Duncan Nuggets™ for Your Noggin -- Al Duncan

Student Loan Calculator - CNNMoney

2012-04-02T05:00:00.000-04:00

It's April. Students heading to college in the fall will begin receiving their financial aid offers this month. For most students, loans will be a part of their financial aid packages. Do you want...

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Duncan Nugget #19: The Gap Between What You Know And What You Do [VIDEO]

2012-03-12T21:02:00.000-04:00

Knowledge is power. That's one of the biggest lies, myths, and misconceptions about success. At best, that statement is only halfway true because it's only half of the statement. Knowledge is...

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Windows Of Opportunity For Young People - 3/12/12

2012-03-12T18:12:00.000-04:00

1. Kohl's Cares® Scholarship Program for Young Volunteers Accepts Nominations Until March 15, 2012. The Kohl's Cares® Scholarship Program recognizes and rewards young volunteers (ages 6-18) who...

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Duncan Nugget #256: Feeding Your Willpower [VIDEO]

2012-03-05T21:02:00.000-05:00

A judge, a criminologist, and a sociologist were on a parole board. In case you don't know, a parole board decides whether or not a prisoner gets parole—time off of a prison sentence for good...

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Windows Of Opportunity For Young People - 3/5/12

2012-03-05T18:13:00.000-05:00

1. Harvard University is offering free tuition to families of HONOR STUDENTS and their income is less than $125,000 per year. Visit www.fao.fas.harvard.edc or call 617.495.1581. 2. Wake...

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Duncan Nugget #12: Paralyzed By Choice [VIDEO]

2012-02-27T21:02:00.000-05:00

"I have so many things I could do that I don't know what I should do!" Students and professionals say things like that all the time. I understand why. In a famous research study, more people...

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Duncan Nugget #202: Live Your Life [VIDEO]

2012-02-20T21:02:00.000-05:00

A few years ago, I saw the following statement on a student's Facebook status: "Oh I get it! The point of life is to live." As you can imagine, his status immediately generated a couple...

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Duncan Nugget #26: Contagious [VIDEO]

2012-02-13T21:02:00.000-05:00

There are few things more nerve-wracking than being stuck at work or on a plane next to someone who is constantly coughing. You're sitting there thinking, "I better not get sick or I'm going to...

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4 Tips For Success In Your College Career

2012-02-13T19:45:00.000-05:00

Q: I truly appreciate having the opportunity to listen to you speak. Next fall I will be attending the University of South Carolina and will be double majoring in International Business and Finance....

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Duncan Nugget #211: The Deciding Factor

2012-02-06T23:00:00.000-05:00

[VIDEO] Exxon Mobile Corporation conducted a study that shows that price isn't always the main deciding factor for choosing a gas station. It's other things like cleanliness, brightness,...

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The Path To Success

2012-02-06T10:10:00.000-05:00

[GRAPHIC] Man...I wish I figured this out sooner. The path to success looks like spaghetti.

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The Economic Cost Of A Dropout

2012-02-06T10:01:00.000-05:00

[VIDEO] Teaching and inspiring opportunity youth to improve their socioeconomic and educational outcomes is a noble cause as well as an investment in the economic well-being of our...

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Duncan Nugget #320: Squabbling Over Crumbs

2012-01-31T07:40:00.000-05:00

[VIDEO] Three birds were sitting on a branch. They were starving. A bakery truck passes by and off falls a loaf of bread. When the loaf hits the ground a piece of the crust breaks off into...

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Were You Downloaded Or Born?

2012-01-30T23:20:00.000-05:00

[CARTOON] Source: St. Paul Marketing Team

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New Trends In Education

2012-01-25T09:46:00.000-05:00

There is some great info in this article: 8 Important Education Trends in Generation Z But... I really wish some demographer or guru would come up with a better name than Generation Z....

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Duncan Nugget #42: The Coffee Bean

2012-01-23T09:02:00.000-05:00

[VIDEO] If people experience the exact same thing, why do they have different versions of reality? I'll show you. Initially, a coffee bean is green. Once harvested and roasted, it turns...

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How Much Does College Cost?

2012-01-22T17:13:00.001-05:00

Do you want to know how much college cost? Here's a cool calculator I found that will tell you the cost of any college in the U.S. College costs - Calculator - CNNMoney

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How To Start Your Talk Or Speech

2012-01-21T18:26:00.000-05:00

[VIDEO] This is a video from my site for professional speakers, but there are great tips in here for anybody that has to give a speech, talk, or presentation of any type. (HINT: If the video...

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National Mentoring Month 2012

2012-01-17T22:01:00.002-05:00

Remember...January is National Mentoring Month so, step up and deliver exceptional service by being a mentor. This year's national theme is "Invest in the future. Mentor a child." And... Be...

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Duncan Nugget #281: Bogeys & Birdies

2012-01-13T15:31:00.000-05:00

[VIDEO] Economists at the University of Pennsylvania analyzed 2.5 million golf putts. (You know the game, right? If given four strokes to get the ball in the hole, but you do it in 5,...

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Oh How Things Have Changed!

2012-01-13T15:26:00.003-05:00

[GRAPHIC] Wow. Funny. TRUE. Source: Someone emailed me this. Original source is unknown.

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Duncan Nugget #179: Old Excuses

2012-01-09T10:10:00.000-05:00

[VIDEO] New year. Old excuses. Man...it seems like some people are just destined to be LAME. Million-Dollar Question: Are you still making the same old excuses in a new year?

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Best, Worst College Majors For Finding A Job

2012-01-09T09:01:00.000-05:00

"Not all college degrees are created equal." Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce has analyzed government data from 2009 and 2010 to find out which majors are the most...

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Is Social Media Ruining Students? - Case Study

2011-12-07T18:39:00.001-05:00

[INFOGRAPHIC] Click to enlarge. Via: OnlineEducation.net

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Georgetown's College Course on Jay-Z: Good Idea or Bad Idea?

2011-12-07T13:38:00.000-05:00

An article on USAToday.com—Jay-Z provides the blueprint for college course—has rekindled the polarizing topic of whether or not author, radio host, and Georgetown professor Michael Eric Dyson's...

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