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What Causes Many College Students to Fail or Dropout?

Most people go to college with the hope of giving themselves the foundation that they need to be successful in life or the skill that they need to find a good job. However, many of them often fail or drop out within less than three years.They fail or drop out not because they are academically unprepared to attend college but because they are unmotivated; they are the first persons from their families to attend college; lack of sleep is negatively affecting them; or they have financial problems.

14 comments    college students why
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Why Did You Become a Teacher?

A teacher has open communications with her students when they ask, "Why did you become a teacher?" As she shares her unconventional route from high school to marriage to baby to college to career, they begin to feel more normal, knowing that not everyone goes straight from high school knowing what they want to do in college or the work place. The student/teacher rapport soars when the teacher shares her story.

46 comments    finance careers marriage
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Drug Testing Welfare Recipients in Florida, Fair or Not? Pros and Cons (Updated 12-8-2011) [54*]

Drug testing recipients of welfare payments has always been controversial; most States that have tried drug-testing direct testing have been unsucessful. Florida's governor, Rick Scott, is putting his hat in the ring on this and beginning July 1, 2011, recipients of cash supplements are required to get a drug test prior to receiving assistance and periodically thereafter. So far, I have had five show up at my office for testing.

24 comments    florida drug welfare
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The Importance of Lesson Plan

If the trademark of a doctor is the sthethoscope, the engineer is the calculator, the teacher cannot be able to teach without his or her lesson plan. Can be tedious on the part of the teachers especially when it is done for the first time, lesson...

11 comments    teaching skills essence
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How to Teach Piano: Note Recognition

Learning to read music is like learning a new language. Piano teachers and parents will like these tips to help students progress in note recognition.

8 comments    music piano keyboard
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College Scholarships for Children with a Deceased Parent

If you're a college student and you've lost a parent or both of your parents there are college scholarships for you - check them out here.

4 comments    scholarships
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Conversation Hearts in the Classroom: 5 Ways to use Candy to Teach Language Arts

Fun Ideas that use Conversation Hearts to teach or practice reading and writing skills. Great for all elementary skill levels.

33 comments    conversation hearts
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Fantastic February: Creative Ideas For The Classroom

rebeccamealey has taught at every grade level k-12 and shares creative resources for teaching in the "busiest little month" of the year, February.

6 comments    groundhog day ideas
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Why do Some Community College Students Fail?

In a world of glass half empty and glass half full people, I have a tendency to lean toward the former. On average, the majority of people who take my classes each year manage to get at least a passing grade. In spite of this apparent fact, I spend...

24 comments    college students teaching
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Highschool of the Dead: Zombies and boobs, together at last

Having heard such infamous things about this show, I had to check it out. After having watched it, I have to say, it deserves its reputation, but that shouldn't overshadow what is a solid anime series and a good zombie story. This series is...

1 comment    survival zombies breasts
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