Category Archives: Education Stuff
But I haven’t met you yet
In this day and age, I’m often introduced to people via email. An email introduction from someone I know and respect holds a lot of weight, and on any given business day I’ll get a few random email introductions to new people.
There are lots of things you need to do right in an email introduction: have a great email subject line, introduce yourself quickly, make a clear request, blind cc: the person who introduced you (so that person doesn’t get all of the unnecessary replies), among others. The way you present yourself in that initial email leaves a lasting impression, so it’s important to think through your first interaction.
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Trying to manage dust while living in the UAE? Here are some pointers for you.
10 Reasons that makes attending an Antenatal class worth it!
Written by yours truly 🙂 let me know your thoughts
11 types of facebook commenters on Mia Khalifa’s photos
Lebanon’s “Bad” Restaurants: How The Ministry Of Health Messed Up
Earlier today, minister of health Wael Abou Faour decided to go on a press conference and out high-profile restaurants and supermarkets across Lebanon that are, according to him, selling Lebanese costumers “bad products.”
I was sent the following pictures that detail what are “bad products,” incompatible as they supposedly are with the ministry’s standards:
This isn’t about naming and shaming the restaurants and supermarkets in question. Actually this is far from it. If you’re reading this expecting an angry blog post about Roadster or Hallab, then you’re very mistaken. What this will be is a rant about the utter lack of maturity and professionalism that the ministry has handled this with.
For starters Mr. Faour, what’s the point of a high profile press conference to name and shame restaurants without actually listing how those restaurants failed to meet the standards checked by the ministry? No, I’m not talking about what the “products” in…
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“Students are Turned on by Greatness & Bored by Mediocrity” – Albert Cullum
“Back to School” is a couple weeks away…this year it has a special impact on my family….two of my children have graduated from daycare, and off to school… this whole motherhood/schooling dilemma has took me back to school, to seek a higher degree in education in order to understand the best approach available…so far, no answers…. however, great teachers like our dean @AUD , Dr. Catherine Hill, introduced us to “greatness”, I could not find the movie on you tube, if anyone out there can share please leave a comment. I wish for my children teachers like Albert Cullum, I share below a reflective memo that I wrote about him. Continue reading
A101 CONNECT!
Yesterday’s class finished with all of us feeling like we wanted a little bit more.
I think Brad Moody is one cool dude with a lot to give. Though many of us did not think that back in January, it is always the relationships that start with clashes that end up being great friendships. Continue reading
Umma el Lul 