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Which certificates from Google or anyone else has helped you to get a job or increase your chances for a job ?

I have failed Highschool but I managed to get into mechanical engineering design in college. I have a gpa of 3.8. Can I go into university after finishing my degree?

I’m 16 as a sophomore I am getting sent to alternative school but I don’t know if I wanna go I don’t wanna finish too fast and if I go I would finish in January 2026 and I don’t know I’m overthinking it I got a day to think about if I wanna go to alternative school or not

I want to get into investment banking. However, I still need to get my bachelors, and after it, I will aim for CFA.

Currently, I am working full time at a lending company at an entry-level position.
I am currently in Canada. I am came straight out of high school from my home country here. I have CSC and my mortgage license. I do not have my permanent residency yet, due to which I cannot afford a degree at the moment. Once I do get it, the first thing will be to enrol in Bcom Finance.

I am looking to get into one of the top universities in Canada since I have heard that you need to be at the top university to have a good IB career. I reached out to a specific university and they said one of their campuses does not offer bachelors to students who already have some post-secondary education. I currently do not understand the Canadian education system since I am new to the country.

I would really appreciate some information on universities requirements when it comes for students with my circumstances. What are the best ways I can strengthen my profile to make it stronger to compete against other students when applying for my bachelors at the top universities?

Any tips, recommendations, links, experiences regarding what I can do till I get my permanent residency (1-2 years) to make my profile stronger. What kind of expectations should I have from universities since I have heard they give preference to students who apply straight after high school.

Thank you!

What education do these dating strategists/relationship coaches I see online have? What is the education path that can lead you to this job?

So…a local superintendent is retiring with a half-a-million severance and the Board is explaining that part of this comes from unused “sick time.”

Why would a super get paid for sick time unused? Like…if a teacher is out, a school would theoretically need a sub.

But if a super is sick, they would just have to reschedule a meeting or do it virtually. They might miss a meaningful board meeting. They might not be in to sign a time-sensitive document maybe? But it’s not like the district has to pay for a substitute (or the super can’t just have their secretary sign for them if something is super time-sensitive).

Just feels like another way to boost a super’s salary without just coming out and saying they’re going to make more than their salary. Same with district’s providing a “work car,” which is a fancy way of saying, “We are paying for our Superintendent’s car and gas.” (My district does that so I assume others do.)

So a super might make $200k a year but really much, much more with all the perks (extra money for not taking sick days, no car payments, not needing to buy gas, plus having their full retirement paid with no personal contribution).

Can someone explain to me any defense of this happening? If I don’t take sick days, I save the district money by not needing a sub. If a superintendent misses a day with a chest cold, absolutely nothing of value is lost.

Some Missouri lawmakers want to give families more options beyond their traditional local public schools. Advocates often say those options help families escape subpar school districts or offer an alternative that’s a better fit for their needs or values. 

To read more about schooling options and the proposed education bills click here.

Im a 19m and cannot afford college, my parents live 3000 miles away and we do not communicate. I enjoy academic activities, what are ways I can challenge myself academically and apply consistently to it without an external motivator (like late points and grades) obviously discipline is important but even with the amount I have I can’t seem to find a way to point it in the right direction. I read much Carl Jung, Freud, Cormac McCarthy, philosophy and psychology are my favorite “subjects”. I really want to teach myself math and science. I watch endless educational YouTube videos but don’t seem to be able to retain many things. Are there any self study techniques or programs y’all would recommend.

At the Fordham Institute’s Flypaper, Chester E. Finn Jr. explains that institutions of higher education are limiting the ability for students to apply AP and IB exam credits toward a degree, resulting in the payment of more tuition fees. 

Finn adds that although many universities and colleges don’t count the credits, they still use them for exemption and placement so that a student can avoid encountering repetitive subject matter.

At bottom, Finn argues that at a time when higher education should be easing the financial burden on students and maintaining its rigor, its “handling of AB and IB results is both bad in and of itself and bad for high schools, where those challenging courses typically represent the apex of what’s academically possible and where the chief incentive for doing all the hard work that they entail is to get a head start in college.”

Read the full piece here. Might there be other, more defensible reasons that some colleges refuse to apply AP and IB credits toward degree requirements, or is this simply bad policy from institutions of higher education?

Can somebody please help me with a source that can help me create flashcards for free from pdfs

Title sums it up! But for context, I’m 20(f) and I’m currently attending school completely free tuition through my job. I’ve changed majors a few times and have always been stuck on what I’m doing (at least career wise) but I think I’ve got that figured out, doing something business/marketing/journalism related at least to get on my feet and settle down comfortably.

So essentially, I’ve never paid for a degree. I’m only lightly considering and not dead set on doing this, but I’ve considered maybe once I settle down and have a salary decently paying job, to go back to school for something in Film or Screenwriting or photography. Just something more creative that could potentially become a side hustle or passive income that I actually enjoy, but more so just for the hobby of it! And since I’ve never paid for college I’d be spending essentially as much as anyone else on said second degree. What are your thoughts? Has anyone done it? If yes, did you regret it or were you really glad you did it? Thanks!!

There is no such word as burglarizing! It's burgled. Verb: to burgle: Burgled!!!

I am building my own AI learning tools for course learning and education. This website aims to help users learn easily and quickly, as well as assist teachers in preparing their teaching materials and sharing their courses. However, I need more suggestions to incorporate additional AI features that can enhance the learning and teaching experience.

I wanted to be a dentist all my life pretty much. up until this year i’ve had straight As with some occasional b’s. i’ve been battling some mental issues that have caused me to stop going to school entirely and do online school. sounds good but I ended up not doing anything due to my problems. i would often miss days and forget to make them up. i’m in 11th grade apparently the most important one. i’m 1 semester in and have a 1.9 gpa this already. This has caused me to be very depressed. Also if i wanted to become a dentist would it be better to go to a community college for the first 2 years?

I work closely with an autistic student with pretty intensive needs. They are moving into year 12 and will be following a high school diploma pathway, but my school delivers these within an IB environment. i.e. full on lectures with little differentiation or time to consider the high school students. Ugh! I would like to find some online high school courses that will allow them to gain HS credits at their own pace, and ideally allow them to present their learning in a variety of formats. Does anyone here have any ideas or suggestions? Many thanks!

I'm trying to put together some calculator tutorials for other students studying math, stats, chem, etc. and other subjects that I struggled with when I was a student. What are some of the calculator functions and features that your students struggle with the most, or are most lacking online?

Also if you are a teacher or student, which calculators do your classes use the most or prefer?

Thanks!

Hi everyone,

I’m developing an app designed to make coding accessible to all kids.
I’d like to share a survey with you to gather your feedback on how you currently use digital products for educational purposes.
Your responses will remain anonymous and are crucial for our research and development process.
Any help would be greatly appreciated! I’ve included the link to the Google Form in the first comment.

Unfortunately I am one of the many who fell victim to the "no child left behind" program. I desperately want to try to reeducation myself but I feel extremely overwhelmed on where to even begin especially with the struggle of every day life. I lack basic skills like writing cursive and knowing the different between nouns, pronouns, adjectives ect. Due to my Smart phone and the blessing (and curse) that is auto correct, my spelling has significantly decreased. Where do I even begin and most importantly, how do I get what I've learned to actually stick?

These rooms would have computers designated for completing and submitting homework.

School or library staff would supervise the rooms to ensure students do not use personal devices to cheat.

Homework would only be accepted if completed and submitted online from one of these rooms.

To those of you in whichever field you’re in; whether it’s doctor, mechanic, plumber, teacher, lawyer, programmers; etc. Please drop book recommendations or links to websites that can allow me to teach myself on said material. I’m looking for something that will really help me, as going online can be tricky with so many links, most of which only provide aspects of information. Thanks in Advance.

Currently in for nutrition but I see in 2024 it changed from bachelors to masters to become a registered dietitian. Also seems the demand is low in my area and there’s no research opportunities like I wanted. Thinking of changing to speech pathology instead. My community college only offered an associates. I’m only one semester deep, but I am signed up for number 2, already. Sigh. Not sure what to do.

Greetings all! Lately I’ve been considering starting to study to be able to get into learning more about Wildlife Animals and Zoology maybe. I’ve always really been fascinated by animals, preferably not domesticated pets.

I’m 25, almost 26. I have a job that I’ve been improving greatly in for the last few months that makes a pretty average wage. I graduated with a BS in Computer Science with a minor in Mathematics, but shortly after realized I really wasn’t enjoying the typical software engineering work and just wasn’t happy at all. As I continued my work I came to realize that wildlife greatly interests me, and I actually feel happy around it. In some ways, I wonder now if it’s actually my “calling.” However, I already have a degree, and I’m not in student loan debt right now so I’d rather not be if I can avoid it. I was considering looking into starting to take classes through a community college to possibly get an Associates degree then eventually go into a university for another 2 years. If I’m able to transfer my classes I’ve already taken, that should minimize a lot of prerequisites for English, Math, History, etc.

What do you guys think? Is it far fetched to think going for an associates in a community college is worth looking into? Or should I just not even bother trying to get into college for another degree?

Thanks for your help on this!

A year ago I had a nightmare school residential trip for 4 years to a boring area if this thread gets 100 upvotes I’ll post more info but I never want to go to any sleepovers or leave overnight at home after and I always liked sleepovers until then is there anything I can do so I stop feeling this way?

Good morning I have a 39 year old sister who lives alone with her 15 year old son. The latter never had a passion for showers but he did it regularly.

However, for the past few months, he hasn't been able to shower, so he doesn't smell good.

The result...complaints from his teachers and students in the class about his body odor, summons from my sister to get financial aid to buy more clothes. But that doesn't solve the problem of having to shower!

So here I am not saying this to show off my nephew or my sister, I am not judging the situation. A question remains: what are the most common/probable reasons for categorically refusing one's own personal hygiene? I thought about abuse from my sister? School bullying? Depression ? In short, can you share your experiences with me and if you have any answers or solutions, I'll take them! Thanks in advance.

I'll be finishing level five in next six months and I wanna study abroad. But instead of UK, which is way too expensive for my family to afford, I would like to go somewhere affordable where I can work part time and pay my educational fees myself. I don't wanna be a burden for my family. Is there any country I can go?

Ps. Im from Myanmar, a country with the worst economic out of Asia countries. This is the reason I wanna flee to another country.

I was sick for three days and I remember putting the chrome book in the kart(in my school we have to do that) and I can’t find and the media center can’t I’m about to have a break down because at my school it’s like 400$ to replace one

im on a gap year making a website for a-level stem students. im making the exam questions and videos but i have no coding experience so i need a web developer to make the website. if ur interested in collating pls dm

im on a gap year making a website for a-level stem students. im making the exam questions and videos but i have no coding experience so i need a web developer to make the website. if ur interested in collating pls dm

Hello!! I’d love some help or have some of my questions answered. Bit of background info, I’m currently a freshman in my second semester of college, majoring in Photography/Media Arts. I love photography but I’m starting to heavily doubt if I’d ever be able to get a good, stable job on this pathway. Not only that, I’m also basically miserable in the required courses I’m taking for it. Now, I haven’t started classes related specifically to that major yet. My school has all Fine Arts majors take the same courses freshman year before getting into their program. I think it’s ridiculous photography is grouped in with art, considering these required courses are all about charcoal still life and woodworking and other things that actually make sense for other art majors, like Studio Arts or Painting & Drawing. So basically, none of this is all that related to my major. I would start photography related classes next semester. I’ve been telling myself to hold out until then, because I really do love photography, but I’ve been getting serious doubts and feeling like this isn’t worth it. I’m also passionate about elementary education. I love kids and working with kids— I had a tutoring job for a few years and enjoyed it (as much as I can enjoy it for a job, at least). I guess my question is, are you glad you went down the education path? I have doubts, especially because I tend to get exhausted easily in anything I do. Kids are a lot of work, but I find it rewarding at the same time. Did you ever have doubts like this but are now glad you pursued education? Or do you regret pursuing it? I’m speaking to my advisor about it soon as well, but I’d love to hear input from current educators. I’m just so unsure. I know I’m not supposed to have it all figured out at this age, but I’m certainly expected to.