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Image Source Women’s Health Magazine recently published an article discussing Michelle Obama’s her childhood-obesity-fighting program, “Let’s Move.” While Let’s Move aims to stop obesity at a young age, exercise...

Last week was Teacher Appreciation Week, and for that reason, I’ve decided to dedicate this week’s blog to some of the teachers I truly appreciated as a student… starting with my early elementary teachers. For the most part, they’ve...

Every Penn Foster student has a unique story to share. You come from different countries, different cultural backgrounds, and have different reasons for choosing your areas of study. You each also have a unique Penn Foster experience, and we want to hear...

(Image courtesy of http://www.online-college-degrees-mba.com/brilliant-writing-the-great-skills-great-future.html/essay-writing)online-college-degrees-mba.comonline-college-degrees-mba.com In my last blog post , I wrote in depth about the requirements...

A quick shout out to Marji! This one goes out to you. Thanks for the topic idea! What is the best way to follow up on your resume if you don’t have any contact info? In this episode I make mention of how I like to use Linkedin to do a little...

Image Source Everyone likes to save money, and most students don’t have such an abundance of cash that they don’t have to look for cheaper solutions sometimes. In my research, I’ve noticed a lot of green blogs featuring alternatives...

When Wednesday (aka blog launch day) rolls around, I often find myself Googling “science study tips” or sifting through countless pictures (and then, their sources) on Pinterest for new, fascinating ideas to help you all learn more efficiently...

Image Source Just by looking at our Veterinary Technician Facebook Group , I can tell that exams put a lot of stress on students. Vet techs are responsible for learning a great deal of concrete, factual information, which makes studying absolutely...

I have a puppy named Ziggy. He is a ten pound ball of energy, who just turned one last month. He is in perpetual motion, and has a knack for stealing things around the house. Right now his favorite grabs are cell phones, paper towels, and pens. I do wonder...

Hi everyone! Steve is on vacation this week in Jamaica, but that didn't stop him from recording the latest episode of Penn Foster TV! Enjoy, and feel free to leave Steve a comment on his Facebook , Twitter , or right here in this post for when he...

Photo Courtesy of the New York Post I would like to take a look back at a pretty eventful first month of the baseball season. I know that in most seasons some surprise teams emerge at the start of the season. I also know that some guys play either...

My brother Billy and I are only 11 months apart. Since there are only the two of us, it’s worked out pretty nicely (for the most part) for my parents. Presents came in twos, as did our developmental stages, tantrums, training, and hectic extracurricular...

Image Source Everyone slacks off every so often, but for some people finding any sort of motivation to do work is difficult. While this is often attributed to a “slacker” attitude—one that I definitely took on during my senior year...

Social media is great because it makes communication between two people very easy, regardless of whether or not they have ever - or will ever - meet. I've gotten in touch with authors, musicians, professionals and so many others I would never expect...

Today I wanted to speak a little about using keywords in your resume . Many companies use computer software to pick out the best candidates for their job openings. If you stop for a second, you will realize this actually does make sense. As our society...

Some people garden to get away from technology—to relax, to get rid of the constant buzz and computer-screen glow, to get outside and work with what our planet has given them. Gardening is a time of calm and tranquility, and there’s something...

Image Source This week’s blog will stray a little from the ordinary current events set up. As many of you know, American History and World History have proven to be very difficult. To assist all of you, we created examination reviews to assist...

(Image courtesy of femme-moi-nin.blogspot.com) The Writing Skills Writing Assignment is easily the most feared and disputed exam in the entire High School program. Why? For some students, it’s simply because they don’t like to write; for...

Image Source When I get home from work, I either feel ready to take on chore after chore or completely wiped out. I felt the same way in school—if I wasn’t too exhausted from a stressful day, I was busy trying to cross off everything on...

Image Source For just $1, throughout April, you can sign up for any Penn Foster program and get started on continuing your education! I started thinking about some other uses for a single dollar, and while none of them were quite as exciting as starting...

It seems like I’ve started using song titles, or variations of them, from my past as blog titles! This week’s is courtesy of The New Kids on the Block, and their song The Right Stuff . For those of you who don’t know about this group...

With earth day coming up, I wanted to do a quick blog with some tips about carpooling and going green with how you search for jobs. I have been carpooling to work every day for the last few weeks, and it’s been going really well. Carpooling is great...

(Photo Courtesy of The Washington Post) Within the past week or so a disturbing story broke about an agency within our federal government, the agency is referred to as the GSA or the United States General Services Administration. The GSA is an independent...

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This week is National Stress Øut Week, in which different organizations have come together to help combat stress, anxiety and the growing problem of mental health challenges amongst college students (I wrote more about this in yesterday’s...