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The number of students looking for internships that allow them to sit around all day in an air conditioned office may surprise you. Recent consensus shows that many more students are trying to find internships doing green work or work on a farm.These students may be onto something. Not only are they more likely to learn something if they're doing work out in the field, literally, but Fast Company

Four things that a student can do to find a summer job at the last minute are:Call all of your adult family members and friends of your parents. Tell them you're looking for a summer job, what you're good at, and what type of work is of interest to you. Don't ask them for a job. Instead, ask them to give you the names and phone numbers of three people you should call. You've just multiplied your

Change.org recently launched Jobs for Change, a national effort to help recruit more Americans to jobs in the nonprofit, government and social enterprise sectors.The site has come into existence during a time when many people, especially youth, have a renewed interest in public service. Many people are interested in going green and finding new ways they can help.The site hopes to build the

Today I read a few articles about bears in Glacier National Park, Rocky Mountain National Park and Yellowstone National Park via the Great Falls Tribune and I thought I would share them with you.Study to research effect of climate change on denningThe short synopsis of this one is that the U.S. Geological Survey will study if the warmer temperatures caused by global warming are affecting when the

I love this blog called Free Range Kids by Lenore Skenazy. Her most recent post is "Up With Recess! (And Down with Homework)" and it talks about the added value of giving kids more time to play. For me, it's a practical blog with tips for making sure that your children, and adults for that matter, get outside and not be fearful of living.It's a great pairing with the book by Richard Louv called