Monthly Archives:: October 2014

According to the United States, success is defined almost entirely on hard work and perseverance. The US’s mantra is basically defined as “Persistence overcomes resistance.” And subsequently, 57 percent of Americans disagree with the statement that, “Success in life is pretty much determined by forces outside our control.” As well as that 73 percent of… Read more »

Since the 1930’s, the US has seen its economy rise once more, get hit by the Second World War, rise again and suddenly fall as huge shifts in the country’s bureaucracy and leadership take place, which are usually accompanied by massive changes to the populace’s attitudes towards politics and management of the country’s capital assets…. Read more »

Once a year, towards the end of October or the beginning of November, something amazing happens all across India, Malaysia and Singapore. A unification of Hindu and Sikh followers gather in various locations and begin to celebrate Diwali, the festival of lights.   The festival dates back thousands of years, originally set as a festival… Read more »

Tuition fees in the United Kingdom are a relatively recent invention, they’ve been around since the late 90’s and at the time, the £1000 fees seemed extortionate. Wonder what those same complainants would feel about the £9000 fees today with a chance of possible future increases?   Still, we compare the UK’s fee system to… Read more »

SeekTeachers is proud to announce that it is working with proactive charity African Revival, the charity focuses its efforts on community schools in Zambia and Uganda that have been set up by the locals to help teach their children where resources are scarce. The determination these communities have shown to teach their young students and… Read more »

So you’ve probably heard about it by now and if you haven’t, you probably should read up on the information below about the Z Visa, it’s critical and we can’t stress just how critical enough, especially for those travelling to China in the near future!   The Z Visa is essentially China’s version of the… Read more »

It’s commonly thought that people are ‘book-smart’ or ‘street-smart’. I remember so many students, acquaintances and even friends that were labelled as ‘dumb’ or ‘less intelligent’ as school progressed, and even if nobody said it, so many people thought it. Even now looking back, I recognize just how wrong an opinion it is, how such… Read more »

It’s pretty apparent that the world’s in a very sorry state, we have warring, famine, disease, lack of resources, pollution and violations of human rights almost everywhere. But what if I told you that it can all be solved? It’s pretty obvious how, the world is simply over capacity to hold the amount of people… Read more »

As we’ve all discovered throughout our lives, things get faster. Our lives flash by, days get shorter and your phone always seems to have a thousand more functions than the last time you looked at it. But in recent years, technology in particular has shown just how quickly things can improve. Only a hundred years… Read more »

We’ve always been aware of how badly the world needs to be educated and how important a resource for the world a teacher’s capabilities are. But recent days have shed light on just how important teachers are in today’s world. We have a myriad of problems plaguing the planet that can be solved ever so… Read more »