Archive for the 'Education' Category

Graduating from college at 40

Graduating from college at 40, feels like the end to a long, lopsided journey. As a non-traditional age student you are surrounded by youth and ingenuity. Younger students type faster, maneuver through power point presentations with ease, and ruthlessly text on their cell phones in class. Although attending classes on campus is the traditional way [...]

Online Degrees A New Way of Learning

I find the idea of getting a degree online very appealing. We all need more flexibility these days, and many people who might not otherwise be able to take academic courses due to their schedules and locations can now choose from a host of schools that offer online degrees.  As distance learning has become increasingly [...]

Train to be a Hacker

The old phrase “it takes a crook to catch a crook” applies to the modern day IT world.  There are individuals in the world whose specialize in exploiting system vulnerabilities either for profit or pleasure.  These individuals are known as hackers.  If you are a hacker did you know that you can train to become [...]

Why a Single Parent Would Pursue an Associates Degree

Working men and women who find themselves raising children alone may feel that they have no choice but to stay at their current job, even if it is unfulfilling or doesn’t pay enough to make ends meet.
What they don’t realize is that an aa degree can greatly increase their ability to make great money doing [...]

Who Still Needs School Supply Lists?

The beginning of the school year has already come and gone and the semester is now underway. However, you may find that you didn’t get everything that you needed to get through the rest of the year without purchasing additional items. You might need to make a school supply list and to do a second [...]