The population of students seeking higher education continues to grow worldwide. Even with the uncertainty of the job market, millions across the world continue to find ways to advance their career by educating themselves. With the speculation towards organizations, and many disrupting factors, the traditional path of high school to university isn’t so traditional today.
It goes without saying that the current global situation has shifted our perspectives on life, entertainment and the uncertainty that the future can hold. With so many regular activities being delayed, millions of people across the world have had their routines thrown out of whack and in the process have had to readjust their lives.
The term “play-based” learning conjures up images of preschoolers and elementary kids usually. Maybe they’re at the playground together or in the classroom following instructions of a game. Regardless, play has a notion of aimlessness to it. Yes, there is an objective, but it is typically looked at as an end before the means. Not
In a world of push and pull, finding the balance between consuming and producing is important to a well lived life. Typecasting “consuming” as negative and “producing” as positive isn’t necessarily the right attitude when figuring out your right output level. Effectiveness is very important to being a more productive person. Productivity is all about
The practice of mixing pictures and words in the same piece has been done all across the world for centuries. Even if we were to examine hieroglyphics with pictures of pharaohs from thousands of years ago, the foundation of comics (and even some of the comic archetypes) have been laid quite long ago. During the
Millions of people’s summer plans have been derailed. Things that were set in stone and definite are suddenly up in the air. For those young people looking to make steps towards a brighter career, it’s been difficult to secure a traditional internship that gives students valuable insight in the work field. With many companies still
Comic books have followed different parts of the world and adapted to their environment throughout the years. Before the 1900’s, comic stories were mythos of the past. They were written on hieroglyphics and Roman pantheons. Early editions of important texts were printed with images to share the message with the illiterate. The invention of the
With the future in limbo currently, one of the only things we can currently focus on is ourselves. We have to be aware that we are dynamic beings. Being self aware of our emotions, our mindset and our trajectory as far as life is concerned is very important. While we may not be in control
Everyday we’re exposed to so much new information. Not only is the internet a great conduit for learning, the people we meet, the experiences we have and the things that we do all lead to our body of knowledge. Learning is a commitment that is made consciously or subconsciously. It is both the acquisition of
With the current global situation at hand, things that were once promised aren’t as certain as they once were. The key to using our down time currently is to work around situations rather than through them. And there is no hallmark quite as important as our career. Our time, our efforts, even our sense of
