Gimme A Break

When kids reach the crossroads, they are often undecided about what kind of careers they would like to pursue. I know my son went through a period of uncertainty as to what he wants to do after he’s done in college.

If your child is interested in a career in teaching, the Woodrow Wilson Teaching Fellowship provides recent college graduates and career changers in the fields of science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) with an opportunity to pursue an intensive master’s degree at one of 14 participating universities.

Candidates who have graduated with an undergraduate degree in a STEM field by June 2011 with a 3.o GPA or higher will be considered if they show a commitment to this amazing program and its goals.

Fellows will then complete a field-based master’s degree in teacher education and commit themselves to teaching for at least 3 years in a high-need school. Not to worry, they will be mentored in the classroom and receive intensive support.

There’s a real need for teachers in the STEM fields right now so if you or your kids are interested in education, the fellowship is now recruiting, preparing and retaining teachers for the schools that need them most.

Be sure you check out the details on www.wwteachingfellowship.org and also watch the video below for more information.

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Now that the kids have gone back to school, it’s time for Mom to look up tutoring for her kids. No matter how you look at it, you know that Math word problems can be quite a challenge for kids including mine.

Last semester, I got my kids to work on Pre-Algebra and Algebra equations on TutorVista, an online tutoring site that offers an unlimited tutoring on all subjects for one low price.

In the days when they were learning how to divide, we found a standard form on the site that really helped keep them on track. Sometimes all they need is to learn the slope formula and other formulae to gain that extra confidence in handling their Math practice test.

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I have a friend who are both doctors, the husband and wife and their kids are too. Yes, funny how it seems to run in some families. I hear that in order to progress further in their careers, they are planning to attend a consultant interview course which is aimed at those with a consultant interview.

Oxford Medical offers teaching and management courses where doctors can learn all about what an consultant medical interview entails and how to tackle even the toughest consultant interview questions accurately and confidently.

The medical field being so competitive, I guess everyone’s rushing to engage with the best medical training company out there that’s proven successful in equipping doctors with the various skills required for competitive interviews.

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Funny why people always assume that if you exercise, your objective is to lose weight. Not always! People exercise for different reasons, mostly to lose weight, yes but not necessarily so. Right now, I’m at my ideal weight and BMI. The last thing I want to do is lose weight. I just want to get toned up, that’s all, thanks.

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I haven’t been sleeping well lately. I read that sleep loss has a cumulative effect which means once you start losing sleep, it may take you a loo-ong time to get caught up again.

I’m still running around like a mad woman. I do feel sleepy in the early afternoons but nothing I was too worried about until I tried to run a red light the other day, mistaking the red light for green!!!

OMG, it was most shocking that when I saw the light turn green (it was actually red and I’m not color-blind) and started to move, everyone started to blare their horns at me!! Yikes! I could’ve sworn the light was green!

I really do need to get caught up on my sleep. Sigh!

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Yay! I’m going to a yoga class tomorrow morning. I started going for a class last year (with another teacher) but dropped out because of a time clash with my schedule then.

I loved that one class I went to. It was such hard work. I perspired like crazy. But I felt great afterwards, almost like I was walking on air. All that stretching is like nothing I’ve ever done.

Found out about this class from a gym buddy who’s been persuading me to join. The class has been on for like a month now. So I guess I’ll be the freshie there tomorrow. Can’t wait. Will update when I get back.

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To those of us who want to exercise but can’t seem to stick with anything we try, have you considered walking? I think it’s the easiest and the least strenuous form of exercise, and you don’t need a partner.

I normally start my gym workout by walking a couple of kilometers on the treadmill. I’m in a sharing mood since I missed my workout this morning and need to “walk” myself out of my semi-withdrawal mood. So I’m going to share some walking tips.

1. Get a good pair of walking shoes.

2. Warm up before you start. Your muscles and joints need to be woken up from their slumber.

3. Start on flat ground at an even pace and increase your pace slowly over time.

4. Walking on an incline or slope helps work your heart so gradually incorporate this into your walk.

5. As you build stamina, gradually increase your distance, incline and speed to maximize the benefits. Your body gets conditioned after a while and this is when many people complain that they’re exercising but not seeing any effect.

If you keep this up consistently, you’ll start feeling much healthier and more energetic, I promise. And that endorphin rush, you just gotta love it as much as I do . But as always, my key phrase is ”whenever you’re ready”.

There’s no rush to raise the level of your walking routine. If you don’t feel physically up to it (and on certain days, you won’t, that’s okay), just skip it rather than risk injuring yourself. Happy walking .

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If only magazines didn’t cost a small fortune here, I’d be devouring them totally. But they are way too expensive and I can’t afford to order or buy them on a regular basis.

Which makes me a magazine flipper, i.e. someone who flips through magazines while waiting at the hairdresser’s or dentist’s. Even then, these are dog-eared and yellow with age dating back to the last century.

There’s only one place I know of where there are spanking new issues every month. The golf club which we belong to is probably one of the few places that can afford to subscribe to popular magazines and allow us to read them for free.

When I was living in California, magazines were affordable and I used to subscribe to Psychology Today and a couple of others. I used to order them from flyers but DiscountMagazineCenter.com has the Cheapest Authorized Magazines On The Internet!

So logically that’s where you would go for super low prices, free shipping and no sales tax. I see a little button on their site that says “serving US addressees only” which puts me back at the club’s library if I want to get my hands on the latest issues of anything.

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