February 4, 2012

Blogging for Education: Please Vote!

As a reminder, our Blogging for Education voting is still open through December 31, 2010

I encourage you to vote by going to this url:  http://blog.becomeabloggingmaniac.com/blogging-for-education

Please thoroughly read each post, judging your choice based on creativity, unique thought and pushing the edge on the subject of education. At the end of the list of posts, please select the radio button in our multiple choice section which matches the blog you wish to vote for.

Good luck bloggers!

Entries (listed in order received).

1. Why Superman Can’t Rescue Our Schools by Dolores Hagen

http://sixtyandsensational.com/why-superman-cant-rescue-our-schools

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2. What’s Keeping Our Kids from Learning by Rosemary Santillo

http://coachingmindbodyandspirit.com/whats-keeping-our-kids-from-learning/

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3. Public Education Can Save Our Country by Yvonne Thompson

http://blog.ytvp.com/2010/10/public-education-can-save-our-country/

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4. Bring Religion to Public Education by Janine Elias

http://janinesgodblessamericatour.com/bea-fields-blogging-contest-bring-religion-to-public-education/

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5. Will a Harvard Degree Boost You to the Top? by Jeannette Paladino

http://writespeaksell.com/will-a-harvard-degree-boost-you-to-the-top

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6. Recreating Education Throughout the Lifespan by Jo Caywood

http://re-creationstation.com/2010/10/re-creating-education-throughout-the-lifespan/

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7. That Fairy Tale called Childhood, Mr. Glodowski, and Lifelong Learning by Rachel Hedman

http://storytellingadventures.blogspot.com/2010/10/that-fairy-tale-called-childhood-mr.html

Happy Labor Day!

Wishing you all a great Labor Day!

As a reminder. Our 12 week blogging course starts next monday, September 13 at 1 EDT. For more info go to http;//blog. becomeabloggingmaniac.com

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Do You Want Your Bank to Be Blogging?

Blogging for Bankers is conducting a survey on the impact the presence of a blog may (or may not) have on the bank selection process. We have created short surveys (based on age range) that comprise of two simple questions and should not take any longer than 5 minutes to complete.

To participate, please click the link below to the survey and choose the survey which represents your age range and respond to the questions. Your responses are completely anonymous and the survey will remain open through the end of March. To ensure survey integrity, we ask that you only complete the survey once.

We look forward to your input and thank you for taking time to share your thoughts with us.

http://bloggingforbankers.com/survey.html

Five Star Leader Blog Named In The Top 100 Leadership Blogs by Best Universities

Thank you to Christina Laun of Best Universities blog for naming the Five Star Leader Blog in her list of top 100 leadership blogs. We are listed as one of the tops in the Team Leadership Category.

Secrets From Ten Top Generation Y Business Leaders

The folks over at Brazen Careerist invited us to share a few ideas with them.  Check out our blog post Secrets From Ten Top Generation Y Business Leaders.  And…while you are there, spend some time on their site.   In my opinion, it is the top career site on the internet.

Generation Y Bloggers Respond To NYT Article About Blogging Dangers on The Schiff Report

Jacci Schiff solicited some great feedback from a few Gen Y bloggers about the recent New York Times article: In Web World of 24/7 Stress, Writers Blog Till They Drop,

Get the post here on The Schiff Report.

My take: Using the words “digital-era sweatshop” is a bit over the top to me. Bloggers choose to blog…they are not forced into labor. I read about the 3 incidents of coronary problems related to deaths. There could be a dozen other factors involved (would like to know about their genetic predisposition to heart disease). Having said this, medical research shows that sitting for long periods of time without activity increases a person’s risk for developing blood clots. We can all use breaks from our work that get the blood flowing.

At any rate, great article with lots of food for thought.