National Conferences

High school counselors spend an average of 23 minutes working with their college-bound students on the college search and planning process. Most high school counselors work with more than 350 students. Few high school counselors are able to visit colleges or attend conferences because their schools do not have the budget for them to do so.

Many parents do not feel they have the ability to serve as a guide to college for their teenager. This is a real concern for families. What’s a student to do? Many are turning to educational consultants who are helping to fill this gap. They have the expertise to assist college-bound students with the college search and application process. They also have the passion and the time.

Here are nine reasons why an educational consultant could benefit your college-bound student:

1. They are experts in the college admission process and visit colleges and universities extensively every year to determine the unique qualities in each school.

2. They help students with the college search and are not just interested in brand name schools, but want to find colleges that fit your student’s academic and personal needs.

3. They do not have an emotional attachment to your child and this allows them to provide unbiased, professional advice. Read the rest of this entry »

There are a lot of confidence building techniques that can make a positive impact in your life. There’s nothing to be embarrassed about needing to boost confidence. In fact, acknowledging that need is almost an act of bravery itself.

Confidence building techniques are important for anyone of any age. Whether you’re a kindergarten student or a 50-year-old CEO, you can benefit from these methods. Confidence is a very sought after trait in most people. If you want to learn more, read on.

Confidence building technique # 1: Know where your talents lie.

A lot of students stumble upon their talents sooner or later, but it doesn’t hurt to have a little bit of outside help. If you want to develop your self-confidence, you should try your hand at different hobbies and interests.

Explore your musical, creative or culinary sides… You might not know it yet, but you might actually have a knack for making the best pasta dish in your side of the neighborhood!

Being equipped with more than just one skill enriches your confidence. That’s because you now know what makes you stand out from the others. Read the rest of this entry »

In order to give all new varieties of seeds a careful, impartial test under diverse conditions after the war, a cooperative organization known as All-America Selections was set up in 1946. Samples of any new variety were sent to seed-testing stations in many parts of the country. Each sample of seed had a number, but no name, and its originator was not announced. After a thorough testing, the new variety was given a rating. If good enough, it received a silver or a bronze medal. Just to receive a rating as an All-America selection was a high honor for the originator. It meant recognition for the new creation from the start, and assured profits from wholesale as well as retail sales.

All-America selections in 1946 included four flowers and one vegetable-a petunia trio contributed by W. Atlee Burpee Company, a dianthus from Bodger Seeds, Ltd., and a snap bean from Rogers Bros. Seed Company. The silver medal went to petunia “Colossal Shades of Rose”‘; the dianthus was named “Westwood Beauty”; and the bean was “Longreen.” Those new petunias were something quite special. “Colossal Shades of Rose” was the first giant, all-double petunia ever-created in America, and is the biggest petunia ever known, many blooms growing more than five inches across. Read the rest of this entry »