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Thursday, June 24th, 2010
Sure, you can get great classical literature at Project Gutenberg to download as e-books or even to convert to computer-generated ‘audiobooks’ (although you might not like listening to Ode to a Grecian Urn as interpreted orally by a text-to-voice software program). You can also download real audiofiles (mp3’s, wav’s, etc) from Librivox recordings. {This volunteer-run […]
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Sunday, February 28th, 2010
If you “earn” a GED, you can use the title of this post as a template for your business card. Why?
Academically speaking, it’s better if you’re an “at risk” teenager and graduate from high school than an “untroubled” teenager and drop out.
What’s this all about? Well, research by Dr. J. Tyler fairly well demonstrates that […]
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Saturday, February 27th, 2010
I had posed the question why is the GED administered to 850,000 people each year when only 2% of those who pass it finish just ONE year of college. It should have been read in the hortatory mood, not the interrogative. Anyway, the best answer I can find is that it enables school systems to […]
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Sunday, February 21st, 2010
From my research, the best answer I can give is “I don’t know.” However, if you examine the work of educational researcher John Tyler, you will discover that studies indicate about 2% of GED holders complete the first year of college. If one were to extrapolate from this percentage, the percentage who actually receive a […]
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Friday, January 8th, 2010
This website has been cited as a source for providing good information on saving money for college expenses in a book on financial aid. Never mind that it is for idiots. I’d hope idiots wouldn’t be applying for financial aid. But whatever. Click the link below if you don’t believe us.
Idiots Guide to Financial Aid
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Wednesday, May 20th, 2009
Your parents just signed you up for an SAT course. Maybe it didn’t cost you anything, but how much did your parents pay? Whatever the amount, you might be wasting money–somebody’s money. Latest research shows increase in scores after taking a preparation test or even getting private tutoring might result in an increase of a […]
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