Glee Episode Nine ? ?special Education? ? Sectionals Episode

on November 1, 2011 · 25 Comments

So what does Fox say about the coming episode of Glee? In the previous episode, we are left hanging by Kurt’s revelation that he’ll transfer to Blaine’s school. According to Fox.com, the next episode will be the sectionals and we’ll either see Kurt singing for the Wurblers or return to New Directions with a few dramatic scenes. All I can say about that it’s good for Kurt. Unless Karovsky will become an angel all of a sudden, or die, Kurt is better off staying on that good school.

Another revelation from Fox.com is that a lot of relationships will be pretty messy except for Ms. OCD Guidance and the dentist. What can we Gleeks assume about that? We see on “Furt” that Finn haven’t revealed to Rachel that he isn’t a virgin anymore. And Tina is interested with Britney and Arty’s blooming relationship. I can only assume that these things might be put on the spotlight on the next episode.

Aside from the hopefully very good performances next episode, these are just some of the spicy tidbits that we’ll be looking forward to the next episode. I just hope that next week come sooner. 

Happy day Gleeks and see you after Glee’s next episode!

Written by BishopLuc

Aimed at parents of students with disabilities, this video covers the special education process, including Evaluation, Referral, Creation of the Individualized Education Plan, Placement, and Annual Review. Also touched on are Extended School Year Services and strategies for resolving disagreements. Brought to you by the DPI and the Wisconsin Statewide Parent Educator Initiative. More special education information for parents, including an order form for DVD copies of this video, is available at www.dpi.wi.gov This information is presented in print format at dpi.wi.gov

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How to get a free and appropriate public education for your special needs child

on October 26, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Special education is instruction that is designed to meet the needs of children with disabilities.  Special education falls under IDEA the Individuals with Disabilities Act. Essentially it says that every child regardless of their disabilities has the right to a free and appropriate public education or FAPE. IDEA itself is a federally mandated law, however, each state and even each school district can interpret these laws in different ways. The result is that more than three decades after the law was passed special education is still just an “idea” and not a reality for many children in this country. Many excuses for this situation are given. The bottom line though is providing appropriate special education is expensive.

In the long run, not providing appropriate special education is going to prove even more expensive. These children fall through the cracks of our society and are likely to end up in the penal system. The loss in tax money to support them in prison and the loss of productivity in society they might have provided given appropriate education services is likely to far outstrip the cost of providing appropriate services to them as children. The average yearly cost of supporting a federal prisoner is twenty to forty thousand dollars a year. We can pay upfront in programs that will help at risk and special needs children get the training and education they need to be productive members of society or we can pay later in prison cost, lost and damaged property, loss of life, loss of resources and loss of productivity. America has one of the highest per capita incarceration rates in the world and many if not most of these prisoners were in special education at one point or another. What we’re doing now is obviously not working.

 Navigating special education for your child means you will be dealing with a bureaucracy. The local school system is a bureaucracy attempting to defend itself from what it perceives as unreasonable demands from the government to provide special education services. Their primary concern is not your child. It is with their bureaucracy as a whole. Although you will come across teachers who resent having to provide interventions for your child, the teachers in the trenches are not the primary problem with special education. They are generally trying to do the best they can in this bureaucracy that doesn’t always provide the support they need either.

School system vary in how well they deal with the issues of special education. If you live in a school system such as the one I lived in, you will have to fight for every service your child receives and in the end, you probably won’t win without a really good attorney and a great deal of money. There are supposedly free legal services to help parents in conflicts with the school. I called every name on my school districts list. No one was available to help me, so much for free low cost legal services. The school system however, will definitely have an attorney well versed in IDEA law on retainer coaching them every step of the way in any conflict.

Your best course of action to obtain services for your child is to educate yourself. I provide a few links that are good places to start.

Sources:

http://www.wrightslaw.com/news/2001/diaz_hearing.http

http://www.napcse.org/about/

Written by wrywatchertoo

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Benefits of Online Education

on October 13, 2011 · 3 Comments

In the beginning there were brick and mortar universities with cold lecture halls and professors in tweed suits, ill-fitted trowsers and argyle socks.  The one and a half hour lectures were torturous at best, boring to the point of tears or drowsiness at worst.  There were better places that the student could be.  They maybe had a job to help pay for their college, they had studying to do for their Archeology exam.  Even the most avid student was not always up to par after a weekend of sleep deprivation.

Fortunately the world has changed and technological advances have given rise to an entirely different and time freeing format for educating and career advancement.  Welcome online universities.  There are many available that will assist you in learning just the right knowledge and skills in order to survive the economically rough spots that a country will face from time to time.  While you hold down your ultimate 9 to 5 job you can spend your evenings or your lunch hour enabling your brain to do the walking from the comfort of your cushy office chair or your recliner in front of “House.” 

Single parents, or moms and dads of young children can take advantage of the flexibility of hours and requirements that are afforded in the cyber university.  Check into what you want to do and ensure that the online university you choose is the best fit for your academic goals.  If you do not do your homework you may choose a university that does not fulill your higher education needs.  I enrolled in a university and gained my BS in Criminal Justice/Forensic Psychology to find that I could not further my education in Psychology at that particular online venue because they did not offer it.  I had to once again go searching for the perfect university.  When I chose the Graduate study program I am enrolled in now, I made sure that they also provided the studies necessary to advance through a PhD as well.  When transferring from even an online university there are requirements and academic efforts that must be taken.  The new school will wish to have transcripts from the old school.  Financial aid packages need to be re-submitted and re-requested.  The entire enrollment process starts again when you change online universities as it does for brick and mortar ones.

As I mentioned in the beginning our world is busy.  This is why I advise that online university potential students do their homework on the colleges of their choice.  You can get into a good one that will teach you everything you need to know or you can be pulled into a college that does not provide you with the proper mental and educational stimulus, or even academic choices that will bring you to the top of your goals.

Writing styles in college do not change.  There are a few out there, MLA, APA, Chicago, to name a few.  Be sure you find out what your college is requiring and do your homework and learn the style.  If you do not then your grades will suffer.  With online schooling it is imperative that you have the dedication to work on your own because you will not see the professor every day to remind you, and won’t have the same office hours available for remedial or additional assistance.

If you are dedicated to your education and have too much on your plate to go to a physical institution of higher learning then visit many online universities and choose one that will fit your every requirement.  Oh!  To let you know, if you are pursuing a law degree there is only one university available for online law and once you obtain your license and pass the bar, you will only be allowed to practice law in California.  Currently that state is the only one that will accept an online law degree.

Written by kateperez

Online Education Project
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Question by just me: online education?
I am interested in furthering my education and looking into taking something online, since I am a stay at home mom it seems about the best way for me to go about getting a degree. However does anyone know if employers look at online degrees the same way they do as a degree attained at an actual college, and what online colleges are crediable.

Best answer:

Answer by chris n
If I owned a business, an on line degree would not hold any more weight than a high-school degree. I don’t know how on line colleges work, but I think the premise is to get through college faster and easier. Anything that is either fast and/or easoer is not worth doing. As such, I think an on line degree holds no weight. I equate it to cheating.

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Is Education needed to be an Entrepreneur?

on October 10, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Is Education needed to be an Entrepreneur?

Is there really an education needed to be an entrepreneur? This is a question often asked by aspiring entrepreneurs.

Well, it all depends on the individual. There are times even when those that have no educational business background are still able to make it big in the business world. Some say that they owe it all to patience, hard work, and dedication. Most of the successful entrepreneurs on the other hand claim that it would take good education to become an entrepreneur.

So what will it be? Well, if you can afford to study a business degree, then don’t let that chance pass you by. You’re quite lucky if you can attend college especially for a business degree. You have to dedicate your time studying all your lessons because in due time, you will be able to use such information to the advantage of your business.

You can choose to study in a local university or college or those individuals with more money to spend can study abroad if they want to. The important thing is to take your education seriously because you can use them when the right time comes. And while you’re studying, you have to develop all the needed skills and characteristics of being an entrepreneur.

You have to participate actively in all school activities especially those that require you to exercise your skills in business planning, controlling, directing, etc.

There are many business degrees that you can choose from like commerce, business administration, economics, and many others. Make sure that you choose a course that you like and one that you can afford so that you can finish your way to college. Remember, passing alone is not important. You have to learn every step of the way and don’t forget the things that you’ve learned.

Some entrepreneurs didn’t have the proper educational background and yet they’ve become successful in their chosen field. The fact is, there are many successful entrepreneurs without the proper business education. How many times have you heard of an entrepreneur who started from scratch and yet ended up having a high-profit earning business? Perhaps there’s more to just education.

You see, aside from education, you have to possess the right qualities and characteristics of being an entrepreneur like leadership, innovativeness, creativeness, risk taker, and many others. Even if you have the proper educational background, you can’t become a successful entrepreneur if you don’t have these qualities and characteristics.

It seems that education and the right characteristics go hand in hand in producing an effective and successful entrepreneur. If you can have them both, take advantage of it right away. Education is something that money can’t buy in an instant and besides, you can use your knowledge for the best interests of your business.

This is not to discourage those that can’t afford to earn a business degree in college. If you want, you can use the resources available on the internet and learn everything you can about being an entrepreneur. You must also develop the right attitude and characteristics as early as possible. If you can pull it off, then no one can stop you from entering the business world.

Is there an education needed to be an entrepreneur? This question can only be answered by you. If you’re an aspiring entrepreneur, try to assess your qualities, skills, and educational background. After that, you can already determine if you’re fit to become an entrepreneur.

Written by RebornMage

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Online Education: Study Abroad From The Comfort Of Your Home

on September 11, 2011 · 25 Comments

Online education provides numerous choices in degree programs offered by universities or colleges overseas. Degrees obtained online are becoming more and more acceptable in the international job market and the quality of online education continues to increase. Online learning, or E-education, is a fast-growing industry that currently enrolls more than twenty percent of all higher education students in the United States alone.

With this, several highly commendable universities worldwide have already opened or are starting to open their courses online, allowing international students to complete their degrees from overseas schools, through Internet technology, without needing to leave their home countries.

The advantages of online education are obvious: students incur less overall expenses due to the absence of necessary overseas travel; communication or language barrier becomes less of an issue; and the duration of study, in specific instances, is tremendously shortened with equal results in learning.

Online universities and independent programs make use of digitized admission forms to make enrollment a quick, uncomplicated process. For some students, relatively small benefits such as this is actually enough to at least make them seriously consider trying out e-learning. However, a student still needs to consider a few issues before registering with an online course of his or her choice. Some of these considerations involve the degree of accreditation for the online program, the availability of resources, and submission of requirements.

Is the online degree accepted by institutions and companies in one’s home country?

Although the general recognition for online degrees is continuously rising, in some countries and with specific courses this could still be an issue. For example, medical and law degrees obtained online are still subject to low regard or ridicule in many countries.

Incidentally, a student should also be careful not to fall for possible scams in the online degree market. As in every industry, fraudulent sites or programs could arise to take advantage of the growing popularity of online or distance learning.

The accreditation of online courses and degrees usually falls under the responsibility of the education department in a country. Students should contact and their nation’s Department/Ministry of Education to inquire about a prospective online program before registering.

On the other hand, if a student’s aim in pursuing a course online is purely for personal knowledge or skills advancement, there should be no great concern for independent accreditation of the intended course or degree program.

How will offline requirements be assessed?

A full online course in any field of study requires many academic requirements, some of which need to be accomplished offline. An example is lab work or community interaction. How would such requirements be processed or evaluated? In many cases, this issue is adequately addressed when the online school or university establishes agreements with traditional counterparts in a student’s area. The student can then simply carry out lab work in a partner university in his or her locality.

Written by David Thackeray
IT Professional

At the Techonomy conference in San Francisco, Bill Gates closed the event and answered questions from the audience. One woman asked him whether he thought that online education could potentially supersede in-person education.
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Question by wendy d: Online education?
I majored in English when was at university. I have been engaged in logistics jobs for almost 4 years. Now I got the bottle neck of my jobs, I feel lack of professional logistics knowledge, and I am considering to take a online-education. Would anyone please give me a good suggestion about the online education?

Best answer:

Answer by jessibell
I highly recommend online education but make sure its a good program. My suggestion is to stay away from generic schools and try to find a program that will add credit to your resume. Cornell, Boston University, and even Harvard all offer online classes and degrees. To do a search on schools visit the following website: http://www.petersons.com/distancelearning/code/search.asp

Good luck!

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