COLLEGE LOW EXPECTATIONS GAME COST STUDENTS, PARENTS, & TAXPAYERS THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS

April 27, 2008

During a recent conversation with a client, he shared with me his frustration when registering his son for his first year at college. This university, incidentally one of the big 10, would only allow his son to register for 12 hours. The university’s position was the ‘expectation’ that 12 hours was very, very difficult and […]

7 TIPS TO AVOID THE COLLEGE “LOW EXPECTATIONS” GAME

April 26, 2008

Many public universities play the ‘Low Expectation Game’ (see commentary ‘College ‘Low Expectations Game’ Cost Students, Parents and Taxpayers Thousands of Dollars’). As a student or a parent, you can avoid that game using the following tips:
Tip #1Register for 15 hours.
To graduate in 4 years, not 5 not 6, requires a minimum of 15 hours […]

ONLINE DEGREE TIPS - YOUR GUIDE TO ONLINE DEGREE PROGRAMS

March 30, 2008

Is an Online Business Degree Right for You?
Deciding whether an online business degree is right for you is an easy task. With the wide selection of programs, flexibility and personalized formatting, an online business degree is a great choice for any one new to the business world or those that are very experienced but looking […]

QUALITY SCHOOLS

February 21, 2008

After presenting these ideas at the NAREN (National At-Risk Education Network) in Wisconsin last week, I was asked to write an commentary that would be able to reach more citizens to spread the exciting word about Dr. William Glasser’s work in the area of Quality Schools.
There are many characteristics that are called for in order […]

MARKETING STUDENTS: 5 GUIDELINES FOR YOUR FINAL PAPER

February 4, 2008

Get motivated! (’Why do I write that paper?’)
This is a basic question with a not-so-basic answer. In order for a job to be done welland your dissertation paper is, in fact, a job to be performedyou should give yourself moment to figure out why you will do it and get yourself motivated. No motivationno job […]