Laura Pepper's Blog, page 8

Doubling Your Earnings with Skilled Work

More than 20 percent of college graduates are underemployed, and less than half earn over $30 an hour. However, tradies are bringing in the money, with hourly rates going as high as $70. Top earners are earning double the average salary, and the demand keeps growing for more skilled work.

Plumbing

Plumbers don’t just fix sinks. Plumbing involves different systems in your house, including gas, water, heating, and air conditioning. Plumbers need to be familiar with all of these systems, but they c...

Setting Up Your Learning Space: 3 Things You Need To Know

Studying at home isn’t an ideal way to get an education, but we all have to make do with our current situation. The alternative is to do nothing and languish. But as you’ll soon find out, studying at home isn’t easier than the traditional learning setup. In fact, it’s often more challenging. We read, attend lectures, and create output for hours on end, and it’s easy to neglect our learning space at home.

There are many affordable online master’s programs, but we also need a place to facilitate l...

Important Skills Every Delivery Driver Should Have

These days, earning extra income is the buzz. Whether you are a professional working in a traditional desk job or a contractor working part-time, you can always opt to look for other short-term jobs that enable you to earn money during your most convenient hours. The gig economy is in full swing, and many are taking advantage of it.

Do you have a car loan? Many people who are paying monthly dues earn extra cash using their cars for public transport. Do you have a motorbike? Do you know how to ge...

What Happens After High School: Helping and Guiding Teens

Graduating from high school is a major milestone in life. Many teens look forward to it but are still on the fence on what to do afterward. Parents have to do their responsibility and give them possible options for their future so they can choose. Here are some potential choices on what they can do.

Go To College

The obvious path is to go to college. But that has its challenges. The decision to go to college is not simple. If your child does want to go to college, then they will need to start pr...

Microlearning: The Benefits and Limitations

Some people learn through videos, others learn through text. Some students can study better in classrooms, while others prefer to be homeschooled. These different teaching and studying techniques enable different types of people to learn in a manner best suited to their needs and lifestyle.

But one emerging teaching technique may be the key to better subject retention and learning success—microlearning.

What is Microlearning?

As the name implies, microlearning is a student-centric learning strat...

Children with Special Needs Express Themselves Through Dance

Dance is one of the most versatile forms of art. It is used for physical activities, celebrations, performances, or even just dancing silly around the house. There are dance routines that make the audience cry, and there are dancers that look enraged while taking the spotlight.

Whether it is self-expression, gaining confidence, or therapy, a person’s movements when dancing is so powerful and moving. For children with special needs, it’s one of the best activities to give them an avenue to expres...

Sharpen Your Competitive Edge: 3 Certifications Worth Having on Your Resume

Its easy to land your dream job. You simply have to compete with thousands of people who have nearly the same credentials on their resumes.

When it comes to impressing your prospective employers, its essential that you stand out for all the right reasons. This means going for the skills that benefit companies the most and sets you apart as someone capable and relevant to the industry youre going for.

While there are specific courses you can take that are aligned to your profession, there are...

Violin Lessons for Adults: It’s Never Too Late to Learn

Many adults shy from sharing their desire to learn to play the violin or any musical instrument because of the stigma associated with being an adult learner. Some would outright discourage them, saying that it’s harder for adults and that “you can’t teach an old dog new tricks.” However, musical teachers and experts say otherwise. While there are indeed barriers that make it tougher for some adults to learn violin, motivation and hard work can overcome them. When both are present, it’s never too...

Best Ways to Teach Adult Learners

Teaching adults is very different from teaching children and teenagers. Unlike younger learners, adults are more self-dependent when it comes to learning, requiring less structure and more self-direction. More than that, adults enter degree programs and traineeship programmes that will immediately improve their careers, unlike children and teens who have yet to discover a clear career path. Thus, for adults, education comes with swift application and relevance.

These are just some of the differe...

Essential Lessons That Will Help You Teach Kids to Become Better Digital Citizens

The internet has been around for decades now, and yet, in many ways, we are still learning to integrate it fully into our lives. One area for improvement is in the way we teach our children to use and navigate the internet. Going online is such an everyday activity for adults that we often don’t realise how different it can be from a child’s perspective.

Early childhood learning is strongly experiential in nature, and not every child has the privilege of reliable internet access. Yet as they gro...