My wife, Bobbie, and I have been teachers all of our adult lives. We have spent many years in both public and private institutions and, having survived a few years, we have seen almost every teaching innovation and/or gimmick the world has experienced. Bobbie is an accomplished musician and music teacher in elementary grades and…
If you have ever come across a couple of smart-looking (a.k.a. geeky) dudes speaking in Klingon or Vulcan, then you already know the answer to that question. If people can learn languages that are not on this planet from watching movies, then people can certainly do the same thing with any language spoken on this…
Backpacks are everywhere, and it’s no wonder. They free our hands. They hold lots of stuff. They simply give us a sense of freedom in knowing that we can toss our things inside and go. However, a backpack is only as good as the materials that it is made out of. Matching your needs with…
Have you ever been on the verge of doing something about losing weight but just never got around to it? Or like me you say to yourself ‘I’ll start my diet next week – I promise I will. Time slips by and finding time to choose a diet plan or motivate yourself to lose weight…
The mathematics education in the whole world stands in bad need for reform. The education quality is getting worse. We expect our children to be less capable than us in mathematics due to the low quality mathematics education at the high school level. I do not blame the high school teachers and I do not…
Living in a small town, there are often many small businesses owned by local individuals. Because these small towns are not often serviced by larger chain stores, the small businesses can thrive in such an environment. There is almost always a need for a new type of business or service to be provided. You can…
Do you enjoy wearing the latest clothing styles? Do you like spending hours browsing through some of the trendiest boutiques and shops, trying on the newest style? If you do, perhaps you can turn your love of fashion and style into a fun, interesting career by starting and completing a fashion degree. A fashion degree…
There sure seems to be a lot of bad news and economic reporting in our newspapers, and TV cable stations which play 24/7 and it is immediately obvious that bad news spreads a lot faster than good news. Obviously, the news media knows this, and therefore they advertise negative news over good news by 5…
Social networking sites have grown tremendously through the years that even business owners have started to use them to promote their products and services. And with all the available social community software products, they can pretty much set up their own social networking site instead of using Twitter, Facebook, and all other popular sites. But…
The Chinese Government has said that it will provide universal health care to all its 1.3 Billion People. Now, obviously this is not entirely so, and it will be nothing compared to those socialist nations that have such healthcare systems. Instead China promises to provide basic health needs, and even this has got many shaking…