When you’ve got multiple children, getting them ready for back to school can be a nightmare. Nevermind trying to get them back into schedules and routines or getting them past their anxieties of being in a new classroom with new teachers and students. The amount of money it’s going to cost you to make sure they all have the proper clothes, shoes, and supplies for the school year is outrageous.
[Read more…]The Journey of Continuing Education
There are lots of people who didn’t necessarily like education or the educational process when they were kids. That feeling may have lasted even through high school. But, as adults and professionals, and people who have been out in the world longer, the journey of continuing education is one that they gladly walk on.
A few categories of continuing education that adults will come across as they continue on their life journey include making sure that they get continuing education credits as professionals, having the desire to be a lifelong student, finding free resources online, and learning along with kids as they go through the scholastic process. [Read more…]
Is the Cost of Law School Becoming Out of Reach?
The thought of going to law school excites students passionate about becoming a lawyer and protecting clients from all levels of society. But the cost of law school particularly in the U.S. can sometimes discourage students and parents.
Apart from the tuition, one needs to consider other costs into the equation such as health insurance, books, other supplies, transportation, business attire and networking costs. If you’re targeting a school in the city, you will also need to take into account the high cost of living there.
New York City, for instance, is home to several prestigious law schools. According to the U.S. News & World Report’s law school ranking, a year’s tuition in the city ranges from more than $51,000 up to more than $58,000 but the total cost could reach up to more than $77,000 to include health insurance, books, computer use and other miscellaneous fees. [Read more…]
Choosing Where to Study Visual Arts
Choosing a school and area of study for your bachelor’s degree in the United States, there are a lot of things to consider. Due to the rising cost of obtaining a degree, it’s important to choose a discipline and school which will be worth the investment. It may seem like a gamble in these times to pursue a degree in visual arts.
However, there are actually many career options for those who obtain a visual arts degrees, some of which are extremely financially lucrative. If you’re looking to study visual arts, there are many factors to think about. It can be overwhelming to make the decision. What are some important questions to ask yourself when it comes to picking where to pursue your visual arts education?
Location
Regardless of your area of study, one of the most important questions is where the school is located. A bachelor’s degree typically takes four years to obtain. It’s important to your happiness and academic success to like the place you will be living during your studies. [Read more…]
Learning a New Language = Freedom
As you go about learning a language that is foreign to you, you will undoubtedly experience frustration time and again as pronunciations and subtle nuances get you tongue tied and pretty much boggled at the way native speakers react to your attempts. Still, learning a new language is always worth it because in the end every new language you learn frees you in more ways than one. So whether you choose to study Thai, French, Mandarin, or even Klingon, you can bet that it will benefit you the following ways:
Freedom to communicate – The most practical benefit that learning a new language brings is that it allows you to communicate more freely with other people. Whether you plan on using your communication skills for your business or to woo love interest, the important thing is that being able to converse in the same language will help (but not always ensure!) that you understand each other. Of course the language of the group of people (or the person) you need to communicate with will determine which language you need to study.
Freedom to appreciate – Learning a new language will allow you to appreciate things in a deeper level. For example, with books, even if you’ve read the translation, certain nuances and the natural cadence of the words will make the “same old story” seem like a new revelation and will be a completely different experience when read in its original language. Of course, when it comes to songs, we also know that while enjoying the beat is all well and good, the lyrics is what gives it the meat. So if you want to be able to appreciate more things in the world, learning more (than one) language is the way to go.
Freedom to empathise – 42-902 As you gain the ability to communicate in a new language you will not only learn to appreciate the language itself , but inevitably grow in understanding of the people and culture behind it. This leads to more empathy as you understand the strengths, weaknesses, and beauty that is present in each culture.
Freedom to think – Every new language you learn is another tool in your arsenal as an educated human being. It frees you to think in different ways 350-001 and reason more systematically as it opens you to new horizons. The new experiences that a new language can bring can help change your though pattern or at least consciously think and reason in a similar thought pattern that once was foreign (and impossible) to you. The different language constructs also exercises your brain and forces you to think differently so that even if you don’t get to really experience a new culture, the language skill itself will already make you think in new ways!
Hopefully the list above will inspire you to learn a new language and see you through all the many exercises that you need to go through if you are to learn Thai or any other language for that matter.
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