Posts for Duncan Nuggets for Your Noggin -- Al Duncan


Student Loan Calculator - CNNMoney

From Duncan Nuggets™ for Your Noggin -- Al Duncan
April 2, 2012 at 5:00 am
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 ... (more)

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

From Duncan Nuggets™ for Your Noggin -- Al Duncan
March 12, 2012 at 6:12 pm
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 ... (more)

Duncan Nugget #256: Feeding Your Willpower [VIDEO]

From Duncan Nuggets™ for Your Noggin -- Al Duncan
March 5, 2012 at 10:02 pm
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 ... (more)

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

From Duncan Nuggets™ for Your Noggin -- Al Duncan
March 5, 2012 at 7:13 pm
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. ... (more)

Duncan Nugget #12: Paralyzed By Choice [VIDEO]

From Duncan Nuggets™ for Your Noggin -- Al Duncan
February 27, 2012 at 10:02 pm
"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 ... (more)

Duncan Nugget #202: Live Your Life [VIDEO]

From Duncan Nuggets™ for Your Noggin -- Al Duncan
February 20, 2012 at 10:02 pm
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 ... (more)

Duncan Nugget #26: Contagious [VIDEO]

From Duncan Nuggets™ for Your Noggin -- Al Duncan
February 13, 2012 at 10:02 pm
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 ... (more)

4 Tips For Success In Your College Career

From Duncan Nuggets™ for Your Noggin -- Al Duncan
February 13, 2012 at 8:45 pm
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 ... (more)

Duncan Nugget #211: The Deciding Factor

From Duncan Nuggets™ for Your Noggin -- Al Duncan
February 7, 2012 at 12:00 am
[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,... [[ ... (more)

The Path To Success

From Duncan Nuggets™ for Your Noggin -- Al Duncan
February 6, 2012 at 11:10 am
[GRAPHIC] Man...I wish I figured this out sooner. The path to success looks like spaghetti. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, ... (more)

The Economic Cost Of A Dropout

From Duncan Nuggets™ for Your Noggin -- Al Duncan
February 6, 2012 at 11:01 am
[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 ... (more)

Duncan Nugget #320: Squabbling Over Crumbs

From Duncan Nuggets™ for Your Noggin -- Al Duncan
January 31, 2012 at 8:40 am
[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 ... (more)

Were You Downloaded Or Born?

From Duncan Nuggets™ for Your Noggin -- Al Duncan
January 31, 2012 at 12:20 am
[CARTOON] Source: St. Paul Marketing Team [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] ... (more)

New Trends In Education

From Duncan Nuggets™ for Your Noggin -- Al Duncan
January 25, 2012 at 10:46 am
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 ... (more)

Duncan Nugget #42: The Coffee Bean

From Duncan Nuggets™ for Your Noggin -- Al Duncan
January 23, 2012 at 10:02 am
[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 ... (more)

How Much Does College Cost?

From Duncan Nuggets™ for Your Noggin -- Al Duncan
January 22, 2012 at 6:13 pm
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 [[ ... (more)

How To Start Your Talk Or Speech

From Duncan Nuggets™ for Your Noggin -- Al Duncan
January 21, 2012 at 7:26 pm
[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. How ... (more)

National Mentoring Month 2012

From Duncan Nuggets™ for Your Noggin -- Al Duncan
January 17, 2012 at 11:01 pm
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... [[ ... (more)

Duncan Nugget #281: Bogeys & Birdies

From Duncan Nuggets™ for Your Noggin -- Al Duncan
January 13, 2012 at 4:31 pm
[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, ... (more)

Oh How Things Have Changed!

From Duncan Nuggets™ for Your Noggin -- Al Duncan
January 13, 2012 at 4:26 pm
[GRAPHIC] Wow. Funny. TRUE. Source: Someone emailed me this. Original source is unknown. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, ... (more)

Best, Worst College Majors For Finding A Job

From Duncan Nuggets™ for Your Noggin -- Al Duncan
January 9, 2012 at 10:01 am
"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 ... (more)

Is Social Media Ruining Students? - Case Study

From Duncan Nuggets™ for Your Noggin -- Al Duncan
December 7, 2011 at 7:39 pm
[INFOGRAPHIC] Click to enlarge. Via: OnlineEducation.net [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] ... (more)

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

From Duncan Nuggets™ for Your Noggin -- Al Duncan
December 7, 2011 at 2:38 pm
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 ... (more)

Duncan Nugget #149: The Aspects Of What You Expect To Accomplish

From Duncan Nuggets™ for Your Noggin -- Al Duncan
December 5, 2011 at 6:06 pm
[VIDEO] Recently, a friend of mine gave up on his business. "Al, I wasn't prepared for the financial aspect of running a business." He's not alone. Many people ... (more)

KFC Brings Back $20,000 Twitter Scholarship Promotion

From Duncan Nuggets™ for Your Noggin -- Al Duncan
December 3, 2011 at 12:15 pm
KFC has brought back its $20,000 Twitter scholarship promotion for the second year, awarding $20,000 to the high school senior who sends the winning message via the popular social ... (more)