How do I lie to my boss and everyone that I work with? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Nov 9, 2009 - 18 answers

I'm a high school student interested in a career in marketing, how do I get there and what is the job like? [more inside]
posted by kylej on Nov 7, 2009 - 12 answers

I'd like to become a licensed professional counselor in Texas. How do I figure out what the best schools are? [more inside]
posted by D+ on Nov 3, 2009 - 3 answers

High standardized test scores, great references, low GPA, need to take classes online - can I go to grad school? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Nov 3, 2009 - 10 answers

In the Seattle/Snohomish area. Which schools provide good training in beginning SQL, or database design, or IT project management? [more inside]
posted by valannc on Oct 31, 2009 - 2 answers

How do I write a CV for my grad school applications? [more inside]
posted by PostIronyIsNotaMyth on Oct 28, 2009 - 5 answers

I've just returned to college as a mature student and I'm doing really, really well (marks in the low to high 90s, for the most part). I'm proud of myself but I have no idea how to interact with my classmates who aren't doing as well without sounding like a complete jerk. I don't have experience with this! I could use some advice or etiquette. There have been some... incidents. [more inside]
posted by VioletU on Oct 28, 2009 - 55 answers

I'm a nursing school student and I'm interested in testing out of as much school as I can. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Oct 27, 2009 - 5 answers

Help me find the get rid of my backpack! [more inside]
posted by ouchitburns on Oct 26, 2009 - 29 answers

After getting laid off recently, I decided to enroll in a BFA program for graphic design, even though I am a grown up with a BA from a liberal arts university. Should I actually earn the degree or just use the classes to build a portfolio? [more inside]
posted by AtomicBee on Oct 23, 2009 - 7 answers

I have just started as a school science technician at an inner city school. Over the holiday I would like to spruce up the 5 science classrooms with displays covering the various disciplines. Does anyone know of any online resources, posters to download/print etc? [more inside]
posted by Saddo on Oct 23, 2009 - 8 answers

I have fibromyalgia. Help me figure out how to be a better student/employee. What accommodations/techniques work for you? I have doctors, so more looking for 'this worked for me/my mom/my friend' than anything medical. [more inside]
posted by eleanna on Oct 21, 2009 - 8 answers

My employer is impressed enough with my work that they want to promote me into a position which would ordinarily make for a great career move. I, however, am planning on leaving in a little over a year to earn a degree in a completely different field, and thus have no interest in the job (for reasons explained after the jump.) How do I diplomatically tell them no without jeopardizing my current position, and how much, if any, of my future plans do I mention to them? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Oct 20, 2009 - 16 answers

Tell me about the need for pre-school in San Francisco, please. [more inside]
posted by otherwordlyglow on Oct 20, 2009 - 4 answers

I'm thinking of going to culinary school for baking and pastry. Right now Johnson & Wales in RI is the front runner. My question: is JWU worth it, or should I be looking elsewhere? [more inside]
posted by firei on Oct 18, 2009 - 4 answers

Taking A Year Off. (yes, I realize it sounds like this.) [more inside]
posted by allymusiqua on Oct 18, 2009 - 11 answers

Can I get into a funded Math Master's or PhD program? I'm graduating from a 4-year college with my B.S. this Spring, and I'm in my mid-30's. I have good GPA at this school (about a 3.6, up to about a 3.8 in math courses specifically) and good GRE scores (720 V / 780 Q), but I have dropped a lot of courses (I've worked full time over the years while getting my degree), and back in the mid-90's I flunked out of the first university I went to. [more inside]
posted by tamaraster on Oct 14, 2009 - 12 answers

I need a significant event that happened during the Civil Rights Movement. [more inside]
posted by shesaysgo on Oct 14, 2009 - 11 answers

what do developmental studies tell us about school entry ages? Should my son go to kinder next year? [more inside]
posted by wilful on Oct 7, 2009 - 34 answers

You're in law school (or have recently graduated) - what online resources/websites do you use the most? Which are the most helpful in terms of research and studying? [more inside]
posted by 913 on Oct 7, 2009 - 16 answers

I can't or won't study. Please help me. [more inside]
posted by Ouisch on Oct 7, 2009 - 33 answers

I'm looking for a forgotten chat-friend from over 10 years ago. All I remember is that his first name is Ron, and he was a headmaster at a school in eastern Australia, got to drive a Aston Martin as a work benefit, and once took a group of students to visit America in the Seattle area. He gave me some advice that I later took up, and would like to tell him how much of a difference (good) it's made. [more inside]
posted by Quarter Pincher on Oct 7, 2009 - 13 answers

How bad is the high school drop-out stigma among the general public? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Oct 3, 2009 - 34 answers

A friend is doing a last minute cram for the GRE but is lacking in time. The bulk of her available time is in her 2-hour-per-day commute. Are there any _good_ podcasts she could listen to, specificall for vocabulary? Or .. should she look into hiring someone to call her and drill her for those two hours? If so... how? [more inside]
posted by rr on Oct 1, 2009 - 8 answers

Help me/us gain perspective about working while in school, please! [more inside]
posted by lizjohn on Sep 30, 2009 - 20 answers

Film school, not to make films but to teach? [more inside]
posted by mattsweaters on Sep 28, 2009 - 1 answer

Since I don't necessarily care if I get fired at the end of the year, what can I do to make this a memorable and completely awesome school year for my second graders? [more inside]
posted by HotPatatta on Sep 28, 2009 - 59 answers

Is anyone familiar with "the film connection film institute?" Are they a scam? [more inside]
posted by irie1972 on Sep 24, 2009 - 7 answers

teacherfites: I've been a pretty decent middle school special educator for a few years now, working with all kinds of disabilities but most of my kids have behavioral issues. Not to be overconfident, but want to mention I've been nominated as Teacher of the Year in my state, but more importantly, I've become the go-to confidante for almost all of my students. So far, so good. [more inside]
posted by dzaz on Sep 24, 2009 - 21 answers

I'm taking an innovative course on using technology for humanitarian causes, taught by a professor I really like. But it's awful! How can I tell him what I think, and/or turn this disaster of a course into something worthwhile? [more inside]
posted by k. on Sep 23, 2009 - 29 answers

You're in medical school (or have recently graduated) - what online resources/websites do you use the most? Which are the most helpful in terms of research and studying? [more inside]
posted by 913 on Sep 22, 2009 - 11 answers

What is the most effective way to study? [more inside]
posted by kro on Sep 20, 2009 - 27 answers

How stringent are SSHRC's GPA requirements? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Sep 20, 2009 - 10 answers

I have been tasked with rebuilding the computer lab and administrative systems for an elementary school. One of my tasks will be to seek out and apply for grants of funds or equipment for an upgrade. What organizations should I approach? [more inside]
posted by Imhotep is Invisible on Sep 19, 2009 - 4 answers

The best path? PhD and wait to get into a US school, or go off to the Caribbean? [more inside]
posted by bolognius maximus on Sep 18, 2009 - 7 answers

A local vocational school is offering a 15-week program to train students to become independent insurance adjusters and hopefully pass the Texas All Lines Adjuster exam. I'm sure the 15-week training program is insanely expensive, but supposedly the independent insurance adjuster gig is considered pretty lucrative--especially for someone like me without a college degree. Anyone have any advice for someone stuck in dead end job and considering plunking down the money and time to become an independent insurance adjuster? Can a guy make a living as licensed independent insurance adjuster?
posted by buzzbash on Sep 17, 2009 - 5 answers

Two weeks into the school year, and my almost-tween daughter is being antagonized by another girl in her class. I want to help her deal with it. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Sep 17, 2009 - 57 answers

Advice...I can't stay awake during my class lecture. How can i stay awake and cure my problem??? [more inside]
posted by loser8008 on Sep 16, 2009 - 21 answers

In primary/elementary schools of other countries, is it mandatory for children to sing the national anthem? [more inside]
posted by querty on Sep 16, 2009 - 66 answers

Apparently I am very disliked by the majority of my class. This was only just revealed to me, and has upset me very much. What do I do? [more inside]
posted by althanis on Sep 14, 2009 - 39 answers

So, I bought my young daughers each a Thermos for their school lunchboxes. Great! Now what can I put in them? [more inside]
posted by yawper on Sep 10, 2009 - 10 answers

What is the thing that looks like an oil derrick in this picture? [more inside]
posted by dw on Sep 7, 2009 - 5 answers

Controlling classroom behavior: Theory/practice? More inside! [more inside]
posted by GilloD on Sep 6, 2009 - 11 answers

I've taken responsibility for a very small children's library and I'd love your ideas for making it awesome. [more inside]
posted by serazin on Sep 3, 2009 - 14 answers

Say I wanted to attend graduate school for a degree in Medical Illustration... what should I start doing now, as a freshman in undergrad, to insure that happens? [more inside]
posted by biochemist on Aug 30, 2009 - 7 answers

Looking for a fundraiser idea for high school water polo team. [more inside]
posted by Chele66 on Aug 29, 2009 - 8 answers

Help me find this ad: American Express ad in a magazine, early 1990s: a classroom, fifth grade maybe, kids at desks in traditional rows. Books open on desks, maybe a teacher at the blackboard. One little girl's open book shows an American Express card instead of what should be inside the book. The implication is she's daydreaming about what she wants to buy.
posted by mareli on Aug 26, 2009 - 3 answers

Did any other MeFi's go to Mrs. Luba's School, in Eliot Maine, or know of it?
posted by RichardS on Aug 25, 2009 - 5 answers

DonatingTextbooksInAustraliaFilter: How would I go about donating a heap of recent secondary school textbooks to worthy causes. I'm in Melbourne, Australia. [more inside]
posted by micklaw on Aug 25, 2009 - 6 answers

Would going back to school help me find a job that doesn't suck? [more inside]
posted by SansPoint on Aug 22, 2009 - 13 answers