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Personal Finance – Why Don’t We Teach This in School?

Personal Finance – Why Don’t We Teach This in School?

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You’ve probably seen all of the news headlines – “U.S. Credit Card Debt Hits All-Time High”, “Most Americans Can’t Afford Retirement”, “Many Families Living Paycheck to Paycheck”.  Different stories, but all based upon a common theme. Most people don’t know anything about personal finance. Now when I say “don’t know anything”, I’m not exaggerating.  If you think I’m lying, take my little quiz below. See where I’m going?  If you could answer even half of the questions above, you’re miles…

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Deadlines:  Why We Need Them

Deadlines:  Why We Need Them

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Did you ever have a home or work project that just lingers?  You know, you intend to get it done, but somehow, you never get around to finishing it – or even starting it?  I can probably tell you one of the main reasons it never gets done. It doesn’t have a “deadline”. The addition of a deadline to any task makes it a priority.  It crystalizes one’s thoughts, provides focus, and spurs one into action into either getting the…

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School Is In Session – And Buses Are Out And About

School Is In Session – And Buses Are Out And About

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As school is back in session all over the local area, this time of year is also marked by the return of public education’s transportation workhorse – the school bus. Gone once again are the days when I could whisk down the roads into work on my early morning drive.  I now have to time my morning commute with the precision of a federal bank heist, where one minute out of-sync will mean the difference between an effortless drive or…

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Another School Year is About to Begin – But This Year is A Bit Different

Another School Year is About to Begin – But This Year is A Bit Different

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Following on the heels of last year’s school calendar ending with a rushed and emergency distance learning set-up (locally, our kids were forced to online learning in March to finish out the school year), this year school officials (in Maryland) have already announced that the upcoming school year will start out (on August 31st, 2020) with distance learning (no onsite presence) until the COVID-19 situation can be assessed and reviewed. This, of course, has received mixed reviews from local parents…

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Distance Learning: It’s a New Age of Education

Distance Learning: It’s a New Age of Education

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Sometimes, changes in a system come about organically over time.  After a while, you forget how they even came into being.  At other times, a system has change suddenly thrust upon it, altering it dramatically and quickly, like a thunderbolt. Our education system is currently undergoing such a change. Over the years, technology tools have been slowly introduced to enhance and help both teachers and students create new learning opportunities.  Remember the overhead projector?  The whiteboard? How about those gripping…

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