Lolita Allgyer, Author at Praxis

7 Skills You Didn’t Know You Needed (And How to Build Them)

You’ve heard about the skills all employers are looking for. Basic writing and communication skills, the ability to learn quickly, common sense… every hiring manager has a list like this in his mind. But …

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Don’t Go to College for the Social Experience (How to Network Without College)

What do you think of when someone says the word “college”? Often the first picture that comes to mind is a college lecture hall. Add a professor, 2 students that actually care, and a …

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Why Tech Apprenticeships are the Future of Higher Ed

So you’re sick of higher education but you don’t know what to do instead? You should get a tech apprenticeship. What is a tech apprenticeship? Apprenticeships are an old concept. For years, it was …

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What Companies Are Actually Looking For

What do businesses look for in entry-level hires? Often when you’re young in your career, you don’t have highly specified skills like you will after several years of work. When hiring entry-level employees, what …

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How to Plan a Gap Year

A gap year can be an incredible experience for any young person who wants to get experience outside traditional school. But without a roadmap, it can be easy to let an entire year slip …

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INFOGRAPHIC: Fast Facts About Praxis vs. College

College or Praxis? You decide.

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College Alternatives: 2018’s Top Examples

College alternatives are rapidly expanding. Praxis is not the only option for today’s opt-outs! The entire education landscape is changing. College is dead, information is advancing faster than ever, and many individuals are realizing …

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How to Become Legendary | Praxis Wednesday with Christopher Lochhead

Praxis has been featured on the Legends and Losers podcast several times. Here’s the most recent episode where Christopher Lochhead and Isaac Morehouse discuss building a digital body of work. We were joined by …

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6 Articles that Question College

“Five years ago, doing something other than college was risky. In five years it will be common.” Isaac Morehouse wrote this in the second post ever on the Praxis blog, Now is the Time. …

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Dear Concerned Parents

It’s hard to be a teenager. Everyone believes they have the perfect plan for your life. They all have suggestions of which college you should attend, for how long, and what you should do …

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Curriculum Overview: Module 3

“Writing has allowed me to build mental integrity. I’ve had to have the courage to write down and share my thoughts in public on a regular basis. That practice has allowed me to improve …

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How to Launch Your Career as a Teen | Praxis Homeschool Webinar

“So what career are you going to pursue?” It’s the dreaded question for every teen. You feel like you have to plan the next 50 years of your life to answer that. Relax. A …

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21 Ways to Launch Your Career as a Teen

You’re probably not thinking about your career seriously yet. You’re not alone. Many teens push professional goals aside and just focus on getting through high school. Then college time hits and they’re left with …

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Meet a Praxis Business Partner: Telo

Founded in 2015, Telo is responsible for creating two business-to-business products. OpenCNAM was built from the ground up to solve the challenges that phone carriers and telephony service providers have had with Caller ID …

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