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Contributed Post https://unsplash.com/photos/hIgeoQjS_iE A career in health care is one that appeals to many of us when we are younger. We like the idea of using our lives to help others and of doing something that society deems useful with our time. We see careers in health care as respectable and fulfilling. Health care is even a popular choice with older people looking for a career change. Many women go on to be midwives or nurses in later life, and older people often start work in care homes, even if they don’t want to go back to school to get extra qualifications to work in other areas of health. But, despite being a popular ambition, the health care sector struggles. There always seems to be…
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Contributed Post If you have taken as much as a passing glance at the news over the past two years, it’s very easy to come to the conclusion that everyone in the country is suddenly armed to the teeth and always ready to pull the trigger. It has a lot of people whipped up into an understandable frenzy, and there are real threats out there, but it’s important to maintain a level of realism about what the threat actually is and what we can do about it. Pic Link The facts To say that gun violence isn’t a problem in the country would be untrue. It is true that we see more gun deaths per capita than most other places in the world is true….
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Contributed Post Mondays are always a bit of a tough one to navigate: either you’re someone who has no trouble with them whatsoever, and you’re always looking forward to a new week filled with new possibilities, or you’re someone who dreads setting your alarm on a Sunday night, and you’re not looking forward to tomorrow at all. And when quite a few of us fall into the latter thought process of things, clearly there’s something that needs to be done about it. There’s a coworker you can’t stand plaguing the office, or you’ve got your sister in law coming over to stay for a week and you just can’t be around her for very long. Or maybe Mondays are always troubling to you, and you’re…
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Contributed Post Tech is changing every aspect of society and indeed our daily lives. It’s certainly leaving a mark on the teaching industry. It’s worth exploring the changes that tech has brought to teaching and whether they are all positive. Once you explore the new world of education thanks to technology, you’ll probably find that it’s not quite as rosy as you’d hoped. Still, there are also fantastic benefits, so let’s get started. Everyone’s On Phones Pic Link Credit Remember being at a school where a few kids had phones and were hiding them under their desks? Well, these days the kid without the phone is the odd one out and it starts at a very early age. Last December there was a campaign to…
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(image) Are you having trouble with your hearing? It happens to us all eventually, mainly as a side-effect of aging. Of course, it can also be the result of our own silly behavior, such as listening to music a little bit (or a lot) too loudly, and/or working in loud environments without the aid of hearing protection. Thankfully, however, hearing loss can be prevented, so it may not be too late for you. There is some advice here that should be adhered to. And even if your hearing has gone a little, there might not be the need for full-blown hearing aids just yet. Take a look at these PSAPs, (personal sound amplification products), that may be just what you need if you spot any…
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