The Meaning of Education, Learn Soetanto’s Effect

Posted on by Raffy Simit
Have you ever heard the story of Ken Soetanto, an Indonesian professor with four doctoral degrees? Being discriminated by his environment, Soetanto proved that he can achieve a target that many people may think difficult. Currently, Soetanto holds four doctoral degrees in electronics (1985), medicare (1988), pharmacy (2000), and education (2003) from four different universities in Japan.Soetanto was born in Surabaya, Indonesia. His parent was a electronic tools merchant. Unstable economic condition and racial sentiment hampered him from getting further education at University. Soetanto, being disappointed with the condition, moved to Japan, entered a university in Japan, and made a record - a non-Japanese scholar with four doctoral degrees.Since then, Soetanto has made 29 patents in Japan and 2 patents in the United States. In Japanese tradition, Soetanto is the first non-Japanese who is responsible for being a head of the division in a Japanese University. For him, education is an ability to elaborate and maintain a spirit to struggle. Everyone has the right to study. The more important thing is everyone should have more motivation to maximize all potentials he/she has.Soetanto found that 80% of his students have weak motivation to study and bad performance in classes. Many students thought studying at a university was a required process to get job, not a chance to develop them. Soetanto proves that building students enthusiasm will improve students' performance and achievem...
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Chances Of Getting Into College – 10 Most Common Mistakes – Updated

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High school seniors and their parents are in panic mode in the first half of senior year, making the following 10 mistakes: 1. No colleges have been selected, well, maybe two or three that friends have mentioned. Friends? Should my senior be listening to what their friends have to say about where to apply? 2. No colleges have been visited, no "comfort zone" of a right-fit college has been established yet. Shouldn't my senior have a "feel" for what kind of environment will work best, where they'll survive and thrive? 3. No high school student resume has been created. No unique way to present my senior's strengths in a college interview. Will I have to answer college interview questions? Or, how do I get a desired interview if the college doesn't allow for one? 4. No college planning checklist of things that have to be done and when. How do I create one? 5. No teachers selected for recommendation letters. No special strategy on what the writer should limit his remarks to. And to avoid looking like every other letter that is nothing more than a list. What do I ask for? 6. Strategy on what to consider when choosing a college. Am I supposed to have a strategy? 7. Strategy on choosing a major in college. I thought college was for taking time to figure that out. No? 8. The five most common writing mistakes students make in their essays. Wait! How would I know that? 9. Of all the good college essay topics, no topi...
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Making the Transition: College to Career

Posted on by Raffy Simit
Change can be scary nevertheless it is necessary. I'm about to experience one of the most important changes in my life-transitioning from college to career. All I can think about lately is have I been given the tools I need to succeed in the real world? Am I prepared for this process? Eventually all college students will have to face this anxious time in their lives. In the past year I have dug deep to determine what I need to do in preparation to put the best foot forward in my career. In this time I have come to realize that there are a few very important aspects to launching your career, which are worth sharing with my fellow job seekers. These include gaining experience, having a well thought-out resume, and networking with current professionals. First off, very few students have jobs that are actually related to their career field. Even if you currently work as a "professional" it's unlikely your current position is within the industry you so desire to work in. Therefore, the more additional experience you can gain the better. Of course when I say experience I am referring to the dreaded internship. I know, I know, I've been there- "I have to work and between work and classes there is no time!" "I can't afford to work for free, I am a working student and have to support myself!" Let me be the first to tell you, I made the same excuses and guess what? I decided to face the music and find a way, which to my s...
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Conference Calling – Communication With Your College Students Made Simple

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Every parent is a little bit weary and sad when it comes close to the time when their children will be off to college and this is understandable, to be sure, but these days there is a major difference in how you will be able to keep in touch with your college students. It used to be that parents would have to try for days to reach their son or daughter in their dorm room before finally getting in touch with them, but technology as changed this considerably.Today there are multiple ways to communicate, making communication over long distances much simpler than ever before. This improvement in communication methods allows parents to not only talk to their children when they have a reason to get a hold of them, but allows parents to communicate with their children more often for reasons having to do with the overall wellbeing of their child as well. And one of the best ways to initiate such communication is with the use of a conference calling program.Conference calling programs are the new rage in communication, not only because they are convenient but because they are inexpensive as well. In fact, there are many conferencing programs available to you online that cost nothing at all to use. This is great for you because it means that communication with your college student is one of the few things during their college years that you can keep the cost of down, which is always welcome news for parents paying for college student expenses.There are three situations in particular in...
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