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Resolving Educational Transition Issues for Kids

September 21, 2011 By Leave a Comment

There has been a great effort to push states to accept the “Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children”. The Compact aims to alleviate some of the challenges military families and their children face when they are ordered to relocate and for schools to consider challenges of military life of and in itself.

So far 39 states have joined this compact, which at this point covers 89% of all military students. Find out if your state is a part of this Compact and here you find out what your state might offer due to this special agreement. [Read more...]

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What are we doing this weekend?

August 27, 2011 By Leave a Comment

“Dad is working this weekend, what are we doing?” Not sure how it is with your family, but in ours the weekends at times were a challenge with kids when hubby was working or deployed. Since one can never have enough inspiration, read throught these tips and see if some of them strike you as fun and do-able. Feel free to add to the list!

  • Don’t be afraid: Geocaching -  a modern day treasure hunt. Download a free GPS on your smart phone, plug in coordinates from this website and go ‘hunting’ . You can take
  • Learn to use the map or create your own. We recently did this and it was great. The kids drew a simplified map and then were able to follow it throughout the park.
  • Let your child be the cook! Shopping, prepping, cooking. Parents help where you are needed but it really should be your child’s responsibility to tell you what you have to do.
  • Visit the local dump: This might be an odd suggestion, but it puts ‘waste’ and ‘trash’ and the amount we create in a new, visual way. [Read more...]
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IEP Time – Prepping for Transition

August 23, 2011 By Leave a Comment

IEP stands for Individual Education Plan and is for kids with special needs to ensure compliance with IDEA ( Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) and also to road map the education of the child with special needs. An IEP helps educators recognize issues, create goals, and offer solutions for your child.

When IEP time comes around, I usually start spinning my wheels. I feel there is so much for me to prepare. I look at my daughters recent developments and compare them to last years IEP. How has she done reaching the goals? Which goals can be aimed higher? Where do I know she has educational needs that need to be met? I take notes so that I know what I would like to see in the new IEP. When I am preparing for a PCS IEP then I have the teachers increase services and requirements, in hopes that in the new location Anna would receive more but at least what she needs in additional services. If you google  ”IEP goals” you will find IEP goal banks that are free AND extensive. They will give you an idea on how to formulate a goal that you would like to see added in your childs IEP. Did you know that you can call for a IEP review at any time? If you think that changes need to be made, then you can ask for a new meeting. The IEP will not necessarily completely rewritten, but addenda can be added if you feel it’s important.

To be frank, it never really mattered as the new districts ALWAYS wanted to assess Anna again. This always meant months of testing and preparing.

My rule of thumb is that any change in location, educator, school costs Anna one year, where she makes little progress. Yes, we have lost quite a few years. It is what it is, complaining won’t change anything.

Once you are prepared, go to the meeting! I usually bring a snack or something special to eat to the meetings for the team members. We’ve had the meetings during other teachers lunch time or before regular school hours. They might not have a chance to eat, and people are grumpy if they are hungry. In addition to that, I always felt that this would at least get me started on a less hostile ground.

Bring someone with you if possible. I have had several meetings where I felt more being a part of a tribunal and at an education team meetings. If your husband can’t come along, get with STOMP, one of their counselors will  come along, see if you find a friend or a fellow special needs parent to come along.

If you’ve had ‘issues’ with your team before you might consider bringing these papers. (BTW, did you know you are authorized and exact copy of ALL of your childs’ school documents in his or her file –  ask for it, look at it!)

  • Past IEPs
  • Phone log
  • Assessments and evaluations
  • Discipline reports
  • Report cards/progress reports
  • Correspondence to and from the school
  • Immunization and pertinent health records
  • Contact information for service providers and other agencies

Ask for regular communication with your child’s teachers and service providers. For us the school planner worked perfectly. In other schools it was like pulling teeth to get any info out of the teachers.
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Maxwells unique homeschool support

July 29, 2011 By Leave a Comment

I was very surprised to find an article describing an installation actively supporting homeschooling. It is a great opportunity as well as an alternative to ‘regular’ school, when kids are being torn out of their communities, their curricula’s  and their schedule. Change is not avoidable but it can be reduced.

There is good news in Alabama:

A unique cooperation has formed between parent initiated MAHE (Maxwell Area Home Educators) and Maxwell AFB.

Homeschooling is gaining popularity across the country, especially at military bases. “The military just have some unique circumstances in particular that make homeschooling an ideal option in certain situations,” said Debby Ramsey, director of the Maxwell Area Home Educators, an association of homeschooling parents.

Base youth centers offer art classes, science and math programs, and sports. Many installations offer music lessons and martial arts classes on base as well.
Debby Ramsey said the Montgomery area is accommodating these students.
“Because homeschooling has become so mainstream, and Montgomery institutions in particular have a good history of cooperative efforts with both (Maxwell) and MAHE, most anywhere you go you will find eager reception and accommodation for homeschooling needs,” she said.

Particularly, if you are stationed at Maxwell only for a short time, it seems the perfect opportunity to ‘try’ homeschooling. Read also “Take your school to your next installation“, “Homeschool and Schoolwork resources“, “School options“. Resource: Homeschoolfacts.com

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PCS’ing with Children

July 11, 2011 By Leave a Comment

There never seems to be enough information about how to make moving easier on children. We have had a few posts about it as well:

2011 Parents – Teachers – School – Moving

Moving time equals stress time. Everyone is stretched to the limits, especially if it was a bumpy move. There is so much to take care of: The house, bills, jobs, …

Helping Teenagers Move

From the archives of the original blog: There is a lot of information out there on how to talk to toddlers and little children about an impending move. Seems that …

You know you are a military brat when….

I asked my 15 year old son to comment on the statement “You know you are a military family when…” – but he wanted to use the expression “military brat”.”Go …

Take your school to your next base/post

The word “homeschool” generates strange feelings inside of me. There is the fear of not being able to do it. Maybe there is a little of “not being smart” enough. …

PCS’ing with children

PCS season is in full swing – a lot of you have just gotten their orders, others have already moved and are settled (lucky you!). Most of us military spouses …

PCS’ing With A Toddler By Vernessa Neu

By Vernessa Neu – www.militaryteenonline.com Moving is stressful for everyone but for a toddler it can be overwhelming. Your toddler may feel as if their world is being taken away …

Homework and Schoolwork Website Resources

I am an information miner….I could sit for hours and assemble directories with information that could be useful. Today is one of those days, that I want to just show …

Finding Schools in your new location

Finding good schools is at the top of most families’ lists when they are moving. So HOW do you find good schools, when you are moving into an area that …

School options for your kids

Once you received orders the song and dance routine of where to live and what school to go to begins. It’s not always easy to know and understand what options …

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Homework and Schoolwork Website Resources

June 20, 2011 By 2 Comments

homework and schoolwork resourcesI am an information miner….I could sit for hours and assemble directories with information that could be useful. Today is one of those days, that I want to just show a small collection of all the school and homework resources out there for children and teens. I know I probably haven’t even scratched the surface. Please, feel free to add your information. I hope I am not overwhelming you!

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  • Kids Know It! A free children’s learning network with links to free educational websites, games, and resources.

  • Federal Resources for Educational Excellence (FREE) Teaching and learning resources from the Library of Congress, National Archives, NASA, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Park Service, National Science Foundation, Peace Corps, Smithsonian, and more than 30 other federal agencies.

  • Hippo Campus (Middle/High School) This site can help you with your homework and study in the following Areas: Algebra, Biology, Calculus, Environmental Science, Government, History, and Physics.

  • I Know That (Pre K – 6) Additional resources for all subject areas

  • 4kids.org – designed for kids (and their parents) to find fun, educational, and safe spots to visit on the World Wide Web.

  • Ask the Experts
  • Awesome Library – K-12 Education Directory
  • Ben’s Guide to the U.S. Government for Kids – site introduces children to how the government works. It covers the U.S. Constitution, how laws are made, the branches of government, and citizenship. The site is divided into sections aimed at age groups K-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12, with a separate section for parents and educators.
  • Biology Project, The
  • Biographical Dictionary – “The Biographical Dictionary contains information on 33,000 notable people from ancient times to the present day. The Dictionary is searchable by names, keywords, and dates.”
  • Calculators – Online Center – over 18,400 online calculators
  • Citing Electronic Resources
  • Classroom Resources Activities for the Environment
  • Cliff’s Notes – Complete Series
  • Convert It! – Convert just about anything to anything else. Over 5,000 units, and 50,000 conversions.
  • Conversion Factors
  • Curious Math – tricks and rules for quickly calculating certain types of math problems. There’s also some entertaining trivia and other math facts that are nice to slip into casual conversation. Some of it’s Useful and some of it’s Curious.
  • Education 4 Kids – “Once upon a time there was a dream that there would be a set of resources on the net that would exist solely for kids to use as an educational “center”. A place where they could come and play drill games to better their skills and to learn. This is the place.”
  • Educational Hotlists – from the Franklin Institute
  • Educational Index – an annotated guide to the best education-related sites on the Web.
  • ElementarySchools.org – “Provides data and statistics on public elementary schools and private elementary schools to pick the best school in an area or for research.”
  • Elements of Style – William Strunk’s classic on proper English usage.
  • EspanOle – “The On-line Resource for Students and Teachers of Spanish!”
  • Explore Learning
  • FactMonster.com – Site for young students with info on everything from dragons and giants to pets and proverbs.
  • Facts Encyclopedia – Refdesk – Over 70 Subject Categories.
  • Facts Subject Index – Refdesk – 24 Reference Categories
  • Franklin’s Forecast – Information for students about various weather phenomenon and forecasting.There is a simple experiment that demonstrates the causes of El Nino, instructions for building a weather station, and has links to related science projects to do either at home or online.
  • From Stargazers to Starships – This high-school level tutorial focuses on three topics: Astronomy of the Earth‚s motion in space which includes information, and some experiments and projects that teach concepts about the calendar, seasons, Kepler‚s laws, building a sundial, and more; Newtonian mechanics has some projects for understanding Newton‚s laws and discussion of mass and motion; and Spaceflight and Spacecraft demonstrates the principle of the rocket, covers Goddard and early rockets, and moves on to discussions of future spacecraft propulsion efforts such as nuclear power and space sails.
  • FunBrain.com – “The Internet’s #1 Education Site for K-8.”
  • FunSchool – Funschool.com has loads of Java-based educational games for kids from preschool to sixth grade.
  • General Chemistry Online – An introductory, searchable guide to chemistry that includes hyperlinked notes and guides for first semester chemistry, as well as articles. There is also a searchable glossary of over 900 terms, over 400 FAQs and a trivia quiz.
  • Government Resources for Students – “We’ve compiled this list of 50 fun and interactive websites that will not only help you learn more about the American government and its supporting agencies, but also get you thinking on a deeper level about our country’s history, culture, and what it means to be an American citizen.”
  • Guide to Geography – About.com – resources include online world atlas, weekly articles about geography, annotated links to hundreds of sites, weekly quizzes, chats, and a free email newsletter.
  • Historical Documents – The Avalon Project at Yale Law School
  • HomeworkSpot
  • How Stuff Works
  • How Everything Works
  • Human-Languages Page – best language links on the Internet
  • Infomine – resources of relevance to faculty, students, and research staff at the university level.
  • Internet Classics Archive, The. – searchable collection of almost 400 classical Greek and Roman texts (in English translation) with user-provided commentary
  • Internet Public Library
  • Kidinfo – A great way to find both fun stuff and information for completing your homework assignments.
  • KidsClick! – “web guide and search tool for kids by librarians”
  • LearningPlanet.com – Site for kids preschool through sixth grade to play free learning games online.
  • LibrarySpot – a virtual library resource center for educators and students, librarians and their patrons, families, businesses and just about anyone exploring the Web for valuable research information
  • Library of Congress Home Page
  • Mad Scientist Network – Answers on everything from Anatomy to Zoology.
  • Math.com – Free math homework help, math tutoring, math formulas and cool math stuff. Recommendations on books, calculators and products for students, parents, and teachers.
  • The Math Forum Internet Mathematics Library
  • Math Help: Professor Freedman – a mixture of sound, humor, color, animation and graphics with lots of help for the “math anxious” student. Its aim is to give students a self-directed and entertaining way to learn basic math and algebra.
  • Math in Daily Life – site shows how math helps us in our daily lives. It demonstrates math concepts such as probability, compounding, growth, geometry, and relationships in situations such as gambling, savings and investing, population growth, home decorating, and cooking.
  • Math Word Problems for Children – over 2000 math word problems for children to learn from and enjoy. The pages are sorted by topic and level of difficulty. Each problem is designed to improve elementary and middle school students’ critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
  • Metric Conversion Card – Use this easy chart to convert inches to centimeters, pounds to kilograms, Fahrenheit to Celsius, and more.
  • Mint, The – An economics and money management primer that addresses how to earn, budget, save, and invest money in today’s society. Issues covered include the stock market, credit cards, inflation, income, expenses, interest rates, the relationship between higher education and earning potential, and more. Designed for middle school and high school students, with a section for teachers and parents
  • MyVocabulary.com – “Vocabulary University participants learn English vocabulary in context (grades 2-12) with free word puzzles and activities. Vocabulary content includes lesson plans, word lists, vocabulary word games, top SAT/ACT words, SAT/ACT vocabulary puzzles, thematic exercises and crosswords for vocabulary building.”
  • NationMaster.com – a massive central data source and a handy way to graphically compare nations. NationMaster is a vast compilation of data from such sources as the CIA World Factbook, UN, and OECD. Using the form above, you can generate maps and graphs on all kinds of statistics with ease.
  • Neuroscience for Kids – Explore the nervous system, using experiments, activities, and games to learn about the brain, spinal cord, neurons, and senses. The site, which includes links to other sites and current events in the field, is appropriate to students of all ages.
  • Nye Labs Online – Bill Nye the Science Guy’s Web site is as lively and funny as his television show. Select Demo of the Day for a different daily science experiment you can do at home. In Home Demos are over 40 different demonstrations, complete with explanations of how things work.
  • Old Farmer’s Almanac
  • OneLook Dictionaries – 19,044,138 words in 1062 dictionaries indexed.
  • Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection
  • Periodic Table – WebElements
  • Perseus Project, The – detailed searchable library of texts, translations, art and archaeology of Ancient Greece and Rome.
  • Peterson’s Guide to Colleges – information on undergraduate and graduate education in the US
  • Physics Classroom, The – Learn basic physics concepts and review them in the Physics Tutorial. Check Your Understanding quizzes let you know you got it.
  • Pi Pages, The – Think you know everything there is to know about pi? Try this trivia game and test your knowledge.
  • Project Gutenburg – “Project Gutenberg is the place where you can download over 33,000 free ebooks to read on your PC, iPad, Kindle, Sony Reader, iPhone, Android or other portable device.”
  • Quia Math – more than thirty math activities which include flashcards and a Concentration-style matching game. Topics range from basic addition to algebra terminology. Don’t miss the Math Journey, where students can travel around the world as they practice addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and rounding at four levels.
  • QuickMath – QuickMath is an automated service for answering common math problems over the internet. Think of it as an online calculator that solves equations and does all sorts of algebra and calculus problems – instantly and automatically!
  • RHL School, The – subject areas are reading comprehension, math problem solving and computation, English basics, and reference skills. They are most appropriate for elementary through middle school students.
  • Reference.com – searchable directories of newsgroups and mailing lists
  • Research-It! – collection of online research tools. Search dictionaries, translate words, find quotations and more.
  • Roberts Rules of Order – simplified version of Robert’s Rules of Order, the standards for conducting meetings
  • Roget’s Internet Thesaurus
  • SAT Question of the Day
  • Science is Fun – the fun of science through home science activities, demonstration shows, videos, and books. Information about these and other science fun stuff is available here.
  • School Express – an educational mall offering resources for schools, homeschools, teachers, parents and children. Links are given to hundreds of educational web sites. The Free Worksheets are especially popular for school and home use.
  • Science News for Kids – This site is a resource for kids ages 9 to 14 and their teachers and parents.
  • Kathy Schrock’s Guide for Educators – a classified list of sites on the Internet found to be useful for enhancing curriculum and teacher professional growth
  • Shakespeare – The Complete Works
  • Space Place, The – Space science can be more fun than your children ever imagined. At The Space Place. Brought to us from the folks at NASA, kids can learn how to make and do “spacey things.” Or pick up some “amazing facts” from Dr. Marc
  • StateMaster.com – statistical database which allows you to research and compare a multitude of different data on US states.
  • Statistical Abstract of the United States
  • Statistics – How accurate is polling? Find out about statistics concepts through the case study of a fictional election.
  • Study Guides and Strategies – Study Guides includes over 100 pages of summary guides to assist students in succeeding in their studies. Sections include learning and studying strategies, test preparation and taking, classroom and project participation, reading and writing skills, and more. Translated into 25 languages.
  • Sunrise/Sunset Computation – Type in a city name and find out times for sunrise, sunset, and more
  • Tennessee Bob’s Famous French Links – guide links to over 7000 French language sites and French educational sites. Compiled by Bob Peckham, University of Tennessee-Martin.
  • Thomas: Legislative Information on the Internet
  • U. S. & World Population Clock
  • Virtual Body
  • Visual Elements – featuring computer-generated images that interpret the 109 entries of the periodic table
  • Visible Human Project, The – The US National Library of Medicine is creating complete, anatomically detailed, three-dimensional representations of the male and female human body.
  • Webster Dictionary – the on-line version of Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, Tenth Edition
  • WebMath – the goal of this website is to provide you with an instant solution to the particular math problem you’re having trouble solving.
  • Weights & Measures
  • Who Represents You in Congress? – Project Vote Smart
  • Why Files: Science behind the news
  • WorldClimate: Weather rainfall and temperature data – over 85,000 records of world climate data
  • World Factbook – CIA
  • World Rulers
  • World Wide Metric Calculators
  • World Time Zones

  • Bartleby.com Literature, reference and verse. Unlimited access to books and information on the web, free of charge.

  • Wired for Books Collection of poems, stories, plays, essays, lectures and interviews for children to adults.

  • Bibliomania Read, study, research. Free online literature, notes, biographies, summaries and study guides.

  • Literary Criticism Critical and biographical websites about authors and their works.

  • Literature.org Online literature library.

  • Classic Short Stories Short story and light prose collection.

  • DARE For Kids Only Connect to the official website of the Drug Abuse Resistance Education Program, for kids only!

  • BAM! Body and Mind Got a question about fitness? disease? peer pressure? BAM! Body and Mind will tell you all you need to know about the stuff that matters

  • Powerful Girls Have Powerful Bones Find out about fun weight bearing activities and cool calcium rich foods that help you to stay strong and keep bones healthy.

  • Food Guide Pyramid MyPyramid Plan can help you choose the foods and amounts that are right for you based on the amount of moderate to vigorous physical activity that you do each day.

  • DARE For Kids Only Connect to the official website of the Drug Abuse Resistance Education Program, for kids only!

  • BAM! Body and Mind Got a question about fitness? disease? peer pressure? BAM! Body and Mind will tell you all you need to know about the stuff that matters

  • Powerful Girls Have Powerful Bones Find out about fun weight bearing activities and cool calcium rich foods that help you to stay strong and keep bones healthy.

  • Food Guide Pyramid MyPyramid Plan can help you choose the foods and amounts that are right for you based on the amount of moderate to vigorous physical activity that you do each day.

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Lining Up School Finances

May 25, 2011 By 1 Comment

Tiffany Silverberg is an accomplished writer. I saw her pieces on grants and scholarships on her blog with awesome suggestions, and asked her if she had some additional suggestions for my blog readers. A few days ago Tiffany started with some simple military spouse scholarship suggestions. Today she is following up with these great suggestions with us:

While you are searching for scholarships and grants, be aware of all the eligibility requirements. Start there to determine whether you should take the time to investigate further. Eligibility might include your husband’s rank or job specialty. It might restrict grants  to those of a certain religion or ethnicity. Some will be only for undergraduates, while others may not stipulate which program. Read carefully to ensure you are fully eligible. It is not worth applying if you don’t fit all the requirements. Eligibility requirements might sound selective or exclusive, but remember that the funder has established the scholarship to help specific people. If it is opened to everyone, it will no longer be able to serve its purpose.
The second thing you want to look for is any restrictions on use. Some scholarships will cover tuition only. Others will include lab fees, books and equipment. Still others might cover housing, transportation and living costs. If, for instance, your tuition is already taken care of with another scholarship or waiver, don’t apply for a scholarship that covers only tuition. You will have to turn it down. However, go ahead and apply for multiple scholarships for the same item. Statistically, you will not win them all. If you do, you should turn down the ones you are unable to use.
Finally, most applications will list the factors they consider for the scholarship awards. Some will focus on academic achievement. Some will look at financial need. Be aware of each application’s focus and emphasize the parts of your story that highlight that focus.

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Whether you are writing a scholarship essay, an individual fellowship essay or an organization’s grant essay, your focus should be the same: why you or your group will best benefit from and best use the money given to you. Many think that a “sob story” is key. That’s not true. Certainly, if you have had to overcome certain hardships, mention them as they are a tattered, important piece of your story. However, focusing on that lowly, soiled piece detracts

from the greater patchwork. The reader wants to see the whole piece, the greater picture. Mention any hardships, then push forward to mention how you have overcome. Highlight the work you plan to do, the service you plan for your community, with the money. Remember that a grant or a scholarship is not an award to the one who has suffered the most, but an investment in the one who proves she can utilize the funds in the most effective way. For instance, if you need money for school, focus on how having that education will prepare you to establish your career and serve your community.

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Scholarship prep for your high school student

May 19, 2011 By Leave a Comment


scholarships for college bound high school studentsI would have never considered to already start looking for grants and scholarships for my oldest son Tyler. He will be attending 10th grade after this summer. Esther is my cousin and when she visited me she was giving me some ideas on what to do and how to proceed with scholarships and grants. I asked her if she would be kind enough to share her thoughts with the rest of the world via militarydutystations.com. Esther travels to public and private high schools speaking to students on the transition to college and how to approach it best.

If you are PCSing with a high school student you’ll have to find out if your child is going to lose credits. This is generally not the case if you are transferring from one public school to another in the same state. However, if you are transferring to a school in another state or are moving from a private school to a public school, you should have your transcripts reviewed before you make the move. Otherwise, your students’ graduation may be delayed because you have not met all the requirements for the new school. Who wants THAT?

Esther says that she coached a girl (a 4.0 honor student)once who received about $59,000 in 17 different scholarships!

Here are some things you might want to get a head start on:

1. Check your community, your county, & your state for other offerings and pre-requirements.

2. Start logging community service hours for each of your kids.

  • 3. Take close look at Military programs, incentives and local military [spouse,family] scholarships/grants
  • 4. Find a great list of scholarships at highscholarships.com, Fastweb.com

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Scholarship Strategies For Military Spouses

May 16, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Tiffany is an accomplished writer and has long list of published articles. In December she participated in my Christmasvaganza 2010:

“Here to share a favorite thing is a woman who can seemingly put pretty much anything into words and knit and crochet the cutest things! To support other military spouses and their businesses she created: Our Own Bootstraps Military Spouse Shopping Mall. “


Scholarship strategies do take some organization and quite a bit of research, but they can be well worth it.

Here are her suggestions:

Do your research

You can start with Google, then try Fastweb online. Go to your local library and ask if they have the Foundation Center database or other individual grant listings. Lastly, go to your school’s financial aid office. All these will list scholarships of every variety. Search for all the components of you – search for grants for military spouses, for spouses of your service member’s branch. You will find scholarships for your field of study or research project. You will even find small, oddball ones – scholarships for graduates of your high school, scholarships for those of your ethnicity. Consider all your, your parents’ and spouse’s employers or affiliations, such as 4-H, FFA, unions, honor societies, etc. Search for all you can think of.

Build a spreadsheet.

Keep track of the the deadlines, application process, requirements, etc.

Work your way through your spreadsheet…

….one scholarship at a time. Focus first on those that are soonest and most applicable to you.


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Another Place, a new job?

May 3, 2011 By Leave a Comment

changing-jobs-educationWhoever is moving during the next summer rotation knows about it already. You might not know exactly where you are going but you’ll know if you have a job that does not move well, you will have to start all over again: searching for a job, interviewing and learning.

There are a lot of online resources that you can research, make sure you stop by your local ACS for Resume Classes and recommendations. Among other things you will find out where and how to apply for government jobs.

Here is where I could start my research:

Should I go to school? Lets see

Careeronestop.org gives more advice:

Career Planning

  • Assess Yourself: Take time to find out more about yourself and to find the career that is right for you. Find a variety of different ways to assess yourself, including free online assessments, on the Assess Yourself page of the CareerOneStop Career Exploration tool.
  • Explore Career Options: Next you will need to learn more about the different types of career options available. A wide variety of information about industries and occupations is available. Use the Explore Career Options section of the CareerOneStop Career Exploration tool to find reports and profiles of occupations and industries to assist in your exploration.
  • Gain Skills: Now that you know what you want to do, it is time to gain the skills necessary to do the job. The Gain Skills section of the CareerOneStop Career Exploration tool can help you assess your skills and determine your education and training needs. The Choose a Program or School section can also help your search.
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