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cosmicspeck
I recently met my father. It's a complicated story I've written about before. Another complicated story is how I ran away from home without my high school diploma. Even if I had my diploma (I did graduate, but ran off before it was in...
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Written on July 1st, 2012
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starstruck2xtrme
These days you can barely get a job anywhere with out having a diploma or being enrolled in college .. I cant stress to my kids enough that they will have to work hard in school and ill have to work even harder to help them...
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Written on September 14th, 2007
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XxMistressMoonxX
In my opinion, education is an important tool for success in life. I'm not saying you have to be educated to be successful, I'm only saying it will exponentially increase your chances of attaining a better career. This is just my...
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Written on May 24th, 2013
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Josie06
"The task of the modern educator is not to cut down jungles, but to irrigate deserts." ~ C. S. Lewis
"I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think." ~ Socrates
"It seems to me that...
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Written on February 13th, 2009
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smithmartin
There may arise a situation when things don’t go the way you want them to. You must be sincerely doing your job but will be failing to get the desired results. Causes can be anything. You may not be satisfied of the current career...
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Written on February 19th, 2013
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unsaved
I've had my children enrolled at a public school for the last few years, and I thought we would have a much more positive experience than what we have been getting. The school has a good academic reputation, so I naively thought it...
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Written on March 21st, 2013
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BusinessToday
This might help!
Many people rely on "Help Wanted" advertisements to find employment.
Don't!
Look beyond that.
There's an enormous iceberg of jobs under the surface in the U.S. economy.
You can't see them because they go unfilled...
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Written on September 3rd, 2012
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represcent
Education is important for our society and for each person in it.
The traditional way of getting an education is by attending school, college, or university. But there are other ways to learn about a subject, to absorb knowledge...
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Written on May 6th, 2012
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mizzen123
If so, what is your experience of it, positive or negative?
This sprung from a conversation I had a few days ago with other Learning Support Assistants in the college where I work. We feel we have the professional and interpersonal...
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Written on July 12th, 2011
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statickandy
Education, yep, definitely important. My parents drilled that into my head ever since I was a kid. Why? Well...
See, I live somewhere near the slums. We own the land we live on, but nearly everyone else is what the government calls an...
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Written on September 24th, 2012
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vintage01
One must have this innate feeling of going to school not because they have to but because it is the best thing to do. The responsibilities might be too many to handle , but sooner one will realize how education can change one's life...
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Written on September 15th, 2012
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landouch
when i com back in time and try to figure out when i started to love the English language this much i really cant remember!!!i lost track v time!!! iv always been in love with Shakespear's lang!!!my most fav hobby as burying myself in...
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Written on December 29th, 2010
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Micayla
I firmly believe that education can lead to some great things. I also believe that educated people are not. by this I mean we can receive education from other arenas besides schools. Being book smart does not make on able to use common...
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Written on August 27th, 2008
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ILoveAllah
I do think education is important.
Education is a shield against ignorance. It is a key that opens up many doors. Work hard, learn, understand, just struggle for a few years so that you can be stable for many many years. For...
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Written on December 12th, 2010
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zbignue
I hated school while growing up. Got mostly barely passing grades in all but a few subjects, where the teacher made the subject interesting to me, and those I aced. But, at age 16 I dropped out and at 17 joined the navy. A Liutenant...
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Written on March 4th, 2012
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iKnowYoUhAtemE
As Rancho put it:
Chase knowledge and success will chase you!
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Written on April 4th, 2013
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CrazyHippieChick
I don't think an education is only important for getting a good paying job, blah, blah, blah.
I think I know that, especially since I am going to need 40,000-50,000 for school EACH year. No duh, I wouldn't be willing to pay this much...
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Written on December 29th, 2010
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notdarcy
Aristotle said education was life,or words to that effect.
Life is certainly an education.
I just want to avoid learning the hard way any more than I have to.
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Written on May 15th, 2009
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lostlittlefirefly
Education is important to everyone, its key to your self-confidence, to becoming a strong and resilient individual, but that doesn't necessarily mean formal education. Life is an education, you can learn alot from other people, from...
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Written on May 16th, 2012
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boarderccb
I believe that being educated, especially in a liberal arts setting, opens a person's mind to a certain degree. I feel that through the courses you take and the experiences you undergo, communication skills are better, prejudices...
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Written on December 4th, 2008
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