Category Archives: Education
University of Shame: Credit Card Offers for Alumni
Today as I was checking my snail mail I came across a really interesting letter. It looked like a credit card offer, but it had my former university’s alumni association logo on the top left corner. There was a “0% APR” teaser on the right-hand side, typical of credit card offers. What was going on [...]
Wise Student, Foolish Student (Part 3)
(Also see Wise Student, Foolish Student (Part 2) for the second part of the series) Veronica, the Wise Student Continues Her College Career When we last checked in with Veronica, she was doing well in school, but making sure to balance her education with some real-world experience early on. She got a part-time internship working [...]
Wise Student, Foolish Student (Part 2)
(Also see Wise Student, Foolish Student (Part 1) for the first part of the series) Remember our good friends Veronica and Patrick? Let’s meet up with them again to see how their first year of school is going. Veronica, the Wise Student Veronica enrolled in the University of Northern Nebraska (don’t even try to look [...]
Wise Student, Foolish Student (Part 1)
Just about everyone under the sun has heard of Robert Kiyosaki’s bestselling empire Rich Dad, Poor Dad. I’ve read it myself, and for the most part it’s a worthwhile read, even for those who know nothing about personal finance. (Actually, especially for those who know nothing about personal finance!) But some of the principals in [...]
The Perpetual Student
It’s a path so many people have decided to take. A backwards path. A path of retracing, rehashing, and starting over. Why do so many people return to settings of higher education so soon after they graduate? Is it a good thing? Before I explore the answer to that question, let’s explain some common reasons [...]
Life After School
The end of college is more than a mere turning point. Until this time, most young people have had the “next thing” to look forward to every year of their lives. But what is the next thing? It is the next institution of learning, of course. Sure, finishing high school and saying goodbye to friends, [...]
Early Education Pitfalls
In my opinion, elementary school is for three things: Socializing our kids Teaching our kids how to read pre-approved novels, multiply single-digit numbers in their heads, and memorize the “important” presidents like Abe Lincoln, John Quincy Adams and George W. Bush Beating some of their natural curiosity and imagination out of them and replacing it [...]
Is College For You?
These days, attendance at a post-secondary institution is becoming almost mandatory. Employers are increasingly demanding at least a Bachelors’ degree to even allow your foot in the door. What high school was in 1977 is what college is in 2007. I’m not even joking. Now that I’ve scared you (assuming you are still living with [...]
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