Why is math important? By now, it is obvious to see that computers are taking our jobs. In a few years, robots will take more than 15% of our current jobs. It teaches us about the importance of math. So why is math important? It’s not too complicated. We use math everyday. For example, we…
1. Job Shadowing – spending a period of time at work with a person in particular, at a particular job. 2. Volunteering Training Programs – courses for teaching volunteers how to help at particular volunteer placements. 3. Volunteer Co-ordinates – people in charge of placing and monitoring volunteers. 4. Employability Skills – the fundamental, personal…
Citizenship is the condition of being vested with the rights, duties and responsibilities as a member of a state or nation. Civics is the study of the rights and duties of citizenship. Government is a system by which groups of people make the laws (principles and regulations) that are enforced to guide the affairs of…
1. Help Signals – Smoke: smoke from a signal fire can be made to contrast with the surrounding environment. -Whistles and Mirrors: Use anything that you have that reflects the sun’s rays, as this is a good way for calling for help. -Morse CODE – Mirrors, flashlights, or whistles are three ways you can send…
For me many a times I think value is more important than money, but am not so sure if that is true in today’s world. Things have changed and everything is related to money, think about it……. What makes more friends? “MONEY”, who will like to be a friend of a poor person or a…
Credits: When a student completes a course at high school or university, he or she receives a credit for it. A certain number of credits are required to earn a diploma/ degree. Compulsory: Something that must be completed (I.e credits that must be completed to graduate with a high school diploma) Community Involvement: Community volunteer…
Prepare early: Prepare for tests and examinations from the very first day of the course, when the teacher outlines the course and the expectations of the course. Keep your notes complete and review them as the course goes along. Clarify expectations: Be sure that you know the details about the test or the exam. Questions…
Note-taking strategies: The notes that you record in a class will enhance your learning and recall. The strategies coming up will help you to look at the structure and format of your notes. Summarize: The essential elements in note-taking is to jot down only the main points. Highlight and listen to the main points. If…
Slo-pitch is a team sport in which a ball is thrown by a player called a pitcher and hit by an offensive player called a batter with a round, smooth stick called a bat (usually wooden or metal). Scoring is accomplished by the batter running and touching a series of three markers on the ground…
Hand tools are the most popular and widely used tools in any industry. Because they do not require any external power source to operate they can be used anywhere and everywhere. By selecting the right hand tool of the correct size a technician should be able to perform almost any task that is required. Hand…
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Telecommuting: Employees work at home, linked to the workplace by computers and fax machines. Flex Time: Workers start and end their days on flexible schedules-for example, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. instead of 9 to 5-within limits set by management. Work sharing: To avoid layoffs, an organization’s work force might share the available work. Job-Sharing:…
Family life is much different today than what it used to be. Several years ago mothers would stay at home with their children while the father went to work to support his family, but it is nothing like that today in American households. Today it is common for children to be raised by just one…
The question of whether capital punishment is right or wrong is a truly tough choice to make. Capital punishment (death penalty) is legal because the government of the United States of America says that it is all right to execute another human being if their crimes are not punishable by other means. There are many…
Many academically gifted children underachieve in school classrooms as a result of the fact that they do not know how to achieve higher a or they feel they cannot achieve a task that they are expected to be able to but find it too difficult. Underachievement is a pervasive problem which results in a tremendous…
According to the Oxford English Dictionary, one of the definitions of the word “education” is: “The systematic instruction, schooling or training is given to the young in preparation for the work of life; by extension, similar instruction or training obtained in adult age. Also, the whole course of scholastic instruction which a person has received.…
Throughout time education has been considered a process that every so often must be improved. The education quality in the U.S. has declined over the years and people have been looking for a way to make improvements. A more recent proposal has been to go from a traditional nine-month schedule to an all-year program. Supporters…
With the advent of the feminist movement, the role of women in all parts of society has come under increasing scrutiny. One area of recent controversy is the role of women in the Christian Church. Some churches whose traditions and practices are less rigidly tied to Biblical doctrines have begun placing women in leadership positions…
Despite Legislation for Equal Opportunities, sexism is still in evidence in the workplace. Sexism is a particular concern for society when considering its effect in the workplace. Sexism has always been a particular problem in the labor market especially with the formation of capitalism. In the last half of the 20th century this has been…
Women have had to fight for their independence. They have been repressed for a long period of history. Only recently have women started to gain respect as equals and individuals. Even today women are still looked down upon for their sex. From the begging of history, women have been viewed as a lesser sex. In…