Changing your life around
One of my adult college degree students wrote the following on the Discussion Board in one of my online courses (and gave me permission to use the words, though not the name):"I too had a hard time in...
View ArticleSo convenient it's silly!
I just moved into a new neighborhood recently where it seems everyone on my block goes to some local community college. Funny enough, that school is where both my fiancé and I had originally started...
View ArticleCollege Educations?
I was sitting at the coffee shop this morning, listening to the news on TV and heard that college educations are not worth getting. It aggravated me so much as I disagree. Yes, maybe our economy is...
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The benefits of having a flexible school schedule???
Attending school as a non-traditional adult student is not always easy. Family and professional commitments can often be unexpected and take priority weekly adult college classes. Granite State...
View ArticleSummer Fun
Every year at about this time teachers begin to think of the end of the school year. One more month, one more week, 4 more days and counting. Why do teachers feel that way? Probably because they are...
View ArticleLearning
I never EVER liked school. EVER. Period. I hated that these grownups would stand in front of me and tell me to memorize this information, and if I spelled a word wrong I had to write it out ten times....
View ArticleA new Start!!
I had such a nice Sunday afternoon. I was invited to an old friend's house for a farewell party for both her young adults; they are leaving the state. One is moving to Seattle, Washington and other to...
View ArticleSetting a Good Example
In a recent class for the early childhood education major at GSC's Rochester NH college campus, we were talking about family strengths. One of those strengths revolved around encouragement and setting...
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On the Road Again...
Well, I am on the road again, visiting more of New Hampshire's SAUs. I am meeting with Superintendents, Special Education Directors, HR specialists, Principals and anyone else who might be connected...
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The Snow is falling!!
It is a beautiful morning in Michigan. I peered out my little kitchen window and was delightfully surprised to see a blanket of white snow. Yes, I am not used to the snow as I had lived in the south...
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The Lost Boys Of South Sudan ( Formerly known as Sudan)
If I was to appreciate one thing it would be my very striking journey from my homeland and those who gave me refuge in their countries. I left my country due to the civil war that had put the country...
View ArticleWhat to major in??
We dream of our perfect career that we will land once we finish your degree and maybe we should be thinking about the type of degree we get, employable degrees. Employable, what a concept to think...
View ArticleCould aggressive parents use a course in Child Psychology at Granite State...
I was horrified to read that an annual Easter egg hunt in Colorado Springs has been canceled this year. Was it because the kiddies misbehaved? Was there some egg-throwing that got out of hand?...
View ArticleLife is so short. Build to Last!
Here it is Thursday morning and a new day. My mind seems to be thinking about life, what mine is like and how blessed I truly am. Life is short which is why there is no time like the present. The...
View ArticleYou can run, but you can’t hide—in online.
You can run, but you can’t hide—in online. If you have never taken an online course, or have free floating anxiety about logging into a classroom, please read on. Some of the potential students I meet...
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