ClassesandCareers.com. “They see the necessity to be more competitive [...]
