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Older Students Increasing in Numbers

Keeping up with national trends, a new blog post has surfaced about the increase in older students. As graduation rates remain stagnant, and the country pushes towards increasing degree attainment, older students are one of the biggest factors in raising … Continue reading

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Assessing Your Temperament

Sometimes we may understand the limits we bring to the table in terms of our education. But other times, we may lack the necessary description or understanding. At CALL, we like to promote certain resources on our own site that … Continue reading

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What Does it All Mean? “The College Payoff” and You

Recently, Georgetown University’s Center for Education and the Workforce released a research publication (which can be found here) entitled, The College Payoff which addresses the concerns of many Americans in difficult financial situations: What does a college degree produce for … Continue reading

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Motivation and Habits of the Adult Student

“Motivation is What Gets You Started, Habit is What Keeps You Going.” – Unknown Browsing the internet for adult education information, I came across this quote today. In a simple and precise way, this quote describes both the plight and … Continue reading

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The Value of Learning: Lessons from Research

Education Weekly had an interesting post today courtesy of Walt Gardner entitled “Summer Learning Loss.” Gardner spells out one of the challenges of children in school, the usually lauded summer break: Research has shown that students on average lose about … Continue reading

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