Tag: non-fiction

  • A Smart Way to Learn

    KM

    Employment Matters column, i711.com I always have trouble remembering three things: faces, names, and – I can’t remember what the third thing is. – Fred Allen Memory is a mysterious thing. You’ve probably had the experience where you can easily remember something that’s not important, like the score of a ballgame you saw 5 years… Read more

  • Going Over to the Dark Side?

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    Employment Matters column, i711.com Anyone with a fair amount of work experience knows that workplaces can sometimes be a battleground. It doesn’t have to be that way, of course. Ideally, everyone works together as a team and stays focused on getting the job done. But in the real world, it doesn’t always happen. Tensions arise… Read more

  • A Generation of Pioneers

    KM

    Employment Matters column, i711.com There’s an interesting pattern among minority groups. Whether the minority is a cultural, racial, sexual, or other group, they all share a constant tension with the majority culture. Living in the minority and dealing with majority culture is never easy, and that pressure often prompts minority groups to be more creative.… Read more

  • Major Decisions

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    Employment Matters column, i711.com If you’re thinking about college or already there, then you know that choosing your major is a big deal. This is one of those choices that can affect the rest of your life. If you haven’t already thought long and deep about this, start now. You need to think about what… Read more

  • Major Considerations

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    Employment Matters column, i711.com A recent column discussed the importance of getting hands-on experience when choosing your major. There’s no better guide than real-world experience when you’re trying to sort out what to do with your life. But there are other questions to consider too – How much will your choice of degree cost? Can… Read more

  • The ASL Renaissance

    KM

    Employment Matters column, i711.com About 10,000 years ago, there was a radical change in the way people lived. Before then, we had to chase down our food or gather local wild plants wherever we happened to be. When animals migrated, people followed – they stayed close to the food. But eventually we learned to grow… Read more

  • The Ambassador Effect

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    Employment Matters column, i711.com For deaf and hard of hearing people who are involved with the deaf community every day, it can be easy to forget just how rare it is for a hearing person to meet someone who is deaf. Many hearing people go their entire lives without meeting anyone who is profoundly deaf;… Read more

  • Should Your Resume Reveal You’re Deaf?

    KM

    Employment Matters column, i711.com Years ago, Gallaudet University offered a course on professional development, taught by a team of two teachers associated with the Experiential Program Off Campus (EPOC). I took that course, which dealt with the sort of things one might expect when making the transition from the sheltered world of a college campus… Read more

  • The Fear Factor

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    Employment Matters column, i711.com “I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when my fear is gone, I will turn and face fear’s path and only I will remain.” –… Read more

  • Take the Money and Learn

    KM

    Employment Matters column, i711.com It used to be said that when America catches a cold, the rest of the world gets the flu. That was a common understanding at a time when American wealth and power were at its peak. When the American economy weakened, the rest of the world was hit hard. That has… Read more