Children grow quickly, and the cost of a college education is growing at an even faster rate. Today, many of the elite institutions cost upward of $30,000 annually to attend—and those costs are projected to double in 18 years.
The sooner you start thinking about future college costs, the more time you’ll have to develop and implement a solid education plan.
5.9 % Average increase in public university tuition from 2006–2007 school year to the 2007–2008 school year
$ 148,004 Estimated cost of four-year public university in 2026
5.9 % Average increase in private university tuition from2006–2007 school year to the 2007–2008 school year
$ 300,000 Estimated cost of four-year public university in 2026 (Statistics from CollegeBoard.com)
Did you know that Blog Action Day will be having a 12 hour Blog Talk Radio Talk-a-thon?
It’s happening on October 15th, 2008 (Blog Action Day) from 12:00pm (EST) to 12:00am (EST).
“Using Social Media For Nonprofits” Roundtable
One session that will be on the Blog Talk Radio Talkathon will be a “Using Social Media For Nonprofits” roundtable discussion.
The session will be live beginning at 5:00pm (EST) to 5:45pm (EST). We have some of the best bloggers, social media experts, and nonprofit experts included so it should be very interesting.
Nonprofit Technology Trainer, Consultant, and Evaluator
Beth Kanter is a trainer, blogger, and consultant to nonprofits and individuals in effective use of social media. Her expertise is how to use new web tools (blogging, tagging, wikis, photo sharing, video blogging, screencasting, social networking sites, and virtual worlds, etc) to support nonprofit. She has worked on projects that include: training, curriculum development, research, and evaluation.She is an experienced coach to “digital immigrants” in the personal mastery of these tools.
She is a professional blogger and writes about the use of social media tools in the nonprofit sector for social change.
Blog Action Day is an annual nonprofit event that aims to unite the world’s bloggers, podcasters and videocasters, to post about the same issue on the same day. Global issues like poverty are extremely complex. There is no simple, clear answer. Our aim is to raise awareness and trigger a global discussion.
One Issue, Thousands of Voices
Video: Blog Action Day 2008 …the blogging community effectively changes the conversation on the web and focuses audiences around the globe on that issue. By doing so on the same day, the blogging community effectively changes the conversation on the web and focuses audiences around the globe on that issue. Out of this discussion will naturally flow actions, advice, ideas, plans, and empowerment. More… »
Recently, I found out about a writing challenge from some friends to effectively capture feelings at a moment in time in 25 words. In essence, I could go back 3 months from now and read the 25 word post below and say ‘That’s what I was thinking about on July 19th’.
Earlier today, I added my 25 words at a friends website Productivity in Context. Here is my poetic contribution of what was on my mind today.
As role models, we need to consider the way we live our everyday lives and how this is perceived by children; both those we have chosen and those we haven’t chosen to be the role models of.
The phrase role model is all about doing and the children of the millenium are watching!
“Parents, get out your paper and pencils.
I am going to tell you the most important thing you will ever need to know about raising children!” [Parents wait breathlessly for answers and words of wisdom]
“Example. Example. Example” — Fritz Redl, Child Psychologist
The evidence is in, various researchers, psychologists, educators, and other professionals have spoken and it is what it is.
Good or bad it’s you!
It’s not only you as a parent, but you in your other roles; as an aunt, a coach, a mentor, as your child’s friends parent, girl scout leader, or bible study school volunteer.
