myTakes: Education & Career
Title: Nurturing Young Minds: The Scientific Approach to Childhood Development
Introduction: The journey of childhood development is a fascinating intersection of biology, psychology, and environment. As parents and caregivers, understanding the scientific principles behind nurturing young minds...
Understanding Workplace Politics: HR Is Not Your Friend
Here is part 3 in our series on understanding workplace politics. The dreaded entity that is HR. As I wrote in an older take for men on the job Advice for Guys: Avoiding A Sexual Harassment Case , one of the biggest...
Understanding Workplace Politics: The Myth of "Hard Work" Advancing You
Welcome to part 2 in our series of workplace politics. This Take will profile the notorious myth that hard work gets you up the ladder, and how so many good employees get frustrated by the fruits of their labor not...
Understanding Workplace Politics
This is the first part in a new series of Takes I will be posting about the employment world. A lot of what I’m covering is just too long for one post, so I will be going over them in individual parts. Although everyone...
Schools exist to train you for slavery
The modern school system began in Prussia, Germany. As a means of taking kids away from their parents and keeping them in a group dynamic with rigorous discipline involved. (Good. Nothing wrong with that.) Homeschooling...
When the nights are less warm than historical average of nights, explaining how.
when we look at the daily fluctuating temperature, we see the days are consistently hotter than night and equally nights are consistently cooler than day. simply d>n therefore n<d. we can predict that the sun adds...
Thirty Days later: The Work at-home experience so far.
This week I marked my one-month milestone of working from home. After four weeks of training classes and one week of hybrid phone and classroom time, I am now a full employee of Hyatt. I have learned a lot in my four...
10 Ways To Be More Organized
1. Write things down In my opinion, this is one of the best ways to be more organized. Write down anything you don't want to forget, and write down things you need to do. I prefer to write things down in my notes app on...
My Work From Home Journey, my first week so far.
I recently got hired for a remote working position for an International Hotel and Resort chain. My job is I take reservations for this particular chain of hotels. I have officially been on the job for just over a week in...
Very simple proofs that Calculus and Differentials do not work in reality, but at best work only in abstract frameworks
Infinite Number Fallacy There is only one infinite entity in reality, and that is The True Creator, The First Cause. Everything else is provably FINITE. You cannot empirically PROVE that any number in mathematics is truly...
My concerns about honors awards in online universities
This is my third quarter enrolling in college. During the last two quarters, I passed all my classes with over 100% grades. Thus earned two Presidents Awards, being chosen for the university honors program, and I joined...
Estimating Sustained Winds via Horizontal Rainfall
Many people over-estimate winds. For example, when the wind is a 60mph GUST they may incorrectly think they are observing "100mph winds" or when the wind is 100mph, they may incorrectly think they are observing 200mph...
Red Flags I Need to Pay Attention During Job Search
Here are at least 3 red flags I need to pay attention in case I need to find a new job. If you are open minded, I invite you to read myTake. 1. Salary of $50,000 & Above I see salary of $50,000 & above as a major red flag...
The Importance of Career Planning: Tips and Strategies for Success
Career planning is a crucial process that should be taken seriously by anyone who wants to achieve success in their professional life. It involves evaluating your interests, skills, and values, identifying career goals,...
Perspective for struggling university students out there.
Been there. It sucks to struggle at university...especially when you are taking out so much money to do so. If you are struggling at university out there, perhaps I can give you some hope. In high school I was not a...
Becoming an Honors student at the age of 31
In 2012, I dropped out of college after not having the passion or the drive to be a teacher anymore. My grandparents' health was failing over time as well, prompting me that maybe I should be at home with them more. I...
How to learn coding as soon as possible
Learning to code can seem like a daunting task, but it is certainly possible with dedication and hard work. Here are some tips to help you get started as soon as possible: Choose a programming language: There are many...
Why not use the results of correlational research?
Correlational research is a type of research that examines the relationship between two or more variables. It is a useful tool for understanding the association between variables and can provide valuable insights into...
Is it ok for teachers to Scream and compare Us to other classes?
It was a normal Day, I've just finished English and Was heading to Geography, I Knew I had a Strict Teacher So I should be Nice. The teacher Was Really Nice But Had Big Problems With anger issues. Anyways I sat down and a...
You can't expect this country to birth great leaders when the school system isn't
As George Carlin once said, "Garbage in, garbage out". We force children to go to school every day to learn subjects that they won't directly apply to their lives (mainly in Highschool) which isn't to say that all of...
