Being Smart about Gifted Education: A Guidebook for Educators and Parents
Written for both parents and educators who work with children of advanced abilities, Drs. Matthews and Foster present practical strategies to identify and nurture exceptionally high ability in children. They promote the mastery (rather than the mystery) model of gifted education and challenge several common practices and assumptions. They offer ways to determine each child’s level of learning and say that it is simply appropriate to provide the educational experienc… More >>
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Listing Education on a Resume
So you’ve gone to the time, expense and effort to complete some aspect of formal education. Or maybe you started to work on this, but then inevitably, life happened… had to take a job to pay the bills, got married, had kids, moved, etc. etc. There’s a universe of things that life can throw at you that can interrupt even the most well-intentioned plans for education.
There are some rules of thumb out there when listing education on a resume which should be considered.
1. DON’T list the year you graduated. Unless you are in an education, government, scientific or highly technical field where having a date of graduation is essential, please don’t broadcast how old you are by including this information. (Human resource managers do the math!) Sure, if you are an adult learner who just got done with a degree, it’s new and important to you just like it is to a person fresh out of high school who immediately went to college. However, resist the temptation to perhaps look younger by listing the graduation date!
With the exception of the four fields mentioned above, the cold, hard truth about education is this:
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Distance Learning Online – Distance Education Program
One of the best things that the Internet has produced is the ability for distance online education providers the chance to educate people all over the world from their computer.
With the global economy being as competitive as it is, people from all over the world can learn online. Online education doesn’t just mean college courses. The sky is the limit on the certifications you can gain online. There are people right now taking courses for careers covering every aspect of our economy. Distance learning can educate people in fields such as:
Computer Certifications
There are hundreds of thousands of online students taking Microsoft training courses, Cisco, Internet Security, Web Design, Programming, and on and on…