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 2012-02-22T00:07:40Z Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:07:40 +0000 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://adulted.about.com/b/2012/02/22/vote-for-the-best-learning-vacation.htm <p>Vacations aren't just for lounging around the pool anymore. Get up, get out, and learn something on one of these fabulous learning vacations. We have five finalists in our Best Learning Vacation category in the 2012 Readers' Choice Awards. Vote for your favorite way to learn something on vacation:</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://adulted.about.com/b/2012/02/22/vote-for-the-best-learning-vacation.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://adulted.about.com/b/2012/02/22/vote-for-the-best-learning-vacation.htm Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:08:39 +0000 2012-02-22T00:08:39Z http://adulted.about.com/b/2012/02/22/vote-for-the-best-scholarship-for-adult-students.htm <p>In the 2012 Readers' Choice Awards category for Best Scholarship for Adult Students, we have three finalists. Vote for the scholarship that gives adult students the best chance at getting the education they want:</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://adulted.about.com/b/2012/02/22/vote-for-the-best-scholarship-for-adult-students.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://adulted.about.com/b/2012/02/22/vote-for-the-best-scholarship-for-adult-students.htm Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:07:40 +0000 2012-02-22T00:07:40Z http://adulted.about.com/b/2012/02/22/vote-for-the-best-ged-study-guide.htm <p>There are three finalists for Best GED Study Guide in this year's Readers' Choice Awards. Vote for the guide you think best helps students prepare for the GED tests:</p> <p> <script src="http://guidepolls.about.com/adulted/9833043233/poll.js"></script> </p> <p>Vote in the other polls at Continuing Education:</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://adulted.about.com/b/2012/02/22/vote-for-the-best-ged-study-guide.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://adulted.about.com/b/2012/02/22/vote-for-the-best-ged-study-guide.htm Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:06:44 +0000 2012-02-22T00:06:44Z http://adulted.about.com/b/2012/02/22/vote-for-the-best-school-for-adult-students.htm <p>We have five finalists for Best School for Adult Students. Vote for the school you think provides the best experience for adults returning to school:</p> <p> <script src="http://guidepolls.about.com/adulted/9832324866/poll.js"></script> </p> <p>Vote in the other polls at Continuing Education:</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://adulted.about.com/b/2012/02/22/vote-for-the-best-school-for-adult-students.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://adulted.about.com/b/2012/02/22/vote-for-the-best-school-for-adult-students.htm Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:05:33 +0000 2012-02-22T00:05:33Z http://adulted.about.com/b/2012/02/21/telling-the-stories-of-your-life.htm <p>I've been wanting to write about life stories since I read Stanley Fish's <a href="http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/31/my-life-report/"><em>Life Report</em></a> in his blog last October. I found Fish's response to a challenge by David Brooks fascinating, and have been meaning to take the time to write my own life report.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://adulted.about.com/b/2012/02/21/telling-the-stories-of-your-life.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://adulted.about.com/b/2012/02/21/telling-the-stories-of-your-life.htm Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:05:15 +0000 2012-02-21T15:05:15Z http://adulted.about.com/b/2012/02/20/whats-still-hot-learning-styles.htm <p>The controversy over learning styles doesn't seem to be waning. And maybe it shouldn't. When you can find people who passionately defend opposing aspects of a topic, the matter is usually worthy of investigation. Kind of like election years.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://adulted.about.com/b/2012/02/20/whats-still-hot-learning-styles.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://adulted.about.com/b/2012/02/20/whats-still-hot-learning-styles.htm Mon, 20 Feb 2012 08:03:25 +0000 2012-02-20T08:03:25Z http://adulted.about.com/b/2012/02/17/how-to-include-student-accountability-in-testing.htm <p>When students know they'll be asked to evaluate their own understanding and execution of an assignment, do they do a better job? Professor Emeritus Al Beck had 40 years of good results in the classroom using his own alternative to traditional testing.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://adulted.about.com/b/2012/02/17/how-to-include-student-accountability-in-testing.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://adulted.about.com/b/2012/02/17/how-to-include-student-accountability-in-testing.htm Fri, 17 Feb 2012 15:40:49 +0000 2012-02-17T15:40:49Z http://adulted.about.com/b/2012/02/16/10-celebrity-dropouts-who-went-to-college-without-a-high-school-diploma.htm <p><img style="float: left; margin-left: 20px; margin-right: 20px;" title="Albert Einstein - Getty Images" src="http://0.tqn.com/d/adulted/1/0/H/4/-/-/Albert-Einstein.jpg" alt="Albert Einstein - Getty Images" width="135" height="170" />I don't advocate dropping out of high school. It's definitely not an easier route through life, although it might seem like it in the throes of teen angst.</p> <p>Nevertheless, some very famous people did just that and went on to college without their high school diploma. If you think you're in the ranks of Albert Einstein and William Faulkner, maybe Norman Rockwell, dropping out of high school may be the right path. Find out who else went to college without a high school diploma: <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://adulted.about.com/od/gettingyourged/tp/10-Celebrity-Dropouts-Who-Went-To-College-Without-A-High-School-Diploma.htm">10 Celebrity Dropouts Who Went to College Without a High School Diploma</a>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://adulted.about.com/b/2012/02/16/10-celebrity-dropouts-who-went-to-college-without-a-high-school-diploma.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://adulted.about.com/b/2012/02/16/10-celebrity-dropouts-who-went-to-college-without-a-high-school-diploma.htm Thu, 16 Feb 2012 07:30:56 +0000 2012-02-16T07:30:56Z http://adulted.about.com/b/2012/02/15/10-search-engines-for-students.htm <p>It's pretty easy to just Google whatever you need to learn. We're talking quickie learning here. I do it myself everyday.</p> <p>But there are other search engines out there that might give you better results, depending on what you need. Did you know there's a search engine specifically for calculations? Neither did I. It's called Wolfram&#124;Alpha.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://adulted.about.com/b/2012/02/15/10-search-engines-for-students.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://adulted.about.com/b/2012/02/15/10-search-engines-for-students.htm Wed, 15 Feb 2012 09:30:12 +0000 2012-02-15T09:30:12Z http://adulted.about.com/b/2012/02/14/colleges-offering-courses-in-the-occupy-movement.htm <p><img style="float: left; margin-left: 20px; margin-right: 20px;" title="Occupy Wall Street Movement by Stephen O'Byrne" src="http://0.tqn.com/d/adulted/1/0/w/2/-/-/Revolt.jpg" alt="Occupy Wall Street Movement by Stephen O'Byrne" width="170" height="113" />Whether or not you like the idea of the Occupy Wall Street Movement, it's definitely an interesting addition to United States history. Any time "the people" demand to be heard, something significant usually results, even if that something takes a few years to develop.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://adulted.about.com/b/2012/02/14/colleges-offering-courses-in-the-occupy-movement.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://adulted.about.com/b/2012/02/14/colleges-offering-courses-in-the-occupy-movement.htm Tue, 14 Feb 2012 08:24:42 +0000 2012-02-14T08:24:42Z