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Homeschoolers and Internships

If you have examined educational system in Sweden and Norway, you know that many students go into internships at a young age that prepares them for life in business or whatever trade they are interested in. Many homeschoolers are also interning in their mid teens to get a jump on the competition and to decide if they trade, they are interested is right for them. In Colorado, for example, there is a program called AME. AME stands for Apprenticeship, Mentorship, and Entrepreneurship and is a program whereas students are matched with Christian business and tradesmen to be mentored and learn … Continue reading →

Summer Photo Jobs

Many people think that summer is traditionally a slow time for photo studios. However, this is not the case. In fact, many professional studios see summer as a huge money maker, especially with the surge in senior photos, family reunions and other seasonal events to document. If you are an avid shutterbug looking for summer employment, check out chain photo studios for opportunities. Sears, Kmart and the Picture People accept applications year-round for staff photographers. If you land a summer gig at one of these chain studios, you can earn a decent paycheck taking portraits while adding fresh images to … Continue reading →

Gaining Experience

Summer is prime time for burgeoning professional shutterbugs to snag photo internships. Many newspapers, magazines, and television stations offer unpaid internships to students looking to forge a career in photography. As a teen, I spent three consecutive summers shooting video for a local TV station in order to gain professional experience. Back then, the Internet was practically nonexistent; rather, I was forced to rely on word of mouth and recommendations from teachers in order to snag my gig. Today, students can visit the National Press Photographers Association’s website which maintains a list of internship opportunities in the United States. Another … Continue reading →

Encouraging Kids to Make Their Own Cash

In most homes, “encouraging” is easily interchanged with “threatening.” After all, how many parents relish seeing their fully capable teens sleeping in until noon and then lounging on the couch watching TV or texting when they could be gainfully employed at a decent summer job? Aside from the freedom to purchase expensive jeans, apps, music, and other teen-related must-haves, there are a slew of additional benefits that your child can gain from a summer job, including: learning responsibility, managing time well, honing math and reading skills, communicating, prioritizing, budgeting money and working on interpersonal relationships. However, before your child can … Continue reading →

College Programs for Students With Intellectual Disabilities

If your child has an intellectual disability, then the dream of seeing him or her go to college might feel as though it is unreachable. Today, many colleges have assistance programs designed to help students who have intellectual disabilities take classes, gain job skills, and find employment after graduation. Perhaps a college near you offers this type of program. According to the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, the term “intellectual disability” is “a disability characterized by significant limitations both in intellectual functioning and in adaptive behavior, which covers many everyday social and practical skills. This disability originates before … Continue reading →

Photo Intern

One of the best decisions I made as a budding photographer was to intern at a local portrait studio. Whereas I didn’t make a single dime, the hands-on lessons I obtained proved invaluable down the road. In fact, my first internship helped me secure another one at a local television station where I learned to hone my skills as a photojournalist. Internships are great ways to get professional experience as a high school or college student. Many newspapers, magazines, and television stations offer unpaid internships to students looking to forge a career in photography. The National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) … Continue reading →

Questions to Ask for Choosing a Yoga Therapy Program

If you’ve decided you want to become a yoga therapist, the next step is to select the right program. Ideally, you want a yoga therapist training program that fits your yoga philosophy, interests and experience. There are some questions you can ask to make sure a specific program is a good fit. Is the program generalized or specialized? Generalized programs provide a broad education that covers many conditions. Specialized programs focus on a specific health condition. There are programs that specialize in depression, multiple sclerosis and other conditions. Whether you want generalized or specialized programs is a personal decision that … Continue reading →

Getting Freelance Work

Decent paying freelance work is a challenge to find these days, but it’s even harder when your work is not top notch. In order to earn a profit from your passion you need to have mastered the basics of photography including: composition, exposure, lighting and focus. In addition, it helps if you are proficient in photo editing and printing. If you are just starting out, it’s a good idea to secure internships with established photographers. If you went to school for photography, then finding real world applications for the lessons you learned in the classroom is a must. What’s more, … Continue reading →

Working Together – Working Alone

Oftentimes in education we get hung up by two dilemmas: Sharing and Plagiarism. When is what you are doing “sharing” and when is it “plagiarism.” Oftentimes students receive misleading instructions from the various courses they may be taking (and certainly from the internships they may also be doing in the “real world”). I’m not going to try to definitely separate these two ideas today but I will try to lay out the difficulty students might find trying to apply these ideas effectively in the classroom (and beyond). One of the difficulties students face is the simultaneous desire for them to … Continue reading →

How to Find College Scholarships

It is no secret that the cost of college makes it unaffordable for many families. If you are smart and know where to look, however, you can wind up with many scholarships that will pay your way through. Look Locally Most students, if they apply for scholarships at all, apply for large national scholarships. The problem with this is that these scholarships, while large, have a tremendous amount of competition who are also trying to earn them. In comparison, local scholarships by local groups and businesses are easier to obtain. Start with local chapters of service organizations, such as the … Continue reading →