ACHIEVEMENT LADDER ENTHUSIASTS HONOR THE IDES OF MAY 2010 HOLISTIC ACHIEVERS

Even as the United States of America and the Global Communities meet the challenges of a downturn in economic and political events, the many Academic and Career Achievement Ladder Enthusiasts are making strides now as they prepare for their futures. For many persons who have had to struggle in their learning process and to gain recognition for the uniqueness that is theirs, these persons have succeeded in completing a phase of their learning development that will affect their future career choices and lifelong learning dreams. For many persons in the educational environments, the spotlight often focuses on the top ten percent of academic achievers who "Did it" with the God-given talents that they explored for more than 17 years before graduating from a comprehensive public or private high school. For a growing number of exceptional learners, the choice has been to be home-schooled with the parents handling the professional responsibilities of enhancing the learning abilities of their children. For the lowest ten percent who may or may not have completed their high school experiences, the choices may be to complete the requirements for a general education diploma for whatever reasons.

For the 80 percent of the Achievement Ladder Enthusiasts who have completed their requirements for high school graduation, the future educational opportunities are open for their God-given talents to be enhanced by the opportunities of post-secondary education in whatever vocademic choices that may be available for each unique person. Lifelong learning is often accomplished by the "college of hard knocks" and the "college of on-the-job training" in the classrooms without walls. The advanced trainings may be afforded by the "college of effective experiences" that are achieved by working with multiple human resources that "make a difference" in any environment. Although elitism is used to attract the "top ten percent," the 80 percent club is given opportunities for quality education at affordable investments for those focused on community colleges and privately endowed schools who contribute to the communities where they are based. Often the lowest 10 percent are neglected and ignored because these wonderful human resources are not "college material," but they are excellent candidates for effectively using their learning styles that best meets their aptitudes and interests on a personal level.

Achievement Ladder Enthusiasts applauds all of those unique individuals who have completed their high school, their G.E.D, and their college degree requirements to earn their diplomas and certificates to continue their lifelong learning journey. The Ides of May 2010 recognizes the accomplishments of all graduates of whatever "vocademic" programs in the secondary and the post-secondary areas that initially prepares persons for the world of work. We are looking forward to seeing these individuals expand their "entrepreneurial" and their "intrapreneurial" skills to further the climate of creating jobs in the private and public sectors of our recovering economy. These confident learners are flexible, self-motivated, independent thinkers, enthusiastic, responsible, self-managed, holistically intelligent, studios, committed, persistent, assertive, active on-going learners, active readers, and future oriented. Hopefully, all learners will remember: "Always remember what you have learned. Your education is your life. Guard it Well!"