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Procrastination is the longest four-letter word in the dictionary. We’re all guilty of it from time to time. We set out to clear the old inbox or clean the garage out and, lo and behold, that 1970′s television mini-series starring Lee Majors and Rip Torn that we haven’t seen in years comes on the tube. We’re lost for the day. One thing finds its way to another and, soon enough, we’re knee-deep in popcorn and comfy pillows instead of being knee-deep in clearing the garage of stuffed animals and toys we saved from the 1950′s. On the other hand, who knows, one can never be entirely certain that Hula-Hoops and Slinky’s won’t come in handy some day, can they?

The tendency to procrastinate is bred into us at an early age. We can’t be blamed for it. Like procrastination, Americans and Westerners in general have an excellent propensity to seek and assign blame. This also is bred into us at an early age. The dog ate my homework. Need I say more? So who can we blame for teaching us to both procrastinate, and, well, blame people for our flaws? The public school system, that’s who. You wouldn’t be saying the dog ate my homework anywhere else, would you? When all else fails, blame Government operated agencies.

So how does the public school system teach us to procrastinate? With loathsome practices such as homework, long-term projects (like the dreaded science project), and oh yes, the universally hated Final Exam. Why put off today what you can still put off tomorrow? Because you can, that’s why. At the very heart of it, this is what procrastination is, putting off priorities to do more urgent things like watching cartoons, playing games and listening to music. School not only allows for procrastination it encourages the practice of putting things off.

How so you ask? Because by design, teachers and courses put things off for days, often months, and then reward you for hurrying to get them done. They introduce us to principles like end of the term exams, ‘long-term projects’ and ‘quarterly grades’. All things that seem far off and distant. Harmless even, until, that is, the due date arrives, sped up as if delivered via a time machine that only devious educators hold the controls.

One day you’re watching Spongebob Squarepants with 7 or 8 weeks until your science project is due. Your final exams are getting close and the next thing you know, it’s midnight, and you’re tracing a human heart out of the dictionary and copying words like aorta that make no sense to you. You have to do it, so you can turn something in the next morning as a science project to avoid getting a zero (even though your planned project was to create a working volcano with exploding lava). So what does all of this flurry of activity get you? A C+ for a grade, that’s what, because at least you turned something in and showed some effort. Effort in the school system equals average. That’s why we have so many career shoe salesman and burger flippers in this world. And the Good Lord knows we need designer shoes and cholesterol in a wrapper, right?

Next thing you know after you ‘complete’ your makeshift project, you’re cramming because the exams you’ve ignored all year are upon you, and there’s no more putting studying off. Cramming means: “To force, press, or squeeze into an insufficient space; stuff,” or “To study hastily for an impending examination…” Only in America would we use a term that means squeezing knowledge into a brain with insufficient space when it comes to studying for an exam. So you’ve been rewarded with an average grade for simply trying, at the last second, to put something, anything together to keep yourself from being grounded because of your science project. So how does this cramming thing work out?

Well, while taking your science exam, you put down answers like aorta and pulmonary valve because they come back to you from places you don’t even recognize. Cramming flashbacks fill your mind with things like ‘Big Bang Theory’. Now, you’re pretty sure that’s a TV show or something, but isn’t it a relevant science term too? Before you know it, you get a C on your final exam, even though you ignored it for most of the term, until the last second. That, coupled with your C+ from your science project, and all of the A’s and B’s you received on your daily work that you were forced to pay attention to every day (which make up 80% of your grade) give you a B- on your report card. You’re not only spared a grounding from your parents, they buy you a toy or give you $5 for getting good grade.

This is how procrastination is bred into us at an early age. It’s also how we develop a dependency on caffeine and coffee. We need it to cram for our exams. Even grade conscious, study friendly students (often referred to as nerds, another American oddity, to belittle those who excel) cram at the latest possible moment, because we forget most of what is not pertinent to us on a daily basis. If the school system wanted to punish procrastination, they would give final exams once a week, so you could bury and forget all that useless knowledge you will never need in life, like Big Bang Theory and math. That’s what computers and documentaries are for any way, to do the math and remind us of irrelevant facts.

Most students hate exams. It’s also why most people in Western Civilization learn to procrastinate as a defense mechanism, and it’s why we, as a people, believe that a little effort means average and equality, which explains the popularity of reality shows these days. In view of we’re encouraged to put off everything we can until the last second, when the world around us explodes and forces us to focus making us do too much in too little an amount of time. In a nutshell, procrastination is the foundation that all civilized society is built upon. We accept mediocrity from others because we sure as hell know one day, sooner or later; we’re going to put something off until the last second. It’s the American Way. Now, if you don’t mind, there’s an awesome black and white movie coming on television that I haven’t seen in years. I need to go watch it! So here’s a prayer I wrote, for every student who has ever attended school, and any adult who has an important report due the first day back after a weekend or after a long Holiday vacation.

Nowadays, you can consider to pursue a degree and jump into a political science career because this is a field with bright future that you can take. One of the most important point when you pursue the degree is that you will not only have the chance to be a lecturer in political science, but you can also choose many kinds of jobs in the job’s market. The jobs you can choose after you get this political science degree included:

1. Campaign Manager : with focal point to run a campaign for election, you will also have the chance to work on your own office. You will be responsible to make some lobbying, get donations, create platforms and also make a great campaign schedule for the election to support every step of your client’s success path.
2. Press secretary : This job is important. If you have become a press secretary, you will help the politicians to manage every communication they have to do to the public such as press conference and field questions. You will work with professional speechwriters to hone the speeches.

You may find out that the political system in every country has its own differences. But if you like your country political system, then it will be a great choice to pursue a degree in this field.

If you are a student who is preparing themselves for a college career, than you might be wondering what kind of school is going to best prepare you for your advanced education? There are many options available. The first option for most students is the public school system. The public school system has received a bad reputation over the last few decades and is seen more as a place where violence takes place than as an institution of learning. Perhaps this view is justified in some areas, but certainly not in all areas.

Public school however is not known for producing the best results. In recent years student productivity in the United States has taken us from being one of the education powerhouses to being the ones who are catching up to the rest of the world. How did we slip so far so fast? The answer is that foreign schools have amped up their competitiveness and placed a great deal of emphasis on math and science, two subjects where the US is lagging behind. So with this in mind, perhaps one of the best options available is a boarding school. You have many options. Boarding schools provide the right kind of environment to get the best out of students.

To be a nurse, you need to be patient with a thorough knowledge in subjects like physics, chemistry and technology along with a proven expertise in nursing. In order to get admission in a nursing school in the US, you need to appear for the NCLEX-RN test, which consists of several multiple-choice questions that you need to answer within a stipulated time limit. Once you get into a nursing school, you can choose from a Bachelor’s degree in nursing, an Associate degree in nursing and a Hospital diploma. Now that you know what are the prerequisites for nursing school, let’s have a look at the nursing school rankings list featuring the top 10 nursing schools in the United States, along with their contact details for admission and the other courses offered.

John Hopkins University
The John Hopkins University nursing school is the best in the United States. Besides nursing, the other courses offered are health care management and public health. Website: http://www.son.jhmi.edu

University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania nursing school is one of the top undergraduate nursing schools in the U.S. In addition to nursing, it also offers courses in clinical psychology, health care management, social work and veterinary medicine. Website: http://www.nursing.upenn.edu

University of Washington
One of the best in the U.S., the University of Washington nursing school offers courses in audiology, clinical psychology, health care management, occupational therapy, physical therapy, pharmacy, physician assistant, public health, social work and speech-language pathology. Website: http://www.depts.washington.edu

University of California, San Francisco
The University of California ranks fourth among the nursing schools in the U.S. Other courses offered are nursing, pharmacy and physical therapy. Website: http://www.nurseweb.ucsf.edu

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Ranking fifth in the nursing schools ranking list, the University of North Carolina also offers other courses such as audiology, clinical psychology, health care management, pharmacy, physical therapy, occupational therapy, public health, rehabilitation counseling, social work and speech-language pathology. Website: http://www.pharmacy.unc.edu

University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is located at Ann Arbor and besides nursing, offers courses in clinical psychology, health care management, pharmacy, public health and social work. Website: http://www.sph.umich.edu

Duke University
The nursing school of the Duke University is in Durham. In addition to nursing, this university also offers courses in clinical psychology, physical therapy and physical assistant. Website: http://nursing.duke.edu

Oregon Health and Science University
The Oregon Health and Science University has its School of Nursing at Portland and in addition to nursing, offers courses in physician assistant. Website: http://www.ohsu.edu

University of Pittsburgh
One of the top nursing schools, the University of Pittsburgh also offers course in audiology, clinical psychology, health care management, occupational therapy, pharmacy, physical therapy, public health, rehabilitation counseling, social work and speech-language pathology. Website: http://www.nursing.pitt.edu

Yale University
The Yale University School of Nursing is in New Haven and the university also offers courses in clinical psychology, health care management, physician assistant and public health. Website: http://www.nursing.yale.edu

In addition to the top 10 nursing schools given above, here are a few others that also feature in the nursing school rankings list.

* University of Illinois,Chicago
* University of Iowa
* University of Maryland, Baltimore
* Case Western Reserve University
* Indiana University
* Rush University
* University of Colorado, Denver
* University of Virginia
* Vanderbilt University
* Arizona State University
* Boston College
* Columbia University
* Emory University
* New York University

The rankings of the nursing schools given above, should not, however be the sole criterion for zeroing in on a particular school. Other factors such as scholarships provided, the fee structure, and the placement opportunities, must be carefully considered before making a choice. Hope you graduate with flying colors and have a rewarding career in nursing.