Education Articles
Tuesday, October 30th, 2007
My friends have been a little old for college. But it has been a second chance for them, or rather a third one...
So this time they wanted to do it right.
Unfortunately, their curriculum included Physics. Colleges usually discourage specialization. Colleges want graduates to be more or less universally educated.
They were my friends, so quite naturally they turned to me to get the extra explanations they felt they'd need to swallow that indigestible stuff. Teach me physics. And I explained. And waved my hands. And ... - and I finally realized that it was not physics in the first place, ... [
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Saturday, October 27th, 2007
If you've spent three or even four years going through college then you'll know
how hard it is to leave it all behind. It's kind of home from home, where you're
surrounded by like minds, and it can be a real wrench when you finally do
graduate, even though that was your original aim in going there.
Or maybe you haven't been through college or university at all, but are just
setting out. If so, the anticipation and feelings of liberation and prospects of
a glorious future will be uppermost. Finishing college can be a relief, just as
it can be a downer. And starting out too ... [
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Sunday, March 4th, 2007
By Amba Dubois
Accredited online degree programs are college programs that are offered over the Internet by certified schools and universities. Accredited online degree programs are tested and approved by state or national education review boards. There are many different types being offered on the Internet. These programs include degrees in many different fields such as accounting, law, business management and healthcare.
A few well-known schools that offer accredited online degree programs are Phoenix University, Concord Law School and Pierce University. Accredited online degree programs usually offer a completely off-site program, meaning that the student can access everything they will need to ... [
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Sunday, March 4th, 2007
By Amba Dubois
An accredited online degree is a college degree that is received through Internet studies offered by an accredited college. This means that the school or university that is offering the degree has been approved by a national or state board of education.
In order to offer an accredited online degree a college must offer its course work and lesson requirements to the board of education for approval. The board will then go through that course work and make sure that it adheres to the industry standards for completion.
When contemplating completing any type of degree over the Internet it is ... [
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Sunday, March 4th, 2007
By Michael Carter
As tuition rates at many colleges continues to rise, the limits that students may borrow each year has stayed the same.
Dependent undergraduates may borrow up to $2,625 their freshman year, $3,500 their sophomore year and $5,500 for each remaining year in Stafford Loans.
Students classified as independent from parents, may qualify for additional unsubsidized loans. Dependent students may also receive unsubsidized loans if parents do not qualify for a PLUS loan.
Unsubsidized loans can be a double edged sword -- they allow the student to pay for college, but borrowers do not receive the interest free benefit of subsidized loans.
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Sunday, March 4th, 2007
By Stephanie Tuia
A new supervisor is hired to anchor a gardening project that has fallen apart. The last supervisor walked out on the job because he was overwhelmed with the high expectations of the project. The new supervisor is in charge of ten teenage workers, five young women and five young men, all of whom are not thrilled to be working on a summer day. As the new replacement, the supervisor is in charge of landscaping the lawn and garden areas that garnish a business complex. The complex manager has informed the supervisor that he has a three hour time ... [
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