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Working in College Setting

Today I did like to bring to your attention the question, What do you enjoy studying? While working in College Setting, I meet with students regarding their concern about choosing right major; the path that will lead to a fantastic high paying position in growth industry. There is a hope that one decision, your college major will leave a huge impact on the rest of your life. Alot of student often shy away from subject area they enjoy due to fear that such coursework will not lead to a job . Each time this happen I feel so disappointed in the approach. As a counselor I always ask students or clients the question, what do you enjoy studying? The answer received generally, makes it easy to choose a major or a family of majors. Overtime I discover the incredible pressure to secure employment after graduation. This usually take place, when you are forced to learn a course you have no interest in, you just fulfill all formality, graduate and dump further researc...

What is administrator communication skills in education management?

EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION IN EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION In today’s world, sometimes, called the “comm unication era”,educational organizations are set up to integrate people into the new “communicative” world. Effective communication in a school setting allows change and the proper shaping of the world, as well as providing a great advantage for the school in reaching its objectives. Maintaining an effective communication process in education depends on the managers responsible for the educational settings, teachers, who play the most fundamental role in the shaping of education, students, wh...

Don't guess who she is (Introduction one.)

Book a meeting My name is Blessing. I am just a woman who want to serve others in need I guide others to find their happiness in life, purpose and clarity. I am that exceptional lady the Almighty God created, the one whom he breathed the same life into just like you out there. I understand the rule of submission. If you push me away, I promise you won't find me where you left me. I love to help people with the very best I have available. I give both to God and man. I always strive to do Gods business, his will and not church business. I get up everyday with purpose and responsibility to serve others, because I was saved by the Almighty God. Life have given me the opportunity to experience and learn good and bad thing's as a teenager and adult. My creator took down everything that could make me exalt myself above his name, such as my lifestyle as a superstar model, winner...

The important public examinations you need to know

Facts Save 10% writing exams A lot of our youths are still unaware of the major public examinations covered by examining bodies. They still ask questions like: Which exam is important? Who should seat for this examinions? Which examining body is incharge? We shall look into details the important public examinations you need to know. The major public examining body in West Africa is the west African Examinations Council (WAEC). There are other examining countries in member countries. In Nigeria for instance, such bodies include the international centre for examinational Evaluation (ICEE) established at the university of I bad an in 1972, the joint Admission and matriculation Board (JAMB) newly set up for University admission, and many professional organizations Examples: Medicine Accountancy Surveying Which conduct certain national qualifying examinations, educators should be fam...

How to be a better version of Yourself

The truth is, mos t people like to make their lives difficult. Ask How? By always comparing themselves to others. They spend their energy torturing themselves on how slow they do things compared to somebody else. And, how can we blame them? After all, we live in a corporate era that glorifies high achievers and doesn't tolerate failure. We've been educated this way since we were kids. We wanted to be the ones who finish that Math test first. We wanted to be the most important player on the soccer team. And every time someone was getting better than us... We got worried. Nowadays, we secretly envy that co-worker of ours who always delivers his projects early. Or that manager who's able to master new skills more quickly than we do. We could believe that this inner competition with others would make us better. That it will help us achieve our goals and get further in life. In reality though...i t's a recipe for disaster. People who do that set themselves for unhappin...

Major career areas in adult and non-formal education that can guarantee self employment

Today many Adult learners ask, does adult education mean literacy alone? The answer is adult education does not mean literacy alone. It is more than literacy or remedial education to ‘fill gaps’. It is something that people need and want as long as they live,regardless of the amount of their previous education. It must therefore be an integral part of any modern country’s educational system. Who is an adult? An adult is a person who has assumed (whether by his choice or not) some kind of responsibility for self and perhaps, for others and some degree of independence of parental authority and characteristic to the same degree of adolescents, According to (New England Board of Higher Education, 1965). This same adult must be: Physiologically independent Economically independent Socially responsible A spouse, a parent or an active citizen. Aged above 18years What is Educat...

How diversity create basis for discrimination

It is no longer new that people are sometimes discriminated against because of their differences and are, therefore, not able to express themselves fully as human beings. What is diversity ? Diversity is the state of being composed of differing element: The inclusion of people of different races, cultures e.t.c. people who are different in size, shape, clothing worn, schools attended, sports played, interests, nationality, political affiliation, ethnicity, religion, colour, career chosen, physique, disabilities, talents, ideology, physiology, level of wealth/poverty, values, etc. When we acknowledge and discuss similarities and differences, it helps young people understand each other better. We are going to look at diversity in Nigeria as a country. In a large country like Nigeria, it is possible to observe many types of diversity. The differences may be subtle, such as the way foods may be seasoned in one family. Dissimilarit...