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Junior Faculty Balancing Act: Teaching, Part I

My website poll of 96 junior faculty members has an unequivocal winner. The poll asks, "What is the hardest part about being a junior faculty member?" Over a third of the respondents chose "Teaching takes up so much time" as...
Gina HiattDecember 13, 2005

10 Tips for Easy Fundraising with Memorial Bricks

So, you’re looking for a fundraising project for a school, sports team or construction project and you’re thinking about engraved bricks. Brick fundraising is pretty simple, but what are the pitfalls?
Elaine JohnsonDecember 13, 2005

Organic Chemistry 101

Organic chemistry is a branch and specific discipline of chemistry. Organic chemistry deals specifically with the properties, structure, and composition of organic compounds.
John MclainDecember 13, 2005

Becoming A Police Officer, Firefighter & Postal Exam Just Became Easier

With the economy the way it is today, large numbers of people, both young and old are looking for a long term career which has some stability. The most common of which are police officers, firefighters, and postal employees.
Donna MoranDecember 12, 2005

What is Blooms Taxonomy?

What is Bloom's taxonomy and how can a teacher apply Bloom's taxonomy to classroom lesson plans?Bloom's taxonomy was originally created Benjamin Bloom for categorizing and classifying levels of intellectual learning that commonly...
Adam WaxlerDecember 12, 2005

How to Get into a Top UK University Even If You Don't Have the Right Qualifications

How to Get into a Top UK University Even If You Don't Have the Right QualificationsIf you have a strong desire to study at a UK university, but do not have the necessary qualifications, this short article describes the perfect route for you.The...
Tony RadfordDecember 12, 2005

4-year Colleges vs. Technical Schools: Your Choice

College is not for everyone, but that does not mean you shouldn’t pursue some sort of higher education or job training. When you think about your future, what do you envision?
Kate LeasDecember 12, 2005

Branson Brains - But Parents Put Me Down The Mine

Lack of communication in the education system of yesterday deprived many a scholar of becoming the next Richard Branson, due to the fact the importance of having an education behind you was never first and foremost on our list of studies unlike it...
Kacy CarrDecember 12, 2005

The Role of Private Enterprise in Putting Man into Space

Has NASA, the monolithic space agency, failed in it's quest to put man out into the cosmos? Will profit coupled with man's need to explore be the driving engine which sends man into the cosmos?
Thomas SullivanDecember 12, 2005

Capitalizing On The Benefits Of A Foreign Language Translation Firm

In today’s ever-expanding world of business on an ever-shrinking planet, not only is it easy to market your organization’s products and services globally, but it is also just good business sense.
John DavisonDecember 12, 2005