http://adulted.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hh http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2013-05-14T10:00:43Z Tue, 14 May 2013 10:00:43 +0000 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://adulted.about.com/b/2013/05/16/make-your-summer-goal-a-reality.htm <p>Do you have a goal for the summer? Something you want to learn? We're here to say, "You can do it."</p> <p>And here's some help:</p> <ul> <li>Make your goals <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://adulted.about.com/od/personaldevelopment/ht/smaartgoals.htm">SMAART</a></li> <li>Remember that <em>are</em> what you <a href="http://adulted.about.com/od/tipsforadultstudents/qt/You-Are-What-You-Think.htm"><em>think</em></a></li> <li>Know that you can <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://adulted.about.com/od/whatisadultlearning/tp/8-Motivations-To-Create-The-Life-You-Want.htm">create the life you want</a></li> </ul>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://adulted.about.com/b/2013/05/16/make-your-summer-goal-a-reality.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://adulted.about.com/b/2013/05/16/make-your-summer-goal-a-reality.htm Thu, 16 May 2013 11:11:36 +0000 2013-05-16T11:11:36Z http://adulted.about.com/b/2013/05/14/inspirational-quotations.htm <p>Sometimes it's easier to express ourselves using someone else's language. That's why quotations are so popular. Include one in your graduation or thank you card this spring. We have a few collections that will get your wheels turning. Just what is it you want to say?</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://adulted.about.com/b/2013/05/14/inspirational-quotations.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://adulted.about.com/b/2013/05/14/inspirational-quotations.htm Tue, 14 May 2013 10:00:43 +0000 2013-05-14T10:00:43Z http://adulted.about.com/b/2013/05/10/alternatives-to-ged-testing-service.htm <p>My <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://specials.about.com/service/newsletters/adulted/1367931600.htm">newsletter</a> this week featured a <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://adulted.about.com/b/2013/04/29/states-are-not-dropping-the-ged-test.htm">blog</a> I wrote about an email Nicole Chestang, executive vice president of the <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&#038;rct=j&#038;q=&#038;esrc=s&#038;source=web&#038;cd=1&#038;cad=rja&#038;ved=0CDwQFjAA&#038;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gedtestingservice.com%2F&#038;ei=KASNUZIr6IXRAfyVgaAH&#038;usg=AFQjCNHL8suHzy3jUmO06oZFH3J_0Mzbkg&#038;sig2=Bj7P1-mOPG-MpA9zORVwrg&#038;bvm=bv.46340616,d.dmQ">GED Testing Service</a>, sent recently saying that states are <em>not</em> dropping the GED test.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://adulted.about.com/b/2013/05/10/alternatives-to-ged-testing-service.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://adulted.about.com/b/2013/05/10/alternatives-to-ged-testing-service.htm Fri, 10 May 2013 10:35:58 +0000 2013-05-10T10:35:58Z http://adulted.about.com/b/2013/05/07/get-a-better-english-grade.htm <p>Understanding the hero's journey won't help you with grammar or spelling, but it will help you get a better grade in composition and all aspects of literature.</p> <p>Do you know the elements of a satisfying story? Do you recognize archetypes? They're in every memorable, successful story, from the Simpsons to the Wizard of Oz.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://adulted.about.com/b/2013/05/07/get-a-better-english-grade.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://adulted.about.com/b/2013/05/07/get-a-better-english-grade.htm Tue, 07 May 2013 07:15:00 +0000 2013-05-07T07:15:00Z http://adulted.about.com/b/2013/05/06/are-you-a-good-listener-3.htm <p>Say what?</p> <p>I said, "Are you a good listener?"</p> <p>Most of us are terrible listeners. We hear what we want to hear. We are so busy planning what we want to say next, we aren't listening to the whole conversation. Terrible.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://adulted.about.com/b/2013/05/06/are-you-a-good-listener-3.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://adulted.about.com/b/2013/05/06/are-you-a-good-listener-3.htm Mon, 06 May 2013 07:38:41 +0000 2013-05-06T07:38:41Z http://adulted.about.com/b/2013/05/05/what-scares-you-about-going-back-to-school-as-an-adult.htm <p>Poll time! I want to know what scares you about the thought of going back to school as an adult. Is it the practical issue of finding the money? Worries that your skills aren't up to par? Maybe it's as simple as not fitting in with students half your age. Talk to me. You can choose more than one answer.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://adulted.about.com/b/2013/05/05/what-scares-you-about-going-back-to-school-as-an-adult.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://adulted.about.com/b/2013/05/05/what-scares-you-about-going-back-to-school-as-an-adult.htm Sun, 05 May 2013 08:25:45 +0000 2013-05-05T08:25:45Z http://adulted.about.com/b/2013/05/03/8-places-to-find-free-educational-videos.htm <p>It's so easy to learn just about anything on the Internet. What did we ever do without it?</p> <p>If your <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://adulted.about.com/od/learningstyles/tp/Learning-Styles-Tests.htm">learning style</a> is visual, the Internet is full of treasures for you in the form of educational videos. We chose our top eight in <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://adulted.about.com/od/personaldevelopment/tp/8-Places-To-Find-Free-Educational-Videos.htm">8 Places to Find Free Educational Videos</a>.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://adulted.about.com/b/2013/05/03/8-places-to-find-free-educational-videos.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://adulted.about.com/b/2013/05/03/8-places-to-find-free-educational-videos.htm Fri, 03 May 2013 06:36:59 +0000 2013-05-03T06:36:59Z http://adulted.about.com/b/2013/04/30/10-steps-to-conflict-resolution-2.htm <p>At a conflict resolution seminar in a past life, I thought it curious that the presenter admitted he can't always resolve <em>his own</em> conflicts. He could resolve everyone else's, but not always his own. When I started teaching it myself, I understood.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://adulted.about.com/b/2013/04/30/10-steps-to-conflict-resolution-2.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://adulted.about.com/b/2013/04/30/10-steps-to-conflict-resolution-2.htm Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:09:49 +0000 2013-04-30T15:09:49Z http://adulted.about.com/b/2013/04/29/states-are-not-dropping-the-ged-test.htm <p><img style="float: left; margin-left: 20px; margin-right: 20px;" title="GED Testing Service" src="http://0.tqn.com/d/adulted/1/0/e/4/-/-/GED-w-w2-blue.jpg" alt="GED Testing Service" width="98" height="56" />It is not true that some states are dropping the GED test because of rising test prices. Here is a message from Nicole Chestang, executive vice president of the GED Testing Service:</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://adulted.about.com/b/2013/04/29/states-are-not-dropping-the-ged-test.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://adulted.about.com/b/2013/04/29/states-are-not-dropping-the-ged-test.htm Mon, 29 Apr 2013 08:29:03 +0000 2013-04-29T08:29:03Z http://adulted.about.com/b/2013/04/27/screen-font-too-small.htm <p><em>I get letters almost every day from grateful people who have found this blog about what to do when your screen font becomes teeny tiny, so I repost it every once in a while.</em></p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://adulted.about.com/b/2013/04/27/screen-font-too-small.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://adulted.about.com/b/2013/04/27/screen-font-too-small.htm Sat, 27 Apr 2013 08:06:05 +0000 2013-04-27T08:06:05Z