By Christine Cioppa
It’s been drilled into our heads that UV light is bad for our eyes, so we wear sunglasses outdoors. Now, we’re hearing the same about computer blue light. Blue light does, in fact, affect vision, but what’s fact and what’s myth?
FACT OR MYTH?
Blue light affects vision
Ever wondered if the money and time spent on a college degree is worth it?
It is.
A new report from the Center for Education and the Workforce at Georgetown University says most new jobs are going to college graduates, both those holding bachelor’s and associate’s degrees, CNN reports.
When the recession hit the U.S. between December, 2007 and January, 2010, 7.2 million jobs were lost.
Since the U.S. job market began recovering in 2010, 11.6 million jobs were created. More than half of those, 8.4 million, were given to college graduates.
By Amy Neilsen
It is the first week of school. I have a new learning format and website to navigate, a new app to load onto my phone, and I have to figure out where to buy headphones that don’t dig into my scalp. I also need a better journal and a real notebook.
By Amy Nielsen
Classes start next week. Ducks in a row? Not so much! Heck, at least they are all in the same pond. Crud, there goes the little one . . .
Somehow the month that I had set aside before school started has flown by in a constant parade of field trips, large expenditures, unexpected sickies and calendar shuffling.
By Amy Nielsen
I did it! I paid in full for school.
I completed the student agreement. I have accessed the classroom portal for the first time. Now, I have two weeks to get my life in order for real. Classes start and away we go.
The imminence of this decision is finally hitting me and I am starting to panic. Holy cow, what did I get myself into! I know I can do it, I know I can do it, I know I can do it. Breathe.
I’m about to be really, really honest.
I hate programming. I hate, hate, hatehatehate with the fire of a thousand suns, hate programming. And that pure, unadulterated hate means two things:
I’m not going to tell you what program I’m in, because it’s a long, involved explanation that I don’t like to give. What I will tell you is that I’m going to school to stop bad guys … and I’m good at stopping bad guys. And, I’m good at the classes related to stopping bad guys. Like, really good.
By Amy Nielsen
Whoops.
I got myself overcommitted and missed some answers on my recently submitted homework. It may not be a big deal to many, but it is to me. It shows my lack of commitment to my studies and to my teachers. I’m not so worried about the material the lesson taught. I know I need more time with the material and the universe handed it right back to me and said, “How’s about ya give a little attention to detail and effort next time?”
I’m more worried about my reputation with my teachers, many of whom I see on a regular basis.
By Christine Cioppa
It’s not just attending class that’s important. It’s retaining what you’ve learned that counts! That can be hard to do when you are studying, caring for children and working a fulltime job.
There are some great beverage choices that can help you actually boost your memory power as you tackle your day. Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Spokesperson, Jen McDaniel, MS, RDN, CSSD, LDN, shares some of her favorite beverages for boosting memory.
So, I’m in this microeconomics class.
You may have taken a microeconomics class before, and you may read this and think that I am a whiny, self-pitying pain in the butt, and that is occasionally true. At any rate, I’m going to give you a rundown of the first two chapters of my lessons:
Have you ever cheated on a test? Copied a friend's answer?
You were tired. You studied. You couldn't remember it at that moment, but you knew it.
It was just one. Right? Not a big deal.
It's a really big deal.
And colleges are not just going to catch you, they are developing technology and changing their methods to catch you.
But unfortunately, you are not the only one they will catch.
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