http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Ida+Byrd-Hill Advice Ida Byrd-Hill Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=324651&ca=Advice Four of every ten young-adult dropouts receive some government assistance. Dropouts are eight times more likely to be in jail, and half of all prison inmates are dropouts. (Milliken, 2008) Dropouts begin the dropping out process as early as fourth grade when it becomes quite apparent they cannot rea... Education Ida Byrd-Hill Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=324666&ca=Education Since the 1940s k-12 schools taught the whole language concept of reading- memorizing words, known as sight-reading. When we were a manufacturing society, sight-reading and memorization was the easy quick way to prepare people for the factory as basic reading skills were necessary. Unfortunately, wh... Family Concerns Ida Byrd-Hill Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=319636&ca=Family+Concerns Four of every ten young-adult dropouts receive some government assistance. Dropouts are eight times more likely to be in jail, and half of all prison inmates are dropouts. (Milliken, 2008) Dropouts begin the dropping out process as early as fourth grade when it becomes quite apparent they cannot rea... Finances Ida Byrd-Hill Wed, 05 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=314346&ca=Finances Entrepreneurs and capitalism have built America with the free labor of African Americans. With an earth shattering idea and dedication, a person can become a millionaire. It does not matter where they live and where they were born. John Vincent states “Ideas are the factors that lift civilizations.... Finances Ida Byrd-Hill Sun, 28 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=299764&ca=Finances Were you lured by low mortgage payments into buying a palatial mansion, only to be stuck with a big house and earth shattering mortgage payments? You are not alone. Many well-educated individuals are in the same position. The subprime mortgage crisis and its foreclosure cousin has affected more than... Finances Ida Byrd-Hill Sun, 28 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=299769&ca=Finances Isn’t it amazing that neither Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac provided subprime loans, but yet they are in financial trouble that requires a 200 billion dollar bailout. The truth of the matter Americans have been in a financial funk a long time while our political leaders have attempted to tell us we are... Business Ida Byrd-Hill Sun, 25 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=136157&ca=Business Students of Hustle and TECHknow are seeking part time jobs to utilize skills they have learned in Microsoft Office- Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Adobe Photoshop, HTML tags and Visual Basic. Students are eagerly creating websites for entry into the Oracle Think quest competition. Hustle and TECHk... Self Help Ida Byrd-Hill Mon, 24 Oct 2005 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=16284&ca=Self+Help Remember when you were a child. Everyday seemed to be an adventured filled with laughter and giggles. There was humor all around us. Children laugh 400 times a day up to 4 years old, while adults laugh 15 times a day. Unfortunately, the cares of life weight most of us down. We turn to alcohol, sex a... Education Ida Byrd-Hill Thu, 20 Oct 2005 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=15790&ca=Education Let’s face it!!! Our children are judged based on their grade point average and their performance on standardized test such as ACT/ SAT. Our children’s high school and college admissions are based on those credentials. As parents, we invest money in sophisticated desktop/ laptop computers to give th... Finances Ida Byrd-Hill Thu, 20 Oct 2005 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=15791&ca=Finances Creating and maintaining wealth is a very difficult task. Ask any millionaire!!! The delicate balance of living a dream lifestyle and holding expenses tight creates this difficulty. As a financial advisor, I have assisted people accumulate monies to live their dream life while discovering ways to re...