Comments on: Higher Education in Wto Regime http://www.edujobing.com/higher-education-in-wto-regime/ Sat, 19 Nov 2011 09:55:01 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Elizabeth A http://www.edujobing.com/higher-education-in-wto-regime/comment-page-1/#comment-264 Elizabeth A Sun, 28 Jun 2009 12:57:51 +0000 http://www.edujobing.com/higher-education-in-wto-regime/#comment-264 what about additional 12 years after high school what about additional 12 years after high school

]]> By: DCPete27 http://www.edujobing.com/higher-education-in-wto-regime/comment-page-1/#comment-267 DCPete27 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 08:39:09 +0000 http://www.edujobing.com/higher-education-in-wto-regime/#comment-267 Your educational IRA money has to come out by age 30 but the 529 plan has no age limit. Also, the educational IRA can be spent on any education ( high school, grade school, etc.) but the 529 plan can only be spend on college. Therefore, if it looks like you have over-funded: 1. Use the educational IRA on high school and grade school expenses. 2. Spend the educational IRA first. 3. If there is any thing left in the 529 plan when your son finishes college, leave it in there. If you end up needing it for your retirement, spend it last. You will pay income tax and a 10% penalty on any earnings in the account that are withdrawn for non-educational purposes at that time. If you don't need it for your retirement, make your son the successor owner and keep it available for a grandchild or other relative. Jim KIrby, CPA/PFS, CFP, CFS Your educational IRA money has to come out by age 30 but the 529 plan has no age limit. Also, the educational IRA can be spent on any education ( high school, grade school, etc.) but the 529 plan can only be spend on college. Therefore, if it looks like you have over-funded:

1. Use the educational IRA on high school and grade school expenses.
2. Spend the educational IRA first.
3. If there is any thing left in the 529 plan when your son finishes college, leave it in there. If you end up needing it for your retirement, spend it last. You will pay income tax and a 10% penalty on any earnings in the account that are withdrawn for non-educational purposes at that time. If you don't need it for your retirement, make your son the successor owner and keep it available for a grandchild or other relative.

Jim KIrby, CPA/PFS, CFP, CFS

]]> By: mez b http://www.edujobing.com/higher-education-in-wto-regime/comment-page-1/#comment-265 mez b Sat, 27 Jun 2009 13:38:37 +0000 http://www.edujobing.com/higher-education-in-wto-regime/#comment-265 I have an Educational blog. I think it might come in useful for the answers you are looking for. Come and comment and let me know what you think! ;) I have an Educational blog. I think it might come in useful for the answers you are looking for. Come and comment and let me know what you think! ;)

]]> By: Marcos http://www.edujobing.com/higher-education-in-wto-regime/comment-page-1/#comment-268 Marcos Fri, 26 Jun 2009 22:05:20 +0000 http://www.edujobing.com/higher-education-in-wto-regime/#comment-268 I have friends who work as interpreters in Europe. They did their undergraduate degrees in the foreign language they want to work with, while taking a few Linguistics courses as their electives. Then, they did Master's degrees in Translating. This isn't my area of interest, and I don't know of any North American universities that offer graduate programs in Translating. I have friends who work as interpreters in Europe. They did their undergraduate degrees in the foreign language they want to work with, while taking a few Linguistics courses as their electives. Then, they did Master's degrees in Translating. This isn't my area of interest, and I don't know of any North American universities that offer graduate programs in Translating.

]]> By: James J http://www.edujobing.com/higher-education-in-wto-regime/comment-page-1/#comment-263 James J Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:52:18 +0000 http://www.edujobing.com/higher-education-in-wto-regime/#comment-263 All you need is to be 21 years old and pass a background investigation. You at least need a High School diploma but since you graduate HS at 18(generally) you should spend those 2 years or so getting an A.S. in Justice Administration from a nearby Community College or better yet get a Bachelors or even a graduate degree so that you can be promoted easier. The average pay throughout the USA is $47,000 but in major cities pay is around $54,000 a year. It takes a lot of patience and good judgment to be a police officer. A lot of people aren't going to like you for the fact that you are a Law Enforcement Officer but don't take it personally. All you need is to be 21 years old and pass a background investigation. You at least need a High School diploma but since you graduate HS at 18(generally) you should spend those 2 years or so getting an A.S. in Justice Administration from a nearby Community College or better yet get a Bachelors or even a graduate degree so that you can be promoted easier. The average pay throughout the USA is $47,000 but in major cities pay is around $54,000 a year. It takes a lot of patience and good judgment to be a police officer. A lot of people aren't going to like you for the fact that you are a Law Enforcement Officer but don't take it personally.

]]> By: Cindy~ http://www.edujobing.com/higher-education-in-wto-regime/comment-page-1/#comment-262 Cindy~ Fri, 26 Jun 2009 05:34:12 +0000 http://www.edujobing.com/higher-education-in-wto-regime/#comment-262 Being a "Golf Professional" isn't necessarily the same as being a "Professional Golfer". Golf Pros generally work within the golf industry as instructors, Golf Course Managers/Director's of Golf etc. Professional Golfers play the game to make a living. To become a Golf Pro you need at the least to have a diploma in golf management from a community college. These courses teach everything from course maintenance to club repairs to running local tournaments to managing a golf course. To be a Professional Golfer you need the skill to play the game at it's highest level. Being a "Golf Professional" isn't necessarily the same as being a "Professional Golfer". Golf Pros generally work within the golf industry as instructors, Golf Course Managers/Director's of Golf etc. Professional Golfers play the game to make a living. To become a Golf Pro you need at the least to have a diploma in golf management from a community college. These courses teach everything from course maintenance to club repairs to running local tournaments to managing a golf course. To be a Professional Golfer you need the skill to play the game at it's highest level.

]]> By: Grattan C http://www.edujobing.com/higher-education-in-wto-regime/comment-page-1/#comment-266 Grattan C Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:03:26 +0000 http://www.edujobing.com/higher-education-in-wto-regime/#comment-266 Suggestion: Don't even wait for the answer to this short question. Suggestion: Don't even wait for the answer to this short question.

]]> By: kevin h http://www.edujobing.com/higher-education-in-wto-regime/comment-page-1/#comment-260 kevin h Thu, 25 Jun 2009 03:25:54 +0000 http://www.edujobing.com/higher-education-in-wto-regime/#comment-260 Possibly. Having looked at the public education system of the United States from three viewpoints--student, parent, and teacher, I would have to concede that too often the quote is true. However, if you can find a way to learn to read, you become responsible and capable of educating yourself. Sadly, we are now into the second generation of lowest common denominator education. The teachers are now products of the system and all too often simply too dumb to secure any other job. In addition, for the most part administrators and education politicos are in the business of power, influence, money, and prestige. There are precious few among them who give two hoots about whether Susie can read, and none care if Johnny can think. I'm sure that will hit a nerve, but it's the unvarnished truth, and the US had better pay attention. Frankly, I think the entire public education system of the US is so f****d up that it can't be fixed...at least not without a revolution. The US will lose its status as the leader of the Free World because the populace is no longer sufficiently educated to maintain the top position. ...I'm so depressed about this. Possibly.
Having looked at the public education system of the United States from three viewpoints–student, parent, and teacher, I would have to concede that too often the quote is true.
However, if you can find a way to learn to read, you become responsible and capable of educating yourself.
Sadly, we are now into the second generation of lowest common denominator education. The teachers are now products of the system and all too often simply too dumb to secure any other job. In addition, for the most part administrators and education politicos are in the business of power, influence, money, and prestige. There are precious few among them who give two hoots about whether Susie can read, and none care if Johnny can think. I'm sure that will hit a nerve, but it's the unvarnished truth, and the US had better pay attention.
Frankly, I think the entire public education system of the US is so f****d up that it can't be fixed…at least not without a revolution. The US will lose its status as the leader of the Free World because the populace is no longer sufficiently educated to maintain the top position.
…I'm so depressed about this.

]]> By: hplss.rmntc http://www.edujobing.com/higher-education-in-wto-regime/comment-page-1/#comment-261 hplss.rmntc Thu, 25 Jun 2009 03:22:44 +0000 http://www.edujobing.com/higher-education-in-wto-regime/#comment-261 Here, we make a futile and stupid attempt to educate everybody, whether they want an education or not. In other countries, they value education more, because if you don't pursue it, they stop educating you and you have to take a menial job and suffer. Parents don't want that for their children and they push them. Here, when someone doesn't want an education, we force them to stay in school with compulsory education and we give them the "No Child Left Behind" treatment. We keep their sorry butt in school and let them drag down the whole educational system. The parents don't have to take the responsibility to make their kid rise to challenges. As a result, our school systems and teachers are swamped with trying to produce even mediocre results from a population that has no reason to care or to try. Pick a developed country in the world, and its educational system will be better than ours, because here our lawyers have determined that we have to try to save people from themselves. Here, we make a futile and stupid attempt to educate everybody, whether they want an education or not. In other countries, they value education more, because if you don't pursue it, they stop educating you and you have to take a menial job and suffer. Parents don't want that for their children and they push them. Here, when someone doesn't want an education, we force them to stay in school with compulsory education and we give them the "No Child Left Behind" treatment. We keep their sorry butt in school and let them drag down the whole educational system. The parents don't have to take the responsibility to make their kid rise to challenges. As a result, our school systems and teachers are swamped with trying to produce even mediocre results from a population that has no reason to care or to try. Pick a developed country in the world, and its educational system will be better than ours, because here our lawyers have determined that we have to try to save people from themselves.

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