Among the http://www.michiganshakespearefestival.com/ to be performed this summer in the Midwest is "The Tempest". The Michigan Shakespeare Festival will be performing "The Tempest" on July 14, 17, 19, 23, 25, and August 1st. To give you a little background on "The Tempest", I have included this very informative article.The Tempest is the last complete play, which Shakespeare is believed to have written. In many ways it is unlike any other of his...more
School-leavers keen to take a degree but scared of racking up thousands of pounds of debt in Britain are being offered tempting packages - and the chance of an adventure - by universities in Asia.Harvard and Yale, the prestigious American universities, already offer lucrative funding to poach the brightest British teenagers. But now they face new competition from the East. Universities from South Korea, Malaysia, Indonesia, Taiwan and Thailand...more
It's always great to see students study hard to get good grades, which in turn will help guarantee a bright future academically and for career. It will enable graduates to get their foot in the door in the fields of their choice.However, after more than twenty years working in the corporate world, I can say that grades and even technical skills do not determine how successful a person will be professionally. Instead, the most important factor that will determine how far one will go in career involves dealing with others, ie., people skills.People skills are how effective one deals with many different types of individuals on a daily basis. The wider the range of others in terms of ages, cultures and company levels that one can deal with, the better that person's skill level. It doesn't matter which field whether it's medicine, law, engineering, journalism, the arts, one of the trades or any other career as the most successful individuals in each area are not necessarily the ones who had the highest school grades or those who are the most technically gifted. Instead, the top stars in each field are the ones with the best people skills. Unfortunately, people or 'soft' skills as they...more
America has always been referred to as a melting pot, but ideally, it's a place where we strive to invite everyone to celebrate exactly who they are. As the US population is becoming increasingly diverse and technology makes the world feel increasingly smaller, it is time to make every classroom a multicultural classroom.What is Multicultural...more
Court reporting is the process of transcribing the spoken word during court hearings, official proceedings and live events. The field itself is quiet steady in its growth, growing with the national average (according to the bureau of labor statistics) and the work itself is now supported with technology which reduces time and effort and improves...more
Effective teaching and learning opposes the drive-thru mentality our culture broadcasts. K12 teachers with learning going-on in their classes are capturing student attention with innovative strategies and engaging material. My intention with this article is to equip educators with three easy to implement strategies. I've used them and so have thousands of other successful teachers. But, putting them into service without laying the foundation fundamentals won't do much good.I've journeyed in successful careers covering business and education. Both endeavors have unique and specific foundation characteristics; those qualities that can make or break success. Let's take a minute to review what must be put into practice to have learning opportunities show up - no matter where your classroom is located or what subject is being discussed. To review current research on the ideas being covered here you can browse the resources at Education Reporting™.Foundation Characteristic #1An OAR is the essential tool for teaching. It's the tool that allows you to guide your lesson, measure knowledge transfer - learning, and make adjustments along the way. It's true that every educator has their style...more
University of Hertfordshire is an ambitious and entrepreneurial university, which represent the Queen's Award for Enterprise. University of Hertfordshire is ranked 11th for its teaching quality and was officially certified as fair trade university in...more
Are you waiting to start university, coming to the end of your degree or looking for an interesting and challenging way to spend your gap year? Then a summer internship in Paris may be just for you. Paris is one of the most exciting cities in the...more
Today, competent and competitive businesses don't succeed using ideas or technology from yesterday. K12 schools are no different. The makeup of classrooms varies considerably from the past: students are digital, a growing number express restless...more
Strategic thinking is regarded as an essential core competency for leadership positions. In fact, many organizations already use this competency, among others, to appraise and evaluate the performance of their executives and leaders. Thus, a...more
Outliers: The Story of SuccessBy Malcolm GladwellLittle, Brown and Company, November 2008.Malcolm Gladwell is the bestselling author of The Tipping Point and Blink. His latest book, Outliers, has been on the best seller list of The New York Times for...more
Hello All Dissertation Students,I am in the process of finding out a topic for a anthropology dissertation , more specifically in forensic anthropology. Although I am quite sure what I want to do, I am interested in having views of others in the...more