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	<description>Celebrating 16 years of Excellence</description>
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		<title>Book Review: a Calculus book for Mathephobes</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 18:16:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today&#8217;s book review comes from my office manager at NVTS, Deb Haynes, who is comfortable with bookkeeping but horrified by Calculus! The Calculus Diaries: How Math Can Help You Lose Weight, Win in Vegas, and Survive a Zombie Apocalypse By &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://nvtutoring.com/blog/?p=284">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Great Books or Great Jobs?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 19:36:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This article appears in today&#8217;s online edition of The Chronicle of Higher Education. It is an interesting look at the role of the community college in our system of higher education. Is that role, as President Obama has suggested, to &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://nvtutoring.com/blog/?p=276">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Parents&#8230;Chill Out!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:58:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DrPerrino</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How Can Students Be More Realistic and Parents Reduce Their Anxiety Level? I am often asked this question when I give presentations and workshops. This may be the ultimate question for college-bound students and their parents. Parents wrestle with it &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://nvtutoring.com/blog/?p=256">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The disconnect between employment and education sectors of the economy</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Feb 2012 12:52:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DrPerrino</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This article points to an obvious disconnect between employment and education. I had two immediate reactions to the article. First, the role of the community college in addressing this matter is critical. It is the gateway for millions of Americans &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://nvtutoring.com/blog/?p=250">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Gender Inequality or Motherhood?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 21:09:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DrPerrino</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a fascinating article. The thought that came to mind immediately was the sociology inherent in this issue, not the physical science. It seems that systemic gender bias and inequality in STEM areas of academia has been reduced but &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://nvtutoring.com/blog/?p=237">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Too much tech in teaching?</title>
		<link>http://nvtutoring.com/blog/?p=233</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:41:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DrPerrino</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is an interesting article on the use of technology in the classroom. I see it at the college often &#8211; young professors who use technology to try to either &#8220;fit in&#8221; and be cool with their students, or, worse &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://nvtutoring.com/blog/?p=233">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Is a College Degree Worth the Expense and Effort?</title>
		<link>http://nvtutoring.com/blog/?p=227</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:03:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DrPerrino</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Michelle Singletary has written an interesting article in today&#8217;s Washington Post on the issue of matching college majors with the job market (see attached). Ms. Singletary makes some very good points. She very accurately points out that there needs to &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://nvtutoring.com/blog/?p=227">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Is it nature, or is it nurture?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 02:52:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DrPerrino</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This article that appears in today&#8217;s online issue of The Chronicle of Higher Education sheds some new light on an age-old controversy &#8211; is nature or nurture more at play when examining the disparity between men and women in the &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://nvtutoring.com/blog/?p=221">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Cost-Effectiveness of E-Textbooks</title>
		<link>http://nvtutoring.com/blog/?p=216</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 13:26:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DrPerrino</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The cost of textbooks is particularly acute at the community college where I teach. Students attending community colleges are often struggling financially and are working one or two jobs, juggling family responsibilities, and commuting by bus to school. It is &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://nvtutoring.com/blog/?p=216">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Early Decision</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2011 21:51:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DrPerrino</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have published an article on the topic of early decision and have attached it here. I welcome your comments and responses! Early Decision: Whose Interests Are Being Served? By Dr. Ralph G. Perrino  What is Early Decision? Early admission &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://nvtutoring.com/blog/?p=202">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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