Education Process Help

When it comes to choosing majors in college, you might be feeling a little overwhelmed  – it’s hard to decide what you want to do with the rest of your life! My College Guide to the rescue! We’ve got a few tips to help you choose a college major that’s right for you – and your future!

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A job right out of college sounds nice, right? Well, there’s a few ways that you can figure out and narrow down your list of dream jobs – and the most employable majors! From the unique college major to the more unusual, some will make the job hunt a little easier on you than others – so, here’s a few questions to keep in mind when thinking “college major.”

Classes — What do you enjoy? Think about the types of classes that have kept you interested, the classes you’ve taken that you couldn’t wait until they started. Was it science, math, or lit

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When the Los Angeles Times announced it was releasing its analysis of how much value each one of 6,000 L.A. elementary school teachers had added to their classes, based on test scores, I knew how to test the validity of their project. I have spent much time in room 56 at Hobart Boulevard Elementary School in L.A., where fifth-grade teacher Rafe Esquith has proved himself to be, in my view, the best classroom teacher in the country — and certainly in his city.

Would the Times data back up Esquith’s exceptional quality, obvious to the thousands of people who have visited his classroom and to the audiences who see his ethnic Hispanic and Korean 10-year-olds produce and perform a Shakespeare play each year?

The Times released its ratings of all those teachers over the weekend. Fortunately for the paper, their numbers put Esquith in the top category: highly effective.

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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced plans to enact a rule that would change the way it oversees the Internet from a Title I “information service” to a Title II “telecommunications service.”

While this may sound like language familiar only to lawyers and lobbyists, it means that the FCC wants to apply the regulations from the 1930s telephone system to today’s Internet.

If the FCC is successful, private companies – from the large Internet backbone providers to software developers to people writing “apps” for smart phones – will have to abide by a potential avalanche of rules and regulations promulgated by the government rather than allowing the marketplace to pick winners and losers. Applications that are crucial – especially in the areas of education and health – may be stopped short of further development and deployment if the FCC puts its desire to have total control of the Internet ahead of the public good.

Right now, the FCC should not be centered on regulating the Internet with outdated laws. Read more…

This fall, the Farmers’ Museum in Cooperstown, NY will host four unique events celebrating the spirit and traditions of rural New York State and showcasing New York farming history. a four-course candlelit meal complete with period music and games at the museum’s historic Bump Tavern. Known for its hospitality, the Tavern has created a menu that follows a 19^th century theme. Tickets for the evening are $60 for non-members or $55 for museum members.

Towards the end of October, visitors can experience Things That Go Bump in the Night. The museum staff will guide a lantern-lit tour of the museum’s historic buildings and tell tales from the Louis C. Jones book “Things That Go Bump in the Night.” Tours take place on the evenings of October 23, 29 and 30. The cost is $10 per person; children under three can tour for free. Reservations are required.

As one of the oldest rural life museums in the United States, The Farmers’ Museum in Cooperstown, NY blurs the line between exhibition and working farm.

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