myTakes: Education & Career
Your Career vs. Hobby vs. Paying the Bills Jobs
A lot of people, no matter their age, struggle with deciding what they want to do in life. You may want a career, but maybe what you're doing now has nothing to do with that or you know what you want but not how to get...
Ten Goals I Want To Accomplish by the End of This Year
1. Learn basic sign language, basic Spanish, and basic french. One day at the nursing home, a patient of mine only spoke Spanish. I don't remember Spanish and haven't spoke it since High School. I couldn't communicate...
What I Learned So Far From My Teenage Years
There are many lessons I learned from my secondary education--my middle school and high school (mostly high school). I graduated from one of the most challenging, reputable high schools in America in the top 15% of my...
Why You Should take a Full Time position over a Part Time if you can
I currently work part time at a hardware store. Sometimes I get 25 hours and sometimes I get 8 hours aweek depending on sales and number of employees. However, I would like to go get a piece of the Full Time Pie, but in a...
Pros and Cons of Going to a Small College
When I first started to think about college in my junior year of high school, I thought of lecture halls with +300 people. I'm now in my third year of college and I am so glad that the only college I've gone to was my...
4 Things I Learned From High School
In the real world, your GPA doesn't matter! :D Alright guys! High school is ending for me really soon, so I shall share with you a few things I learned this year about life. I'll be honest, junior year was the worst year...
Neil deGrasse Tyson Please stop talking
Though we share an alma mater and have a common professor on the topic of Astrophysics, even that professor, who is a Nobel Laureate in particle physics has little support for this man. He's a Pooscientiest who hasn't...
20 Interesting Facts About Fish
1. Seahorses are the only fish that swim upright. 2. Most fish have little salt in them. Sharks, however, have meat as salty as the ocean they live in. 3. The oldest fishhook ever found dates back to about 42,000 years...
I Chose to be a Nurse, Not a Doctor, Quit Asking
Becoming an MD seems to be the crowning achievement in the healthcare field. Everyone seems to think that no matter where you start in the medical field, all roads lead to becoming an MD. When I was in college, I...
Part 2 - Confessions from a Homeschooler
It's me again. The insecure, awkward homeschooler. I recently wrote a myTake explaining the basic types of homeschoolers. This myTake however will be focused on the homeschool parents, so if you are a homeschool...
Why Even as a Center Right, I think Tuition Fees Are Out of Control (UK)
The Current Situation At the moment in England Standard fees are £9000 for the tuition (With plans to increase) and on top of that you get a loan for accommodation and food, the poorer the back ground the more (So the...
My Search For A Talent, A Passion, And A Future.
Ever since I could remember, I've been searching for a talent, a passion, something that I want to do for a living, but I could never seem to find that spark no matter how hard I've tried. And while I'm still searching...
Confessions from a Homeschooler: Part 1
*Disclaimer: This view is mine and does not necessarily represent the views of other homeschoolers.* Yes, you read the title correctly. I, like many other (unfortunate) individuals, was homeschooled. Several of us...
Money Management Tips for Teenagers.
Helping your teenagers understand how to have secure and successful financial futures is one of the most rewarding things for you as a parent. By working with your teenagers learn and follow these tips, you’ll give them...
Eighteen of My Favorite Nursing Memes
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. I've had moments where I wanted to rip my hair but god, I love Nursing so much. I can't even imagine doing anything else. My partner and I...
Growing Smart Girls
I'm certainly no genius, but growing up, I knew I was "the smart girl." I remember entering my first grade year and having to take this test to determine whether or not I should be transferred to advanced classes, and...
Why I Really, Really Dont Want to Work in a Nursing Home
Ever since I was young, I just didn't have a relationship with 3 out of my four grandparents. The 1 grandparent I do have a relationship with, I call Paké. He is my dad's dad. Which is Frisian-Dutch meaning grandpa. He...
5 Ways To Beat Your Emotions
Hey babies. I decided to write MyTakes more often now since my knees started shaking when I was told I need to practice English vocabulary way more than I actually do, so here I go writing now for stuff that I deal with...
You Think You Have What It Takes To Be The Boss?
When you are merely a "lowly employee," you may have dreams of being the boss. You may figure, I have what it takes, or conversely that you can do a much better job then your current one and by all means, if you have it...
My High School Experience
It seems like a lot of high schoolers today (at least the ones i've been exposed to) seem to want to always party and do whatever happens at those parties. I feel like i'm unique because i've never partied or anything...
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