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How E-Books Are Changing Reading Habits

E-books: Are they really changing people’s reading habits? Advanced technology is changing the way we read and purchase books. About 21% of all American adults have stated that they read an e-book in the last year, and believe it or not, the number will most...

Help Kids Beat the Homework Blues

After a long day at school, kids are usually just looking to unwind at home. With fatigue, hunger, and multiple distractions, getting homework done is a real challenge. Even with a good homework schedule in place, staying motivated isn’t easy. Here are some tips to...

Building a Better Student: Ignore the Calendar

It’s funny how we, as adults, look at the end of a calendar year. We tend to have two separate columns in our personal ledger: One that looks back at what we accomplished – or failed to accomplish – during the preceding twelve months, and another that is...

Building a Better Student: Own the Failure

I’m a success. I’m also a failure. And I wouldn’t have it any other way. In my thirty-six years in the radio business, I’ve been fired one time. It was in 1992, and I was part of a group of almost forty people who were shown the door after our company was sold. I...