All posts tagged education

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Finding a Job is a Job in Itself

You’ve done everything right; you finished high school with top marks, got into the college/university of your choice and worked hard to finish early to get a jump on the competition.  Only one problem stands in your way, your competition …

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Tutor Tips

Apparently people spend about $5 billion on tutors every year, but just because money is spent on something doesn't mean that you're truly getting a good deal.  Here

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Sounding Smarter

It's best to actually work on becoming smarter by reading, learning and experiencing new things.  But, while your doing that it would be nice to have a few

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How to Spot a Liar

Liar Liar, pants on fire; now how great would it be if it were that easy to spot liars throughout the day.  You believe someone isn't being truthful

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The Key to Learning

Education has always been the key to opening  the many doors of opportunity out there.  Even before their child enters the world, parents determine ways to give their

Ottawa Event: One World One Dil

Event: Fundraiser Date: Saturday April 20th, 2013 Location: Crowne Plaza Hotel (Nations Ballroom) 2 Montcalm Street, Gatineau QC J8x 4B4 Time: 7:00 p.m. Sit down dinner, music, entertainment Price: $75.00 DIL Canada (Development in

First Hand Third World View

Imagine having to share a tiny space with multiple people.  Sleeping on wooden boards (or even the floor) with little or nothing to eat everyday--this is the daily

A Head Start to a Slow Finish

A program called 'Head Start' for children from low income families that provides educational opportunities will be soon become unavailable to 70,000 students because of a reduction in

Getting to Know Yourself

How much do we really know about ourselves?  We all have a pretty decent understanding about the basics, but there are still unsolved mysteries when it comes to

Youth Fitness

Let’s Move Active Schools Initiative

Canada has the ability to maintain it's national pride and independence yet can still be influenced by southern neighbours in regards to things such as entertainment (Canada's Got

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Lessons not Learned in School

If you want to get a good job, you usually need some formal education under your belt with some experience.  If you want to learn, and just educate

Literacy Centres Helping Ottawa Families

Starting today, families in our community will benefit from a new Parenting and Family Literacy Centre at Carleton Heights Public School. Parenting and Family Literacy Centres help children up to

Robot in the Classroom

I've written about the different advances in technology which have either improved or confused our lives over recent years, but here's something that definitely has the potential to

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Make Reading More Fun

Reading is a great way to gain knowledge, and be transported to another city, country, world or universe all from the comfort of your own home (or wherever

5 Ways to Boost Your Child’s IQ

Giving your child any advantage for success in the future is the goal of all good parents.  Here are five ways in which you can help your child