Saturday 18 May 2013

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sorry college grads, I probably won’t hire you

If you’re at all interested in media, technology or related fields, please learn a little computer programming. Dear college graduates: The next month is going to be thrilling as you cross this major milestone in your education. Enjoy the pomp and circumstance, the congratulations, and the parties. But when it’s …

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bypassing college? ideas on learning outside the system

Dale Stephens, founder of UnCollege, a movement that challenges the notion that “college is the only path to success,” has some advice for students who are willing to take the

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do you really have to go to college?

There are always to sides to every story.  And yes, there is a counter argument to the necessity of going to college.  Dale J. Stephens, a vocal proponent of

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5 secrets to succeeding without a college degree

British rapper-poet Suli Amoako recently launched a video, “Why I Hate School, But Love Education,” that has been making rounds all over the Internet. He calls for young people to

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military recruits teens

By Megan Prather, Duncan High School, Duncan, OK “Someone needs to believe in America and fight for it,” Marine recruiter Sergeant Brown said. Every year, recruiters from different military branches

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teen quits harvard, climbs kilimanjaro, revolutionizes online price comparisons

Last  week we published an article about the Theil Foundation.  The foundation gave a group of young fellows $100k and two years of mentoring in exchange for quitting college.

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thiel foundation to college-bound seniors: don’t go

Earlier this year the foundation gave a group of young fellows $100k and two years of mentoring in exchange for quitting college. The experiment is still playing out.

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Lots of alternatives to college

College is not for everyone.  In fact this college professor believes there are too many students in college only because of the pressure of their family.  In this

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Nearly 1 in 4 hs grads can’t pass military entrance exam

Nearly one-fourth of the students who try to join the U.S. Army fail its entrance exam, painting a grim picture of an education system that produces graduates who

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Best Trade Schools for High Paying Jobs

The electrical, plumbing, building inspection and construction fields offer high-paying job opportunities for those who complete vocational training programs. For example, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that