Have you ever thought about dating that cute boy/girl in your class? Well for most college students it hasn’t turned out very well. There are numerous complications that can keep you from focusing on anything but class.   If you can just hold off until the end of the semester, you won’t regret it.  In order to motivate yourself here are some experiences that didn’t work out.

Many students throughout their college career face the dilemma of whether to date someone in their class. On the first day many girls and guys stand at the back of class befor sitting down or else sit down by themselves so they can scope out the class. Then the next time they know exactly who they’re going to sit by.

Sitting by this person repeatedly without looking like a stalker can be very exciting.  Usually over time you get to know each other and it can be a fun semester. Life gets interesting when you have to decide whether to date your classmate.

For those of you that have sat by a couple of guys and they both like you, you can either date one of them or both of them.  I went for both and when I sat in between them during class it started to get especially awkward, especially because I liked one and not the other.  I know when I started this, I was kind of asking for trouble but in my defense they knew I was dating both of them and they acted okay.  In my case, it was the end of the semester before things started to really get awkward.

So in order to avoid a situation like this don’t date either one.  However, if you decide to date just remember it may turn ugly. Especially if you can’t sit by each other in class and you have to move seats mid semester.  If it’s a smaller class, not only will the class notice, but the teacher might also.  In one of my classes a professor pointed out that one of the students decided to move seats mid semester and sit by different people.  It was awkward for everyone in the classroom let alone the two individuals that had broken up.

The moral of the story is to wait until the semester is over.  However, if you can’t then at least put it off until towards the end of the semester.  By waiting until the end, you are less likely to have drama because it’s a shorter amount of time.  Plus if the relationship progresses slowly then you may not have drama until after the semester ends and then you won’t have to see that person again.

Even though there’s a hot guy or girl in your class, just be friends.  A relationship can be great but if it ends badly you are going to hate that class and most likely not learn anything.  So just hold off until the semester ends, or at least the ending is in sight.

President Obama is claiming that children in the U.S. spend too little time at school.  He is proposing that the school day be lengthened or the summer break shortened.  In comparison to other countries, American students are not reaching the mark and steps need to be taken to ensure that we remain competitive in education.

The president acknowledges that the idea isn’t popular with his daughter’s Malia and Sasha or in his family, but "we must face the challenges of a new century demand for more time in the classroom.”  The president wants schools to last longer in the day, stay open late, and be open on the weekends so that kids have a safe place to go when they don’t have classes.

Our school system is set upon an agrarian economy because that’s what our country started out as.  America is no longer an agrarian society so the seasons shouldn’t predict the school year.  Kids today are not out "working the fields" said Education Secretary Arne Duncan. Both the President and Education Secretary are enraptured by the idea of making schools longer.

Apparently several schools in Maryland have lengthened the school day and added over 300 hours in the past three years.  Students stay 3 hours longer each day. Initially, students didn’t like the additional hours but now admit they’ve learned a lot.  The results thus far seem to be positive.

Summer school has helped many students in the past. He believes that children could learn more if summer vacations were lengthened, plus they would have an easier time remembering what they had learned in the past.  Therefore,  teachers and students could progress much quicker because they are able to focus on learning new material rather than reviewing past lessons.

Adding to the school year is in complete opposition to what experts have been telling us about over scheduling children.  The president wants to not only make school days longer but also have a shorter summer vacation. Children already have to focus on school, homework, sports, musical instruments, friends, family and may now have to face more time in school. I realize that we need to keep up with what other countries are doing in the world if we are to maintain our standard of living and competitiveness in the marketplace, but where does it stop? 

Kids already juggle so much and there is a lot of responsibility placed upon them.  It seems like nowadays they don’t really get to experience childhood, because they are to busy doing other things.  All parents want their children to be geniuses.  Just look at all the materials you can buy to make your baby smarter.

Even as babies we are stressing the importance of learning and intelligence, so that they can be successful in life.  That’s good to a certain point, but I think sometimes parents have lost their focus on what’s really important and letting kids be kids.  They will be adults and have responsibilities soon enough.

We need children that are intelligent, but also have social skills and they can’t develop that if they always have their nose in a book. They need to be able to spend time with their friends and learn about life outside of the classroom.  Sometimes what they learn outside of school is more important.

So where is the balance between school and life when it comes to American kids? Is extending the school day and shortening summer really worth the cost? The major problem is that we have been scoring low on tests in comparison with other countries. What we need to do is find a way to be more efficient.  Score higher on tests and improve our learning methods while still maintaining an appropriate school day length.

The recession is over, according to most economists. Signs that the financial crisis has passed its worse days are beginning to show. Boosted by healthcare reform, jobs in the healthcare industry especially are expected to explode in the next several months. Career experts are encouraging U.S. workers to consider jobs as nurses, lab technicians, radiologists, and anesthesiologists.

“Healthcare will be the place to be for stable jobs with great pay,” says Donna Hill, a career counselor at ClassesandCareers.com, a free online information service. “If you take the time now to become a registered nurse or get certified as a lab tech, you will be in a very good position in just a few months. Healthcare reform is expected to create millions of new jobs.”

Fortunately, U.S. workers can earn healthcare degrees and certificates in a short amount of time. Online classes make it easy to start and complete certificate programs in a matter of months. Degree programs can be completed in 3 years or less. This means workers can complete certificates or degrees online just in time for job growth in the healthcare industry.

“If workers are looking for the perfect time to switch into a well-paying career, now is it,” says Hill. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, registered nurses make over $26 per hour; vocational nurses make $18 per hour; dental assistants $15 per hour.

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