Top 5 Things That Should Be Taught In Every School

Wed, 14 Mar 2007 18:23:46 GMT

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I can’t speak for schools outside the United States, but for those readers who went to school in America, I think you’ll agree that the American education system is in sore need of an upgrade. The world is changing at such a rapid pace and it’s my strong opinion that there should be more classes dedicated to helping students prepare and cope with the real world once they graduate.

If you look at this generation of students, you’ll find that most are “shell shocked” once they graduate because they had little or no preparation for what was to come.

High school mostly teaches you to memorize information and to regurgitate it back to your teacher, only to completely erase the information from your mind the moment you walk out after taking the test.

#1. Personal Finance

#2. Communicating Effectively

#3. Social Skills

#4. Sales

#5: Time Management

+1. Health

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5 Grammatical Errors That Make You Look Dumb

Sat, 24 Mar 2007 06:51:05 GMT

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5 Grammatical Errors That Make You Look Dumb

1. Your vs. You’re

2. It’s vs. Its

3. There vs. Their

4. Affect vs. Effect

5. The Dangling Participle

“Your” is a possessive pronoun, as in “your car” or “your blog.” “You’re” is a contraction for “you are,” as in “you’re screwing up your writing by using your when you really mean you are.”

Here’s an easy rule of thumb—repeat your sentence out loud using “it is” instead. If that sounds goofy, “its” is likely the correct choice.

“Affect” is a verb, as in “Your ability to communicate clearly will affect your income immensely.” “Effect” is a noun, as in “The effect of a parent’s low income on a child’s future is well documented.”

After rotting in the cellar for weeks, my brother brought up some oranges.

Uhh… keep your decomposing brother away from me!

“Their” is a plural possessive pronoun, as in “their bags” or “their opinions.”

“There” is used many ways, including as a reference to a place (“let’s go there”) or as a pronoun (“there is no hope”).

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Top 5 Things That Should Be Taught In Every School

5 Grammatical Errors That Make You Look Dumb

5 Grammatical Errors That Make You Look Dumb

1. Your vs. You’re

2. It’s vs. Its

3. There vs. Their

4. Affect vs. Effect

5. The Dangling Participle