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Hi there! I am Marc Phillippe Babineau, a Maritimer by birth and in heart (Canadian), and I was a Senior Technical Writer and Training Specialist for Atlantis Aerospace, in Brampton, Ontario. Here, I wrote technical manuals and wrote and taught training platforms

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Education > Education (Other) Internet and its effects on education: 3 of 33
Try telling a kid today about having to read through all 32 volumes of the Encyclopedia Britannica when you were a kid, and they will race off to the computer and use their favourite search engine to find out what it was, and what it contained. Now, the entire 32 volumes, along with the "bonus" set and anniversary editions c... More..
Education > Education (Other) Should the education system allow teachers and principals to "hit" students if they are misbehaving in class?: 4 of 42
Could you imagine driving to work, getting stuck in traffic due to an accident on the highway that you could not drive around, and getting spanked on the bottom when you arrive twenty minutes late? How would you react, and how long would your boss still have a job afterwards? When we treat our children with different standa... More..
Education > Education (Other) How to find the right size backpack for your child: 1 of 7
Buying the right sized backpack for your child is more than a matter of style or convenience, but also a matter of saving your child from having back problems at an early age. With the sheer amount of textbooks and homework that children are forced to bring home, and back to school the next day, having a properly fitted and ... More..
Education > Education (Other) School supplies on a budget: 2 of 13
In these recessionary times, many families find themselves in times of financial uncertainty. Of the things that they must do, no matter what, they must send their children off to school, and that is not an inexpensive thing to do. Uniforms, binders, pens and pencils, computer, backpack, sports gear, the list goes on and on. ... More..
Education > Education (Other) How to help kids adjust to going back to school: 5 of 25
One of the hardest things for children to get used to when going back to school is the timing and having to pay attention all over again. No more "later, mom, it's the holidays!". They will, all of a sudden, and none to their pleasure, have to start getting up at 6:30 in the morning, or earlier again. And, they will need t... More..
Education > Primary School (Other) Back to school craft ideas for elementary students: 2 of 8
Some of the world's best art is produced in our school's elementary schools, as would the parents of these students surely attest. However rudimentary and basic, the art that these budding young proteges conjure usually concerns things that they enjoy doing, things that they want to do with their family, or things that they d... More..
Education > Education (Other) How to manage the back to school crowds while shopping: 5 of 15
Why do so many parents wait until the last possible moment to buy all of the back to school supplies that their children need? Schools provide parents with a list of everything that they need to buy for their children, and that list usually comes with the forms that parents fill out for their child's registration. With more... More..
Education > Colleges & Universities (Other) How to save money going back to college: 5 of 8
Are you going back to college? Or, is it your first year at college, and you want to pare down your expenses, so that your money can better be used for things like food and entertainment? There are many things that you can do to limit your financial output when going back to college, and one of the greatest savings can be m... More..
Education > College Courses & Majors How to know if a degree in nursing is right for you: 13 of 17
There are many factors in deciding if a degree in nursing is right for you. If you like having the ability to work pretty much anywhere in the world, for decent to lucrative salaries with great benefits, then nursing just may be up your alley and in your future. In Canada, at the moment, hospitals, Doctors' offices and medica... More..
Education > Education (Other) Ways to reconnect with students after summer vacation: 6 of 6
Just as students run off at the last bell of the last day of school, before summer holidays, the majority of teachers are staring at the same clock, waiting for their own extensive summer break. Unless they have to teach summer school, teachers have the summer off as well, and go camping, hiking, traveling, have family reuni... More..