Earn a teaching degree from a renowned university from the comforts of your home!

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of USC. All opinions are 100% mine.

For people who have a job it is often impossible to attend regular college and earn a degree. Especially when a higher degree is essential for career advancement, it becomes highly challenging for individuals to decide on the future course of action. Thanks to the proliferation of high speed internet there is the possibility of earning most of the degrees online.

A case in point is the Masters in Teaching degree offered by the USC Rossier School of Education’s MAT@USC. The unique program provides aspiring teachers an opportunity to earn a Master of Arts in Teaching degree from an elite research university without having to leave their present jobs or alter their schedules. According to the program information, classes are held online and are highly interactive. The program is an accelerated one which combines some field-based experiences and can be completed in as little as 12 months.

The best part of the program is its unique and fantastic tuition reimbursement program. Along with becoming an integral member of the elite USC Trojan family, students have the opportunity to get complete tuition reimbursement. Still unsure whether this program works for you? Just visit the MAT@USC Student blog and hear about the experiences of actual students who are in or have completed the program.

If you haven't already heard about USC, then here is a small intro. The school has been around over 100 years and has been educating teachers since its inception. USC has been known as a research institution and its School of Education has been ranked #22 in the United States, and #9 among all private universities by US News and World Report.

Now do you want any more information. If you do then just visit their website.

Earn a Masters Degree in Teaching Online

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of USC. All opinions are 100% mine.

One of the most important aspects of modern life is a need for acquiring new skills and certifications. It is not possible for everyone to go back to school and acquire new degrees. Thankfully new technologies have enabled prospective students to learn online without having to step out of their home/ office. The biggest benefit of studying online in my opinion is flexibility. One doesn't have to go to school at a specific time to attend classes, it is possible to go through the lectures at your leisure.

I recently came across the program information of the prestigious USC Rossier School of Education. They are currently a Masters of Arts degree in teaching for those who are teachers and aspiring educators. The USC is a well renowned research university and certification from this school is recognized across the country.

Though online the program is highly interactive and combines a wide array of field-based experiences of students. The program is designed in such a way that you complete a Masters degree in just 12 months while most regular programs take nearly 2 years to complete. By studying at the USC you will become an integral part of the elite USC TRojan family.

The best motivator perhaps is their amazing tuition reimbursement and scholarship program. You can more information at MAT@USC Student blog where the insights of current and past students are detailed.

Online Education - The Way Forward

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of USC. All opinions are 100% mine.

To remain ahead in our career it is important that we get trained and retrained so that we keep abreast of the latest happenings in the job marketplace. Often times it is necessary to go back to school and take some classes to equip ourselves with new skills to advance our career at the work place. With a full time job and family most people find it difficult to go to school. The best solution for these people is online education.

I recently came across this superbly interactive online education course which combines theoretical knowledge with on-the-job experiences. The program information says that it is being offered by the USC Rossier School of Education. The school's MAT@USC is a great place for teachers offers both current and aspiring to earn a Masters of Arts in Teaching degree. The best part of this offer is that one can set their own schedules for classes and study, because the entire program is online.

There are several perks of studying online at USC, the first thing being the program being online and accelerated so what would take 2 years in a traditional brick and mortar classroom setting, you will complete in just 12 months. They have a tuition reimbursement program to help you to pay for college.

Well what is so great about USC you might ask. For starters what does the fact that USC has been ranked #22 in the US and #9 among private universities by the US News and World Report? Impressive! The school has been teaching teachers since the past century. The school is extending all the benefits and status of regular full time students to its online students also, including free lifetime Alumni Association memberships.

I would say this is a great opportunity for anyone who wishes to become a teacher. Explore the unlimited learning opportunities at USC and advance your career.

Today is National Writer's Day

The Showpiece of the Western World... i.e. US of A is built on the solid foundations of Marketing and business. The smooth-talking marketing experts of this country are constantly looking for ways and means to sell something to their own people and to people of other nations. Today, October 20th has been declared as the National Day on Writing.

Who declared this day as such? Well the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) decided that October 20th should be the National Day on Writing and the senate Senate passed the motion on October 8th. So from this year onwards October 20th will go down the history as the National Writing Day.

The broad aims of the National Day on Writing are:

Celebrate the foundational place of writing in Americans’ personal, professional, and civic lives.

Point to the importance of writing instruction and practice at every grade level, for every student and in every subject area from preschool through university.

Emphasize the lifelong process of learning to write and composing for different audiences, purposes, and occasions.

Recognize the scope and range of writing done by the American people and others and honor the use of the full range of media for composing.

Encourage Americans to write and enjoy and learn from the writing of others.

Next year onwards one can expect to see millions of greeting cards, gifts, celebrations, functions, etc, which will see millions of dollars going to these manufacturing and marketing companies. This is how the world's richest country becomes even richer...

Can III Grade students plot a teacher's assault?

I read this news report in today's Dallas Morning News about a mixed group of class III students plotting and almost executing a murderous attack on one of the class teachers. Apparently the group had planned the assault well and brought necessary tools such as a broken knife, steel handcuffs, duct tape, etc. Luckily for the teacher one of the students who was not involved in the group revealed the plot and the school called in the police.

What is more shocking is the plan itself than the seriousness of the plot. How could third graders make such a serious criminal plot? Are children here so smart, cunning and downright ruthless? All that I remember of my third grade years is being forced to do math and read by teachers and parents. Apart from that it was play, games and fun time with my friends in class. But today's third graders seem to be very vindictive and ruthlessly cruel.

Agreed that the world has changed over the past couple of decades. The education system is far more advanced than it was when I was in grade III, but is this what is being taught to students? Where is the innocence of childhood? Childhood for me means long days of playing; eating ice creams and chocolates without worrying about putting on weight or contracting diabetes; visiting grand parents during holidays; play innocent pranks in class such as flying paper planes. But this kind of plotting to hurt the teacher is shocking. What are the schools teaching?