The approach to self-improvement described in The 7 Habits of Effective People book by Stephen Covey, originally published in 1989, has become one of the most popular methods for becoming, as the book implies, effective. In 2004, Covey added an 8th habit to his popular improvement methodology. Stephen Covey, a religious, family-oriented man who was…
Benjamin Franklin’s 13 Virtues Benjamin Franklin was a man of many virtues. One of the key members of the group we call the Founding Fathers of the United States of America, Benjamin Franklin was a brilliant statesman with a mind fixated on improvement on every front. As a scientist, politician, inventor, entrepreneur, and in the…
An Apple a Day? As the saying goes, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” That has been good advice since the saying first started being used at the end of the 19th century. It’s certainly beneficial to your health to eat an apple every day, but are there other foods that might even…
I never thought I’d see the day when I’d be paying fines for not purchasing something the federal government thinks is a good deal. I’ve also never known the federal government to be great at spotting good deals. The ever-climbing federal deficit proves that. But there’s hope. An article published by The Hill recently described…
Montessori education, using sensorial activities for children, greatly increases their confidence, independence, and their chances of becoming one of the next great inventors.
Finland has been recognized recently as having the most effective school system in the world. Here are some of the reasons the Finnish way of teaching appears to have an advantage on other methods.
With the recent and increase
The 2017 Tuition Discounting Study, released by the National Association of College and University Business Officers on April 30, showed a continuing effort by colleges and universities to attract new freshman through tuition discounts. For the 2017-2018 school year, the average institutional tuition discount rate is expected to reach 49.9%. These discounts are awarded to students…
The right thing to do for Minnesota businessman Dennis Frandsen meant offering full-tuition scholarships to the entire graduating class at Rush City High School to attend Pine Technical & Community College.