Education rewards its possessors with freedom of the mind as well as success in the marketplace. Nothing adds to a life like opening the doors of the brain and allowing ideas to enter and state their cases. The personal benefits of education are multiple. Learning brings self-satisfaction as well as respect in the community, and [...]
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Good teachers are rare, and few people, including school administrators who hire teachers, know what it takes to be one. Although some of the qualities of good teachers are subtle, many of them are identifiable. Here is a list of sixteen traits that excellent teachers have in common: 1. Knowledge of the subject matter [...]
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Success in the twenty-first century will require the development of skills and the acquisition of knowledge that seem foreign to us. Although we need not believe that everything we presently know will be worthless in a globalized economy, we must prepare as never before to face global competition. In order to keep up with the [...]
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It could happen in a sports bar or in the comfort of someone’s home. You hook up with a group of friends to watch a big game on a large-screen television, and just as the spectacle begins, everyone speculates on the outcome. One person proclaims that team A will win, and the others are sure [...]
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