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How Education Abroad Can Improve Your Career Prospects by Ebin Mathew makes a compelling case for spending sometime in another country as part of one’s formal education. Please share with any students you know. Also check out the writing service that Ebin works for.

The Big Question

• In this demanding culture and era, new tactics and experiences are required in order to raise the one’s prospects and chances of employment in one’s industry of choice. A major demand of this era is not just education, but diverse experiences as well. Many people wish to study abroad, since it is believed that it places an individual in a better position for getting employment and experiences than one can get studying solely from home. So just how does studying abroad improve one’s prospects?

What To Expect

• This question would better be answered by people who have already had this experience. They can tell us exactly what they saw, learned, and experienced that added to their education and experiences at home. More and more people are doing their best to earn a chance to study abroad, although not every person who goes abroad becomes a successful person upon returning. Researches indicate that many people travel abroad annually for higher education. So what should one expect while studying abroad, and how does studying there make you better?

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Four Ways the Internet Can Make You a Better Teacher by Jennifer Smith will help teachers and veterans use the Internet more effectively as they try to help students learn and engage in their own learning. Whether educators have time to attend a brick and mortar institution or utilize masters of education online to further their qualifications, there are always ways to improve as a professional. While it is written from the view point of a beginning teacher trying to jump start a career, it can help teachers and parents of any age. Jenna is a freelance writer who has been blogging since college. Her writing topics vary from frugality to fitness. When not writing you can find her walking her dog or playing tennis! Thanks Jenna

Follow Your Dream

• So you have dreamed of being a teacher since you were a little kid. Unfortunately, with education budgets being what they are, finding a school placement has been harder than you thought it would be. In the mean time, especially if you want to keep your teaching skills sharp, you can probably pick up a few tutoring gigs. You might even be able to parlay that into your own tutoring business.
• There are a few big benefits tutoring offers that traditional school placements do not:
  You can pick your own class size which is definitely not the case if you were planning on working in the public school system.
  You can set your own rates. Tutors can make more per hour than teachers.
  All of your classroom materials are completely tax deductible.
  To some extent, you can have class wherever and whenever you want.
  If starting your own tutoring business or just taking on a few tutoring clients is something that interests you, or if you already have a teaching job, here are a few things you can do to further hone your teaching skills.

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How and when to talk to kids about adult content on the Internet by Michelle LaRowe offers advice to parents who are about to let their children use the Internet for education and entertainment. If you haven’t opened a dialog on this topic it’s probably time. Thanks to Michelle we have some advice that will encourage you to get started.

Michelle LaRowe

• With over 20 years of experience in the nanny world as an award-winning nanny, agency director, and parenting author, Michelle LaRowe is considered a leading industry expert. A mom herself, she loves to educate parents and nannies on the importance of quality in-home childcare. Find out more by visiting her @eNannySource on Twitter.

It’s a Jungle Out There

• When it comes to the Internet, the content displayed isn’t always age-appropriate. If your child is a frequent Internet user, there’s no better time than now to educate him or her about appropriate and inappropriate content. Opening the line of communication with regards to adult content will help ensure your child knows how to safely use the Internet and how to handle situations that come up when exposed to more than one bargained for. Here are some tips to start the conversation about adult content on the Internet.

Start the Discussion Early and Often

• Parents are no longer encouraged to have the talk with kids regarding sex. Instead, sex educators have found that having multiple small discussions over the course of months and years not only allows children to process information in manageable portions, but strengthens trust and open communication with their parents. The same is true for discussing adult content on the Internet.

  Starting the discussion on adult content doesn’t have to be overly revealing or scary. In fact, many parents start this discussion well before the subject of sex education is brought up. By simply stating that there is some content that is inappropriate for children when a child accidentally stumbles on an adult site or finds they can’t access search engine results, parents can alert their children that there is adult content on the Internet, priming for a discussion on what constitutes adult content and why it is unsuitable for children. Be sure to discuss adult content on the Internet in age appropriate ways.

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