Monthly Archives: January 2008

Learning Accounting, Taxes, Bookkeeping and other things I thought I'd never do

Posted on January 29, 2008 by Joseph

Like most other businesses in America, January is tax time for TeachStreeet. Though “tax time for TeachStreet” is an adorable (albeit annoying) alliteration, it also had the distinct possibility of being the bane of my existence for the past month. … Continue reading →

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Learning about Creative Commons and Stock Photography

Posted on January 23, 2008 by Dave

As we prepare to launch TeachStreet, we’ve started to discuss the question about how to spice the place up a bit… you know, photos for class and teacher pages, richer content about subjects and locations, etc. We’re hoping that over … Continue reading →

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Face-to-Face Learning

Posted on January 22, 2008 by Dave

Somewhere atop the list of least meaningful forms of communication is the Facebook wall message. My personal favorite is the Facebook Happy Birthday. After all, nothing says thoughtful like “Hey, it’s 7 pm, just checked my mini feed, saw it … Continue reading →

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Learning about Carbon Offsets with TerraPass

Posted on January 15, 2008 by Dave

Unless you’ve been living in a tent in the north woods for the last several years, you’ve probably caught wind of the fact that the world’s heating up, with the primary cause being the increase in carbon and other greenhouse … Continue reading →

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Connecting Local Students with Local Teachers.

Posted on January 14, 2008 by Dave

“So what do you do?” Ever since joining TeachStreet I’ve struggled with this question. Not because I don’t know what my job entails, but because unlike employees at companies with more name recognition, I can’t satisfy the question by simply … Continue reading →

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Kayaking in Seattle

Posted on January 10, 2008 by Dave

If you live in Seattle and you’re a paddling enthusiast, you probably know about Seattle Raft and Kayak (SRK). If you are like me, however, and don’t know anything about paddling, you may have never heard of them. Founded in … Continue reading →

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Preparing for Business School: The GMAT

Posted on January 7, 2008 by Dave

Train A travels at a constant speed of 15 mph and train B travels at a constant speed of 10 mph. The two trains leave at the same time and travel on parallel tracks in the same direction toward TeachStreet … Continue reading →

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