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Why is the Majority of Your College Education a Waste of Time
Education today, to a great degree, is wasting time, money, and effort-the time and effort of the student and, to a great degree, the parents’ money. Let’s begin by dispelling the myth that teachers (for now let’s talk primary and secondary) are all that and a bag of chips. Teachers are not only given too [...]
Dear Mayor Villaraigosa, Our Schools Are In a Mess and I’d Like to Help
High school graduation rates in certain states, like California, New Mexico, Nevada, Texas, and ten others hovers around 50%. That’s close to a third of the U.S. At the top are states that graduate 80%, but most of those states don’t even have 1 million residents, such as North and South Dakota, and Montana, and [...]
College Tips to Help Save Time, Money, Aggravation, and Your Sanity: Career
Let’s begin with what you’re all shooting for in the first place (I hope): Career satisfaction and success In college, generally one thing is acquired: knowledge. Very rarely will you learn the critical skills and attitudes needed for success in your career or, for that matter, life (family, social, political, etc.) However, for now let’s [...]
An Objective Analysis of the Arbitrary Nature of Opinions and Mores is Essential to Your Success
What are perceived as “standards” or “the way things are done” is oftentimes set arbitrarily based only on that which benefits the individual or group who sets them. And equally as often, they are set to perpetuate the individual’s / group’s weaknesses and fears.
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