If you want to become a nail technician, there are certain skills you should possess. You should have personal skills, such as being an organized person and able to keep a hygienic work environment. Other personal skills a nail technician should have are thinking with a creative mind, keeping a positive attitude at all times, [...]

Hairstylists are almost always in demand for cutting and styling men's and women’s hair. As a stylist, you of course will be responsible for cutting and styling hair. You may often be asked to color, bleach, highlight or lowlight your customers’ tresses. You could also be called upon to curl or straighten their hair. Sometimes [...]

Cosmetologists are licensed professionals. As a cosmetologist, you will attend cosmetology school to learn to care for hair, nails and skin. You may be referred to as a hairdresser, beautician or beauty operator, and you may work in a beauty salon, spa or own their own business. Other opportunities for licensed cosmetologists are abundant with [...]

Being a makeup artist can be a fulfilling and exciting career. If you have always loved fashion and had an artistic side, this may be the career for you. Becoming a makeup artist, like any other career, requires training. Most of the training you will be doing will be hands-on and not of the traditional [...]

A trained esthetician provides professional-quality skin and body care treatments, such as facials, waxing and even laser treatments for more highly trained estheticians. For an esthetician, the skin is the primary area of focus and study and treatment surrounds improving the look, feel, cleanliness and health of the skin. While estheticians primarily focus on the [...]

To become a barber, there are certain skills you should have. First, you should have your high school diploma or GED. In addition to either, most states require a barber to have completed a program in a state licensed barber school. You can also complete a barber program at a cosmetology school that offers a [...]

These days you can do nearly anything online. You can shop, watch TV, listen to music and manage your investments. You can make phone calls and hold video conferences. You can plan out home improvements and purchase materials. You can even get a college degree! There is a wide range of options for online education, [...]

by Lisa Jo Rudy When kids are in preschool and kindergarten, teachers knock themselves out to provide for a variety of different learning styles.  Every early childhood education teacher knows that children learn through their eyes as well as their ears, their hands, their bodies and their intellects. Children with diagnoses such as Asperger syndrome, [...]

By Karen Frazier This is part two about children and computers. Read the first part on Keeping Your Kids Safe on the Computer. John is a busy grandfather who has learned more than once the importance of protecting your computer if kids are going to be using it. The first time John ran into a [...]

by Lisa Jo Rudy In essence, there are two ways to learn.  The first is to be taught.  The second is to discover for yourself.  Inquiry based learning is the second. What’s the difference? In the most informal sense, inquiry based learning can happen anywhere at any time.  A child tosses a pebble in the [...]