Tag: education

Everyone needs an education

And now, for a break in our scheduled programming. We all like a good joke, but we have to keep in mind the important things in life and to me, education is the number one priority. Whether you’re working in an office, or out on the road, your education is something you’ll carry around wherever you go. Luckily, you don’t need to take time off to study, as you can do things online, and here’s one option for all my friends in the US.

Western Governors University is one of the online universities that has a variety of courses ranging from teaching and health degrees, all the way to IT and business degrees. They are designed for people to participate remotely, at their own pace. They work on an interesting basis where you pay for a six-month term at a time, rather than for the credits you’re taking. They also offer scholarships and tuition aid if you require.

So if you want to do an online degree, whether its a business degree or something different, check them out; they might work well for you.

Learning maths

A ten year old boy was failing math. His parents tried everything from tutors to hypnosis, but to no avail.

Finally, at the insistence of a family friend, they decided to enroll their son in a private Catholic school.

After the first day, the boy’s parents were surprised when he walked in after school with a stern, focused and very determined expression on his face, and went right past them straight to his room, where he quietly closed the door.

For nearly two hours he toiled away in his room – with math books strewn about his desk and the surrounding floor. He emerged long enough to eat, and after quickly cleaning his plate, went straight back to his room, closed the door, and worked feverishly at his studies until bedtime. This pattern continued ceaselessly until it was time for the first quarter report card.

The boy walked in with his report card — unopened — laid it on the dinner table and went straight to his room. Cautiously, his mother opened it, and to her amazement, she saw a bright red ‘A’ under the subject of MATH. Overjoyed, she and her husband rushed into their son’s room, thrilled at his remarkable progress.

‘Was it the nuns that did it?’, the father asked. The boy only shook his head and said, ‘No.’

‘Was it the one-on-one tutoring? The peer-mentoring?’

‘No.’

‘The textbooks? The teachers? The curriculum?’

‘Nope,’ said the son. ‘On that first day, when I walked in the front door and saw that guy they nailed to the ‘plus sign,’ I just knew they meant business!’