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Nearly every one of us has played a sport at some point in our lives. Most of us enjoy watching sports. Events like the FIFA World Cup or Wimbledon attract television and online viewership in billions. Hosting the Olympic games is seen as a matter of national pride, and can impact the fortunes of an entire country or population. The business of sports is a $500-billion industry worldwide, and growing. Clearly, sports is a substantial aspect of the world we live in. But what can we learn from sports? Remarkably, this is not a question that schools or universities have directly asked or answered. Universities, for example, have focused on developing excellence in sports, and devote substantial resources to build winning teams and nurture champion athletes. So much so that college football or basketball in America is widely followed as a spectator sport. The Oxford-Cambridge regatta has become an inherent and historic part of elite higher education in the UK. This in itself is a goo...

Growing up, I loved watching movies. As a kid, I could tell you every program showing on TV and what time to watch it. My parents weren’t exactly thrilled with my obsessive watching, but they didn’t complain much, as I still came out top of my class each term. On the downside, it had become an addiction. In my third year of university, this became a problem. I didn’t have time for casual movie watching, but I had fallen too in love with them to quit now. One Friday evening in my third year, it dawned on me that I was watching movies for the wrong reasons. I needed to not just watch for fun, but to learn. From then on, I started paying more attention to the dialogue in the movies I watched. I was surprised to realize that I’d been learning from movies all along without knowing it. I grew up in a country where English is an official language, but it isn’t the main one. Speaking and writing English was a necessary skill in the corporate and freelance world, not just a fun skill...

Your resume is the first thing that hiring managers will see when you apply for a job—no wonder writing it can be so intimidating! A teaching resume is especially unique because of the variety of teaching positions available and the specialized skills, certifications, and credentials that are needed to qualify for each position. So, whether you are a first-year kindergarten teacher or a seasoned online college professor, here are  three resume tips for a teaching resume  that will surely put you at the head of the class. 1. Sell Yourself First thing's first—tell the hiring managers who you are and what you stand for. This should be your sales pitch explaining why you are the best fit for the teaching position. In the past, resumes started with an objective that stated the position you were seeking; however, this does not tell the hiring managers why they should choose  you  over the other applicants. To make your resume stand out,  start with a profes...