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		<title>Online Doctorate Degrees Can Advance Your Career</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 07:41:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In my work as a career consultant, I often come across clients whose careers suddenly stall out after 10 or 15 years. These are highly motivated and qualified people who, after receiving a promotion or two, find themselves stagnating in the same position with no prospects of advancement. Whenever that happens, my advice is usually [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In my work as a career consultant, I often come across clients whose careers suddenly stall out after 10 or 15 years. These are highly motivated and qualified people who, after receiving a promotion or two, find themselves stagnating in the same position with no prospects of advancement. Whenever that happens, my advice is usually the same: it&#8217;s time to get more education. Even those who already possess as Master&#8217;s would do well to obtain a Ph.D. to show employers that they&#8217;re serious about getting ahead. With plenty of schools now offering online doctorate degrees, this is easier to achieve than ever before.</p>
<p>I have recommended online doctorate degrees to numerous clients, and many have followed through on my advice. From their feedback, I&#8217;ve gathered that the main obstacle to starting a program is selecting a school. That&#8217;s because the options are virtually limitless, as students don&#8217;t have to pick up and move halfway across the country in order to attend the college or university of their choice. Thanks to these Internet-based classes, students can enroll in any educational institution without regard to location, which gives them greater flexibility when evaluating different online doctorate degrees.<span id="more-75"></span>In order to find out what&#8217;s available, it&#8217;s important to check out all the leading Ph.D. programs from top universities. You should definitely compare degree requirements, tuition fees, research opportunities, and financial aid availability before selecting a specific school. Obviously, not all online doctorate degrees are the same in terms of how rigorous the curriculum is or how much the tuition costs. You can end up saving thousands of dollars on your degree by comparing programs, applying for grants or financial aid, and enrolling in a program that requires fewer credits for completion. If money is a concern, then this type of comparison shopping is a must.</p>
<p>While you&#8217;re researching top doctoral programs, another thing to check for is whether or not the school is accredited. By now, distance education has become so widespread that most people already know that without accreditation, any degree you get won&#8217;t be worth the paper it&#8217;s printed on. But it&#8217;s worth repeating here. Only accredited online doctorate degrees deserve your time, effort, and money. If a school is not accredited, then you&#8217;re basically buying a sham credential that won&#8217;t do you or your career any good in the long run.</p>
<p>Now is as good a time as any to pursue your degree via the Internet. Getting more education is never a bad idea, and can lead to higher job satisfaction, career advancement, salary increases, respect from your peers, and greater self-esteem. Whether you want to specialize in Clinical Psychology, Public Policy, Social Work, Education, or any other field, there are online doctorate degrees for you. Check out a program you like and get started today!</p>
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		<title>Get your Degree from Accredited Universities Online</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 03:55:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Educator</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Education is the key to success in America. Hard work can get you far, but some doors will always stay closed if you don&#8217;t have the right key to open them: a degree. And while education costs are sky-rocketing, it still remains the best investment you can make. And one of the most attractive options [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Education is the key to success in America. Hard work can get you far, but some doors will always stay closed if you don&#8217;t have the right key to open them: a degree. And while education costs are sky-rocketing, it still remains the best investment you can make. And one of the most attractive options is to get a degree from one of many accredited universities online.</p>
<p>There are numerous accredited universities online and the numbers are growing. Accredited universities online offer many advantages you might not get from a traditional junior or community college or even a four year university. The flexibility you get from accredited universities online is right at the top of that list. You can now complete your coursework from the comfort of your home, whether it&#8217;s during the evenings, weekends or over the summer.</p>
<p>A degree from any of the accredited universities online have the same value and worth as a degree from traditional schools. How is that? Well, accredited universities online go through a process of accreditation, just like regular schools. Reaching this accreditation is an impartial validation that the school in question is providing as quality of an education as other accredited universities, online or otherwise.</p>
<p>Accredited universities online aren&#8217;t just distance learning programs anymore. Many traditional schools and accredited universities are online as well, using their own distance learning extension programs. Those accredited universities online are the fancy private and state schools also!<span id="more-70"></span>And while you might have trouble affording the tuition, accredited universities online offer lower tuition costs. How? They simply do not have the same level of expenditures that traditional &#8220;brick and mortar&#8221; schools do. They don&#8217;t have to pay for the real estate. They don&#8217;t have to pay to maintain the real estate. These lower costs mean lower tuitions. And remember, many accredited universities online offer financial aid and scholarships. Furthermore, many lenders offer student loans that apply to accredited universities online &#8211; and you&#8217;ll be hard pressed to find a better interest rate than from a student loan.</p>
<p>When considering accredited universities online, you want to find the best class quality, the usabilities of their web site and learning tools and the reputation that the degrees have. Not all accredited universities online are created equal just like campus schools, so make sure you look at plenty before making writing any tuition checks.</p>
<p>Whether you&#8217;re looking to jump into that new career of your dreams or enhance your potential in the career you&#8217;re already in, accredited universities online are the key you need to get the job you have always wanted. It&#8217;s the best investment you can make.</p>
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		<title>Creative Writing Class</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 06:45:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Educator</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I took my first creative writing class, I was only a teenager. There was a creative writing enrichment program at an art college down the street, and I thought that I could use it as a way to develop my poetry. My parents liked the idea a lot. They loved my writing, and they [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When I took my first creative writing class, I was only a teenager. There was a creative writing enrichment program at an art college down the street, and I thought that I could use it as a way to develop my poetry. My parents liked the idea a lot. They loved my writing, and they wanted to see me take it as far as I could.</p>
<p>I was very excited about creative writing classes, and the course didn&#8217;t disappoint me. I had had some opportunity to write creatively in high school, of course, and I spent a lot of time on my own writing poetry and short stories. Nonetheless, that creative writing class was beyond anything I had ever done. Being able to work with a more experienced, established writer one on one to refine my writing techniques was just an incredible thrill for me. The other students were very talented, so it was also nice to be able to work in such great company.</p>
<p>From the very first day, the teacher was careful to tailor the creative writing workshop to our needs. She worked individually with every student to find out our expectations, then met with us as a class. We each got to talk about the things that we liked to write, what we wanted to learn, and how we anticipated getting there.  She shared her own background as a writer with us, and even shared some of her own writing.<span id="more-61"></span>I wrote dozens of poems in my creative writing class, and workshopped most of them. It was really nice to be able to painstakingly perfect each poem. At first, it was a little bit scary. I had never been asked to edit my poems carefully before, and the experience was tough. Nonetheless, everyone was very supportive. Being in a creative writing class means being surrounded by people who know what it is like to put yourself out there for the judgments of other people. There were always positive comments, and plenty of encouragement along the way.</p>
<p>By the time the creative writing class was done, I knew that I wanted to spend my career as a writer. As soon as I graduated high school, I enrolled in the creative writing program At the big state college. Although I wasn&#8217;t able to take a creative writing class my first semester, I did get some fascinating literature courses from the very beginning. Pretty soon, I was taking poetry workshops, fiction writing courses and many other fascinating classes in composition.  It seemed like every creative writing class was better than the last. I have to say that studying to be a writer was probably one of the most fascinating and rewarding chapters of my life so far.</p>
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		<title>Literacy and adult education are issues important to everyone&#8217;s prosperity!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2009 11:25:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is an appalling fact that approximately 25% of America&#8217;s adult population is functionally illiterate! These are figures compiled by the government. What is functionally illiterate? If a person is unable to fill out a form, or job application without help, they are considered to be functionally illiterate. It&#8217;s easy to see that this person [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>I</strong>t is an appalling fact that approximately 25% of America&#8217;s adult population is functionally illiterate! These are figures compiled by the government. What is functionally illiterate? If a person is unable to fill out a form, or job application without help, they are considered to be functionally illiterate. It&#8217;s easy to see that this person would have a hard time in the marketplace, which impacts the entire society. If someone can&#8217;t get or hold a job, society suffers as a whole.</p>
<p>Literacy and adult education goes hand in hand. Due to failures in the public education system, kids are graduating from high school unable to read or find New York City on a map. The school system has put them out in the real world without sufficient skills to manage their own life. These kids seldom pursue literacy and adult education, becoming resigned to menial jobs with no future.</p>
<p>An impoverished and uneducated population is not good for any of us. Being in a state of poverty with no prospects open in the future also leads to these kids getting into drugs and drug dealing. It simply becomes the point of least resistance. Although they know the consequences of getting caught, they get too into this method of making quick, easy money. Many become addicts along the way. Young, uneducated women may get married early, soon having kids to support which only worsens the situation. Others, with diminished self-esteem, fall into prostitution. The problem with impoverished families is that, lacking functional literacy and adult education, this creates a cycle of poverty that can go on for generations. Divorce rates among young people with these problems is particularly high, when compared with other age groups with a better education.</p>
<p>While there are some free literacy and adult education programs, if you can&#8217;t read, how will you ever know about them? It seems that it would be a smart idea to be proactive about ending this cycle of poverty.</p>
<p>The current public education system has failed these people. However, the current policies virtually punish these individuals. The young woman, now single, with three kids, is given a welfare payment allotment and is chided to get a job. The amount given is insufficient to afford a living, so that person falls further and further into poverty. What is this young woman to do? Some states will pay for day care, but the process takes 3-4 months for approval. If she doesn&#8217;t look for work, because she has to watch her children, she is disqualified to receive her welfare payment. The current policies create a catch-22 situation. Which, unfortunately causes some to begin taking some of the other illegal options, requiring neither literacy or adult education.<span id="more-35"></span>A more cost-effective and long term solution lies in funding literacy and adult education programs, rather than simply sustaining the person or family in poverty. Aptitude tests might be administered to determine the natural talents of the individual. Everyone has a talent for some productive work. Pay to educate each individual in a skill that allows them to earn a decent living and those welfare rolls would surely shrink. Were a massive and comprehensive literacy and adult education to be made a primary goal, everyone&#8217;s taxes would go down, poverty would decrease and the GDP would grow, increasing the overall prosperity of the entire society. The best result would be the number of lives changed forever, as well as the next generation.</p>
<p>Write your congressional representative and let them know you want to actively promote literacy and adult education programs for those who need it, for the ultimate benefit for all.</p>
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