Jobs are unsecured and lost in current economic environment, we need to equip ourselves with a skill such as forex trading that can help us earn secondary incomes.

Employers can take away our jobs but they cannot take away the forex trading skill which will belong to you once you have master it.

Forex trading is one of the way which we can use to earn secondary incomes. As a matter of fact, in current market environment, I perceive that forex trading is a safer financial instrument than stock investment. Stock market is experiencing a bottomless fall now. As for forex trading, if you have a good system, there are a lot of opportunities in making money now.

If you want to learn a good forex trading system, you may want to take up my Trading Education Service.

If you sign up for my Trading Education Program, you will

1. Receive a manual for my system

2. Receive daily email on my trades with entry level, stop loss and exit level for the next 2 months (through these emails you will be able to learn when to enter a trade using real life example)

3. Receive market commentary

4. Develop confidence as a trader

5. Unlimited email support for the next 2 months (you will be able to ask me all the questions about trading)

6. Make trading profits

This education program is intentionally designed to last for 2 months. I do not believe a newbie can become a profitable trader overnight. He must be expose to real life trading condition. From my email updates, the student will learn why and when to enter a trade based on real life trading environment.

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What is distance learning? Is it the educational revolution that some people proclaim, or is it just overblown hype of another learning method? Perhaps a good place to answer this question is with a dictionary definition. The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language defines distance learning as “Education in which students take academic courses by accessing information and communicating with the instructor asynchronously over a computer network. Also called distance education.”

O.K. that’s a good start, but what exactly does it mean? How does “communicating with the instructor asynchronously” have anything to do with an educational revolution? To answer that, let’s examine distance learning a little more closely.

Asynchronous is a word that means “out of sync” or “something that does not occur at regular or predetermined intervals.” Applied to education, it simply means that teaching and learning do not happen at the same time. Therefore communicating “asynchronously” over a computer network does not require the simultaneous participation of instructors and students. With distance learning, teacher and students are separated by time and space-literally, “at a distance.”

This is certainly a revolutionary departure from traditional education. Since students do not need to meet together with the instructor in the same location at the same time, they are not bound by the constraints of rigid class times and meeting places. Asynchronous e-learning communication gives students greater flexibility to study at a time and place that best fits into their schedules.

Although the term distance learning is often used interchangeably with distance education, there is a subtle but distinct difference between the two. It could be said that they are really opposite sides of the same coin. The difference between the two is emphasis. Distance learning is student-centered instruction, with emphasis placed on the learner and the learning process. Distance education on the other hand, is teacher-centered instruction, with emphasis placed more on the teacher and instructional process.

The massive increase in popularity of distance e-learning is due at least in part to the unparalleled flexibility and convenience it affords students. With distance learning, a student no longer needs to be held back from educational goals by job, family responsibilities, or any number of other obstacles that may have prevented continuing education in the past.

Distance learning courses can supplement or even replace traditional education programs. For example, if a desired course is not offered locally, it’s likely the student can enroll in the course online, even if the course is offered by a school far removed from where the student lives. For people who live in remote locations, are incarcerated, or have physical disabilities or other limitations that prevent attendance at a traditional school campus, distance learning may be the only viable option for continuing education.

While differences in delivery methods, timing, and location of instruction may be revolutionary, there is little or no difference between the curriculum in distance learning and traditional education. Distance learning outcomes generally equal that of traditional campus-based education. Although instruction is asynchronous, the overall time frame for instruction closely mirrors that of the traditional classroom setting. E-learning students often use the same textbooks and other materials as the traditional classroom. Upon graduation there is no distinction made on college transcripts as to whether the course is traditional or online.

Is distance learning an educational revolution, or is it just a way to hype another learning method? The answer may not be so obvious to the casual observer, but for online students the answer is crystal clear. With just a computer and internet access, millions of students around the world who might not otherwise be able to continue their education can do so with distance learning programs. For these students, distance learning is indeed an educational opportunity of revolutionary proportions.

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Single parent involvement in child education may seem hard to do, but in reality, it is easier than you think.

Benefits of Parental Involvement in Child Education

A parent’s involvement in their child’s school and academic life has positive effects on her child’s growth, not only in school, but later on in life. The more a parent is involved in her child’s education, the more likely the child is to achieve higher than average grades, and develop a positive attitude towards school and homework. These children are also more likely to pursue higher education.

Given the benefits, for some parents, however, involvement in their child’s education may seem unworkable, and is true especially for working and single parents. Single parent involvement in child education is a challenge. Single parents feel they may not be able to contribute to their child’s learning or to their child’s school because of endless commitments to work, time constraints, and financial struggles.

It is possible to get involved in your child’s education!

Difficult as it seems, it is absolutely crucial for parents to find the time to participate in their child’s education. Single parent involvement in child education may currently seem unattainable, but take heart, there are simple things single or working parents can do to further their child’s education and ability to learn.

Single parent involvement in child education may be as simple as finding out what your child is being taught in school and asking them about their day. Single parents can try alternative ways to become involved in their child’s education, such as quiz your child as you make dinner, have a mock “at home spelling bee” on the weekends or make the most of the morning drive by popping an educational CD into the car stereo when bringing your child to school.

Single parents can set aside time during the evenings to read to or just spend time talking with their children. Single parents should also put together a schedule and set specific times for homework and tutoring to take place. Clearing a space for your child to study will help reinforce the importance of focus while engaging in school work.

If possible, single parent involvement in child education should extend to the classroom. Periodically, single parents can attend parent-teacher conferences, and other school events, or join the PTA.

Putting a child in team sports, music lessons and art classes can help develop a his capacity for learning. Though this may be a big time commitment for the parent, it will pay off down the road, as children pick up valuable social skills and benefit from a well- rounded education based on active learning.

Ultimately, it is the parent’s responsibility to make sure their child gets a quality education. Single parent involvement in child education may seem so a hard task at times, but is crucial to the ongoing development and continuing success of your child in life.

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Insurance professionals are subject to state administrative rules and regulations and also to the legal concept of agency. We will cover the role of agency, with its associated topics of power and authority.  Remember that an authorized agent has the power and authority to act on behalf of another.

The concept of agency is important to the relationship between an insurance  professional and his/her  carrier.  Questions of agency also arise regarding the relationship between the insurance professional and his/her client.  Finally, the relationship between the client and the insurance professional acting as a broker is unique and will also be covered.

Role Distinction

Insurance professionals act in three primary capacities for purposes of the law of agency.  They may be captive agents, brokers, or consultants.

Captive agents solicit business on behalf of their particular insurance company.  Insurance broker’s act on behalf of individual clients in order to secure needed insurance coverage.  Consultants provide advice as to the type of coverage needed to be obtained by a client.  For this service they are paid a fee and do not depend on commissions.  Throughout this article, we will focus on the captive agent and the broker.

Insurance Agent

The general definition of an agent is one who is appointed by an insurer to solicit applications for a policy of insurance or to negotiate a policy of insurance on the insurer’s behalf.  An agent could also be a partnership or corporation.  The entity is appointed by the insurer, and receives a written and signed contract from the insurance company.  As part of this process, the insurance agent will be licensed in the state where such contracts are to be solicited.

Agency Basics

A valid agency relationship between an insurance professional and an insurance carrier rests on two fundamental principals. These principals are the concepts of power and authority.

The agent receives power to sell insurance on behalf of a carrier through his/her agency agreement.  Through this agency agreement the insurance professional is given the power  to contractually bind the insurance carrier.  This principal of power is extremely broad.

An agent also derives his/her authority from the agency contract.  The agency contract usually authorizes the agent to:

•    Solicit insurance applications

•    Describe the various coverages offered by the insurance carrier.

•    Provide service to the company’s policy-owner.

•    Collect needed premiums to initiate the insurance coverage.

One must remember that the power and authority granted by the agency agreement is not the same as obtaining a state license.

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You may choose the online nursing degree program of your choice among the several available options. This is an important step in the process of becoming a nurse. If you choose the right kind of online nursing education then it will be beneficial for you in building a successful career in nursing.

Benefits of Online Nursing Education

The benefit of online nursing education is that you can choose online nursing degree program according to your choice and convenience. Before selecting the program to obtain an online associate nursing degree you must consider carefully how much you will be able to give to the studies. Then you should also consider the viability of the option when it comes to getting the right kind of job that can provide you many perks. This is essential for creating the interest of any new student in this field.

People prefer the online nursing education to the traditional schools because this method is less expensive as compared to the traditional method of getting education in the standard nursing schools. Moreover, the flexibility of schedule is also attracting more and more new students to join the online nursing education to get an online associate nursing degree. You should make the decision of choosing the nursing program carefully and calmly after considering all the facts so that you will not regret the decision in the future.

For most of the people cost is an important factor when making any decision. Although the cost of the online nursing education has already come down to a great extent yet you can still choose a less expensive option by thoroughly examining all the options. If you join any reputed school you may rest assured that there are no hidden costs associated with the program. However, you should not forget that you would need a computer along with the Internet connection for online nursing education. Although the education is offered online yet you may need to purchase some books as well. You may need to spend a little amount of money on the other kind of supplies also. Another thing where you need to spend some money is the right kind of software for online nursing education.

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SCs and STs: Educational Realization

- Ramaiah Bheenaveni*

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The world of today, by and large, is comparatively a rapidly changing one and the changes have been in a variety of directions. Not long ago society was through of as a reality sub-generis far beyond the control of individuals to change it –and education as a process of inducting new entrants into society. The idea that societies can be changed and, that too, education can be vital instrument of social transformation is increasingly felt. Geared to the preservation and perpetuation of tradition in the past, education is now being used to bring about social transformation in a large scale. This represents a kind of dilemma in respect of the social role of education in traditional societies.

Ignoring this dilemma, many social scientists today re inclined to believe that education is a powerful instrument of social transformation. The prevailing opinion in circles of social science is that education is an agency of modernization. It is argued that education promotes modernity in many ways but chiefly in two: (i) by sharpening the “critical awareness” of the people about the social structure in which they are placed, and (ii) by changing the consciousness of the people in a direction congruent with the dominant value of our age-rationality-which is also the mainspring of modernity. Following this reasoning, there has come up an impressive body of literature in recent years of documenting the impact of schooling on individual modernity in developing societies. The profound social changes that India has witnessed in the last few decades or so have affected its entire population, yet in some sections of its society their impact has been much more marked than in others.

Education is the key to development of any community. It can broaden the world view of the people, equipping them to meet the present day challenges. Education can be an input to their development. It can also build up inner strength of the people. Almost all studies have emphasized the importance of education in the development of the people. Ignorance is the biggest reason for weakness and knowledge is power. In the development effort, education has a pride of place in the priorities of the people. This is particularly so when the two systems of unequal strength come in contact. Education brings knowledge to he community and keeps in acquiring a new strength to enable it to face the new challenges which naturally come by when the process of change unfold unforeseen forces.

The role of education as an investment in human resources has been increasingly recognized all over the underdeveloped and developed countries. Education has special significance for the weaker sections of society, which are facing a new situation in the development process to adjust themselves properly to the changing circumstances. For them, education is an input not only for their economic development, but also for promoting in them self-confidence and inner strength to face the new challenges.

This position SC/ST education critically examines the contemporary reality of schooling of children belonging to Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe communities who have been historically excluded from formal education – the former due to their oppression under caste feudal society and the latter due to their spatial isolation and cultural difference and subsequent marginalization by dominant society. There are thus sharp differences between these two categories of population in terms of socio-economic location and the nature of disabilities. However, there is also growing common ground today in terms of conditions of economic exploitation and social discrimination that arise out of the impact of iniquitous development process. Concomitantly, the categories themselves are far from homogenous in terms of class, region, religion and gender and what we face today is an intricately complex reality. Bearing this in mind this paper attempts to provide a contextualized understanding of the field situation of the education of SC/ST children and issues and problems that directly or indirectly have a bearing on their future educational prospects.

The educational effort so far as the SC and ST communities are concerned has to be somewhat different than for the general areas. In case of advanced groups and areas, demand for education is already there. Establishment of an educational institution itself is sufficient to attract the children from the advanced communities because their parents are interested in their education. This is not the case with the poorer section of the community. The message has as yet not reached the more backward rural and tribal areas where the citizen is still not very much aware about the practical utility of education. Thus, a number of socio-economic factors are coming in the way of members of SC and STs in sending their children to schools. In many cases, it is sheer economic hardship. Therefore, the universal educational programmes at the elementary stage in the case of these communities have to be much more than mere opening up of educational institutions. The students belonging to these communities may have to be provided with free textbooks, mid-day meals, and in the case of girls, even a pair of uniform. As the children grow, they become economic assets to the family. It may be necessary, therefore, that they are provided suitable scholarships and stipends in higher classes. It has to be ensured that if we cannot compensate the family, at least education should not be a burden on a poor family. In the case of tribal areas, it may be necessary that at middle school and high school levels adequate hostel facilities are also provided, as an institutional network itself will not be of much help. It is commonly observed that in some tribal areas much of the institutional capacity remains under-utilized.

Special state institutions were set up for the advancement of SC/ST and various legislations, social policies and programmes were drafted which were geared to their economic and political development and achievement of equal social status. It has been difficult however, to identify these categories in terms of criteria laid down by the state. The ‘problem’ of the scheduled tribes has been a vexed one, given the various levels of social and cultural distance and varying degrees of voluntary or forced assimilation exploitation and/or displacement. In fact, it has been pointed out by Galanter that just where the line between Scheduled Tribes and non-Scheduled Tribes is to be drawn has not been clear. There are problems of overlap with caste and controversy whether a specific group is more appropriately classified as a ST or SC. Policy however treats the SC and ST groups homogenously. Moreover it rests largely on the assumption that mainstreaming is progress, while paying lip service to preserve distinctive cultures, especially of tribals who are coerced into assimilation.

Education was perceived as crucial to processes of planned change. It was seen as the key instrument for bringing about a social order based on value of equality and social justice. Expansion and democratization of the education system was sought, the two primary egalitarian goals of which were the universalisation of elementary education and the educational “upliftment” of disadvantaged groups. The State’s special promotional efforts have undoubtedly resulted in educational progress for the SC/ST especially in regions where policy implementation combined with the dynamism of reform, and most crucially with anticaste, dalit, tribal and religious conversion movements.

The last two decades have spelt the decline of the Welfare State under the powerful impact of global economic forces and neo-liberal economic policies. The egalitarian ethic underlying planned change and development is being rapidly decimated. The ideology of the Indian State’s New Economic Policy emphasizes the pre-eminence of markets and profits. In the context of an elite directed consensus on the inevitability of liberalization and structural adjustment, the predominant problems and debates of education have undergone major shifts. Structural adjustment have provided the legitimacy and impetus for a number of educational reforms that pose a direct threat to the mission of universalizing elementary education and equalizing educational opportunity for SC/ST, especially those left behind. The state is withdrawing from social sectors of education and health and delegating its social commitments and responsibilities to private agencies and non-governmental organizations. There is already enough indication that basic educational needs of the SC and ST are getting seriously undermined under the new dispensation adversely affecting life chances of vast sections of those who have yet to make the shift to first generation learning.

Urban migration, education, occupational change and religious conversion have been pursued by the scheduled castes as key strategies of socio-economic emancipation, status change and acquisition of a new social identity. They have achieved varying degrees of success. Anti caste and dalit movements have provided the bases for political consciousness and assertions of new self-consciousness and new self-respecting collective identities grounded in both moderate-reformist and radical ideologies. Contemporarily, the rigours of pollution, social practices of untouchability and social relations of servility vary greatly in different parts of the country. The widespread upsurge of atrocity signifies continued caste based oppression. Caste and occupation were closely interlinked in the traditional socio-economic order, and the lowest manual and menial occupations were reserved for the SC. The link has gradually been broken but not completely. There have been shifts to caste free occupations. Changes took place with the arrival of new opportunities in rural employment and petty business as well as through education based occupational and social mobility in rural and urban contexts. However, economic exploitation and economic disadvantage and continued concentration in menial occupations continue to sustain and reinforce the degraded social position of the majority of the SC. Rural SC are predominantly landless and impoverished agricultural labour. Women are multiply subordinated.

By modernization is meant a process of long range social and cultural change, often regarded as leading to the progressive development of society. It is a multifaceted development specifically leading to the industrialization of economy, and increase in the geographic and social mobility and, the secularization of ideas, which give rise to secular, scientific and technical education. It also means a change from ascribed to achieved status and a higher standard of living. Thus, modernization is a question of changes in the social structure, norms and value orientations, and as such it demands certain norms and value orientations, and as such it demands certain adoptive devices. As a consequent of this modernization SC and STs are egger to adopt the new trends of modern culture which is possible only by the modern education.

State Provision for Education of SC and ST and Recent Trends in Their Educational Progress

State commitment to the education of SC/ST children is contained in Articles 15(4), 45 and 46 of the Indian Constitution. Article 15(4) underscores the state’s basic commitment to positive discrimination in favour of the socially and educationally backward classes and/or the SC and ST. Article 45 declares the state’s endeavour to provide free and compulsory education for all children until they complete the age of 14 years. Article 46 expresses the specific aim to promote with special care the educational and economic interests of SC/ST.

In its effort to offset educational and socio-historical disadvantage, the Indian state conceived a range of enabling provisions that would facilitate access to and ensure retention of SC and ST children in school. In the initial Five Year Plans, the focus was on making available basic educational facilities such as schools especially in remote areas and providing scholarships and books. Both Central and State governments took up the responsibility of special educational provision. The scope of enabling interventions expanded considerably after the Fourth Five Year Plan.

Special schemes pertaining to school education of SC/ST children currently include: i) free supply of textbooks and stationery at all stages of school education ii) free uniforms to children in govt. approved hostels and Ashrams schools, and in some states also for children in regular schools; iii) free education at all levels; iv) pre-matric stipends and scholarships to students at middle and/or high school stage; v) special scheme of pre-matric scholarships for children of castes and families engaged in unclean occupations like scavenging, tanning and flaying of animal skin; vi) girls and boys hostels for SC/ST students and lodging facilities in hostels of backward classes including SC/ST; vii) ashram schools for tribal children started with the intention of overcoming the difficulties of provision in remote regions and also rather patronizingly to provide an environment “educationally more conducive” than the tribal habitat. In addition, several states have instituted schemes such as scholarships to SC students studying in private schools, merit scholarships, attendance scholarships for girls, special school attendance prizes, remedial coaching classes, reimbursement of excursion expenses and provision of mid-day meals. The last has been recommended as an integral element in schooling by the Working group on Development and Welfare of the Scheduled Castes.

Conclusion:

Education has always been considered an instrument of social change. In present day society education has been considered a sound economic investment and that is the reason why in all the developed and developing societies greater attention is being paid to education. The role of education is to transform a static society into one vibrant with a commitment to development and change.

In out national perception, education is essential for all. This is fundamental to our all round development such as material, psychological, spiritual and so on. Obviously, it implies that education of the Scheduled Tribes is fundamental to the development of the people of this area, and hence, it is essential for them also. Education is a potent agent not only for the social and psychological changes but it may influence productivity and economic development also, and, that is the reason why, for the last few years in the literature on development there has been much talk about the relationship between education and economic development and about education as investment. Educational will also help in the socialization of a child, and the development of the human personality, social mobility, occupational change, and the rise of professions. Education is not only a means of adjustment into the society and all round development, but it is also an end in itself. Education affords protection of life. In addition to its relation with moral values, it is closely associated with socio-economic development. Education is, therefore, very significant for the development of a country and in spite of having many severe problems, the developing countries provide high priority to education. India is, undoubtedly, one among them.

References:

1. Das, A.K. and R.N. Saha, (1989): West Bengal Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes: Facts and Information, Bulletin of the Cultural Research Institute, No.32, Govt. of W.B., SC & TW Department, Calcutta

2. Nayar, P.K. , (1975) : “The Scheduled Castes and Tribes High School Students in Kerala, Dept of Sociology, Kerala University

3. Pratap, D.R. et al, (1971): Study of Ashram Schools in tribal Areas of Andhra Pradesh, Tribal Cultural Research and Training Institute, Hyderabad.

4. Mani, Gomathi, (1991) Education in the International Context, Sterling Publishers (P) Ltd., New Delhi, pp118-132.

5. Thomas, Joseph A. (2001): Dynamics of Educational Development: A Case Study of Selected `Backward’ Villages in Kerala, in Vaidyanathan, A. & Nair, Gopinathan, P.R. (eds.) Elementary Education in Rural India: A Grassroots View, New Delhi: Sage Publications, pp. 166-216.

6. Sujatha, K. (1994): “Educational Development among Tribes: A Study of Sub-Plan Areas in Andhra Pradesh, New Delhi: South Asian Publishers.

7. Muralidharan, V. (1997): “Educational Priorities and Dalit Society”, Kanishka Publishers, New Delhi.

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Any individual that has researched online education or training will no doubt be well aware of the possible disadvantages that choosing an online degree or training course holds over choosing to learn in an academic or technical institution. The majority of resources available will highlight the problems so everyone considering an online course will be aware of them before they enrol. However, the one thing that these resources fail to mention is the fact that the negative aspects of an online course can easily be avoided if you know how!

Some of the negative elements associated with taking an online degree need to be dealt with before enrolling on the course, some during online education and the remaining problems may only present themselves afterwards so you must be prepared. If you deal with them as they come then you will have no problems at all!

The first potential problem is the credibility of taking an online course. This actually refers to degrees from online schools rather than more technical or practical training courses that are often set up to train individual workers by the company that employs them. In order to avoid any problems associated with online degrees, the relevant checks should be carried out before enrolling in a program. The credibility of the online university should always be examined because there are too many schools that bear accredited status but have been given that status by a sister company. These universities and school are not valid and potential employers would discard any qualification given out by them.

However, there are online schools that are validly accredited, such as the University of Phoenix. Any good school will be happy to reveal the source of its accreditation, and this should actually be displayed on the homepage or the “about us” page. Having knowledge of the source would be an excellent idea for future job interviews and resume because this will give any qualification an impressive legitimacy.

A problem that you may be faced with during the course of your degree is the level of discipline that is required in order to complete all of the assignments and tasks that are a part of the course. You can prepare for this in advance by setting up a timetable that fits in well with your day-to-day routine. A schedule can be altered to fit circumstances at any given time but planning what you are doing well in advance would give you an edge over the lure of procrastination that you will most definitely face at some stage!

If you need a helping hand to ensure that you get all work associated with an online degree completed, then find a place to go when you find that you cannot work in the home. Some individuals may head to a local library, others a coffee shop, but every individual online student should choose the place that most inspires them to work. Of course, it is completely up to you to find that place. You could try several places before settling on the one that suits you best.

The final problem that you are guaranteed to face at some time or other is employer attitudes to online degrees. Although attitudes are changing, more conservative and traditional employers will unfortunately question you as to why you took an online degree instead of attending a campus-based course. Every online student should have a rehearsed answer that sounds natural and credible. Explaining personal circumstances is not enough. You should also justify the school of your choosing. This is where having knowledge of where the school was accredited and who by comes in useful. Your argument for completing an online course should also be backed up by a brief description of the classes taken and the skills and traits that you have picked up as a result, because these skills can be of use to potential employers.

Of course, there are other problems that will be associated with your online education, but this represents the three most pressing problems that you will have to deal with. Be prepared for them, as well as any others that come your way and you will almost certainly be able to turn any negatives into positives, and that is a trick necessary when completing an online education!

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ELearning or the acquisition of online degree presents the convenience and flexibility that is required by just about every individual in today’s fast-paced challenging world as it provides them the opportunity to fit education into their already busy lifestyles.

But, just like any other thing in life, online education is not meant for all. Not everyone has what it takes to succeed in an online degree program. One who wishes to succeed in a distance education course must be a dedicated individual who can focus on studies without guidance and has multi-tasking skills. So before making the huge decision of studying virtually at an online college or university, it is highly advisable for all to figure out if they have the capabilities that are required to succeed in eLearning.

Can You Work Alone?

The most major skill that is required to succeed in online education programs is that of being able to work alone, without a teacher looking over your shoulder at all times. The only interaction that takes place between teachers and students in distance education courses is through email, phone, chat, discussion boards etc. Those who can work along are perfect candidates for online degree programs.

Are You Comfortable with the Methods of Interaction?

Good communication is an imperative factor when it comes to enjoying your online learning journey. Those who opt for online education must be at ease with the utilization of online communication methods, which include email, chat and posting on forums. To succeed, you must be positive about classroom situations and on no account hesitate to ask questions or ask for feedback.

Do You Have Good Writing Skills?

The only method of communication in online degree programs usually is that of writing, so good writing skills are imperative for distance learners. Projects, deadlines, queries, student-teachers and interaction between virtual class-fellows is all based on writing so having poor writing skills might turn out to be a problem.

Can You Maintain a Schedule and Remain Disciplined?

Successful online learners have a fixed schedule which they follow regularly. As most online learners are fulltime employees, single parents etc, they usually set up their schedule around a time that is most comfortable for them to study. Another important factor is that of discipline. Once you setup a schedule you need to ensure that you follow it without any disturbance or distractions, thereby remaining disciplined. Those who are multi-taskers and have the ability to concentrate under any environment usually turn out to be the best online learners. Those who opt for online degree programs are responsible for their success. They must have the capability to conduct research and complete projects before the deadline.

Students are responsible for their own success in a distance learning classroom. They must be able to complete research and assignments on their own time. For certain people, this is usually the best part of studying online, while for others this is the main reason for failure. It is extremely important to figure out whether you have what it takes to succeed in an online program or not, or else your time and money would simply go to waste. At times, studying at a traditional college is the perfect option, but on the other hand those who cannot take out time to attend regular classes can opt for online education.

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Everyone at some point has experienced an impasse in communication; those frustrating occasions when it all breaks down and people want to get up and walk out. Just look at a sample of recent headlines: “Peace Talks Breakdown” or “Labor Negotiations at a Stalemate” or “Negotiations Fail to Result in an Accord”. When the stakes are high and people are afraid they have something to loose communication becomes strained and people stop listening to one another. Usually this is while claiming that the people on the other side of the table are actually the ones who are not doing the listening. We get so concerned and fearful about getting other people to hear what we have to say, we become unwilling to hear what they have to say.

Indeed, listening seems sometimes as if it is a rare happening among human beings. We can’t really listen to another person speaking if we’re preoccupied, or if we’re trying to decide what we’re going to say when the other stops talking, or if we’re debating about whether what is being spoken is true or relevant or agreeable. Listening, in other words, is being accessible and open to what is being said.

At Landmark Education we contend that listening has an amazing power. It gives life to what is being spoken. You might even say it is with the listener that both the speaker and what is spoken exist and come alive. Think of how inspired and enlivened the elderly can become when you sit down and have an extended conversation with them. Think about what happens when someone is really listening to you. Ever notice that you become funnier and more playful when someone laughs at your jokes? What about when a child recognizes that adults are actually listening to them? Their whole demeanor shifts. In the programs of Landmark Education, you find yourself with a new ability to listen to others. You find yourself inspired by the people you have in your life. When you truly listen to people you discover the best of what they have to offer.

Speaking, meanwhile, can be something more than talking, more than the exchange of symbols or information, more than saying what you really think. In speaking we can share ourselves; we can evoke experience in others. Speaking is where our ideas become clear and possible. It is where others are expanded by our time spent with them. It allows for the futures we create. Speaking lives in poetry, in the appreciation of another, in idle conversations that pass the time, in great theories and books that give rise to wonder and thought.

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Speaking allows for “who” and “how” we “are” in the world. It is what gives voice to all that is possible in being human. In our ability to speak and share we have the ability to shape the world we live in.

In the courses of Landmark Education you find that true communication is creation. It has the power to shape, determine, and alter the course and quality of our lives. It moves people. It generates experience in others. It not only delivers information to others, it actually transforms their ability to hear. True communication transforms both the speaker and listener.

The Landmark Forum suggests that what it is to be human has its own domain and that domain is one of language—of communication, of conversation. Through communication —the realm of language, of conversation—each of us has complete access to ourselves, to others, to the very essence and possibility of what it means to be human.

This is the essence of what Landmark Education is about and what The Landmark Forum provides.

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Though the traditional chalkboard is still used in some primary education institutions, it has many disadvantages and may do more harm than good. Chalks are messy and leave residues that may stick to the instructor’s uniform. This does not look presentable especially in business meetings. Chalk filtrates can cause allergy and irritation to someone which can lead to more serious illness. This is why the whiteboard is the favorite because of the hypo-allergenic qualities of the dry erase marker. It is also versatile where you can also use it as alternative to projection screens. Companies and education institutions started to replace the traditional chalk board with whiteboard as early as in the’80s.

White boards are made up of 5 different materials and these are:

Melamine White Boards

One of the first materials incorporated in the construction of whiteboards. The surface this material produce can easily be scratched and in time, it is more difficult to remove the markings. The ink is easily absorbed into the board that it needs to be replaced in just months of usage. Made with a pressboard substrate which is covered in paper with resin, this material is the least expensive.

Aluminum White Boards or Painted Steel

Painted steel or aluminum whiteboards are often preferred over melamine. They typically last longer than melamine white boards and are easier to erase. Though not as prevalent, the problem of staining is still a problem in this particular solution because of the porous nature of the paint sprayed on an aluminum or steel surface. Painted steel has a magnetic property, whereas, painted aluminum does not.

Glass Made White Boards

This material doesn’t absorb any ink so therefore, there no need to replace it every once in a while. The only down side to this is that it does not have magnetic properties.

Hardcoat Laminate White Boards

Hardcoat Laminate is often the material of choice for the whiteboard in high usage environments. The surface is less porous and therefore, fairly stain resistant. Because of its stain resistance and scratch resistant properties many laminate white boards come with lifetime warranties. This, of course, is beneficial for the consumer. These whiteboard surfaces may or may not carry magnetic properties dependent upon the manufacturer.

Porcelain, Enamel-On-Steel White Boards

Due to the driving force to become eco-friendly products, this porcelain is certainly distinguished for its environmental certification. Obtaining environmental certification for white boards is possible but not all are guaranteed. A lifetime warranty is imposes on these whiteboard surfaces and is scratch resistance because of the way it is manufactured. To produce a superior whiteboard, manufacturers fire ceramic glass to a steel surface with a kiln. The end product is what most consumers demand.

This type of whiteboard can be easily cleaned with any non-abrasive cleaner and possesses a polarizing steel surface which allows magnets to be used with the product. The porcelain surface also solves the problem of residual dry erase marks that often remain even after erasing.

Whiteboards have limited disadvantages. The glare may cause misreading of information especially with people that are vision impaired. When light is reflected white materials it produces glare and make is more difficult to read the presentation. In this case, the visually impaired prefers the chalk board because of its dark surfaces which then are less prone to glare. Dry marker doesn’t have indicators that it is losing ink while chalk doesn’t need an indicator because it is already visible to the user.

Learn how whiteboards may aid in building work flow or improving displays for both the presenter and audience. Using whiteboard presentations puts one in charge of your activity and plays as a critical visual tool. Make development easy with white boards display board beside you.

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