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My name is Sara, and I am a 27 year old college student from Rochester, NY. I study History and Secondary Education, including Inclusive/Special Education. This state is very thorough (read: a pain in the butt) in its teacher training requirements! But, I'm

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Arts & Humanities > Writing Tips Tips for choosing your own writing space: 1 of 44
The key to finding your perfect writing space is to know your "writing personality." Whether you're a pen-in-hand kinda writer or prefer banging away at a keyboard, there's time and place for writing that's perfect - your time, your place."Old School"You and Stephen King have something in common, and that's a love of the type... More..
Computers & Technology > Web Design How to make your own website: 1 of 11
Making your own website is not too difficult. There are many routes one can take in website building that can be very super easy all the way up to increadibly difficult. Here, we will be reviewing just a small selection of these methods.Get a Free BlogThe two most popular blogging apps are Blogger and Wordpress. Blogger is by... More..
Home & Garden > Rental Properties Renting apartments vs. owning a house or condo: 2 of 17
Which is better... renting or owning? Many will tell you that owning a home is better than renting an apartment, and there are indeed benefits to ownership. One benefit of home ownership is that the property is yours and yours alone. Another benefit is that as a mortgage is paid down, the home will accumulate equity. However,... More..
Computers & Technology > Internet Tips How to get your own website: 1 of 6
There are many options out there for those who want to have their own website, but before going about getting one, ask yourself this: what do I want the darned thing for? Whether it's for a business, for a personal blog, for a classroom, or to create an online community, the path you will take in getting your own website wil... More..
Jobs & Careers > Self-Employment How to start your own at-home child-care business: 1 of 5
There are many reasons to consider starting an at-home daycare center. Perhaps the most common reason women go into the home daycare business is to stay at home with their own children. While caring for others' children may seem as simple an arrangement as the traditional babysitting jobs of your youth, running an at-home c... More..
Jobs & Careers > Education Jobs Should I be a substitute teacher?: 5 of 21
Substitute teaching has long been considered the domain of newly minted teachers and seasoned, but retired, teachers. The truth is that anyone with a bachelor's degree can get into substitute teaching, depending on the school district and local laws, and even some college students who have not yet graduated can substitute tea... More..
Arts & Humanities > 20th & 21st Century US History How the United States recovered from the Great Depression: 2 of 8
In 1932, Franklin D. Roosevelt's election was an extraordinary signaling of an era of political change. For the first time since Lincoln, a Democrat sat in the White House, and he would go on to create far-reaching programs never before thought conceivable, or even appropriate, on the Federal level. Today, while many of these... More..
Health & Fitness > Autism Mainstreaming in early childhood education: How to help the autistic child: 1 of 4
The word "mainstreaming," in education, means that a child with special needs (who has an IEP, or Individualized Education Program) who previously spent the full day in a contained, special education only classroom (such as a 1-1-15, 1-1-12, or similar) would then be placed in a certain amount of general classroom settings du... More..
Home & Garden > Rental Properties How to avoid common mistakes first-time renters make: 1 of 4
So you want to rent your first apartment? Great! There are many benefits of renting, such as no lawn maintenance, free household repairs, and the ease of picking up and moving again (as opposed to owning a house with a mortgage, at least). Most first-time renters are, of course, young adults looking to cut free of their pa... More..
Home & Garden > Rental Properties Renting and roommates: Questions you should consider first: 3 of 10
While the financial benefits are certainly tempting, there are many considerations to be taken into account before renting out that extra room to a roommate. Yes, it does help the rent get paid, or at least it should. There are just so many things that can go wrong that it is absolutely critical to ask questions about who the... More..