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Law school not the road to riches it once was

by Dennis Beaver | education, lawyers

March 16, 2013  • By Dennis Beaver Some widely held beliefs persist long after evidence that they are flawed has come to light. Today, for anyone considering law as a profession, this statement has special relevance. “Up until the last decade, a license to practice...

Learn a Language in Three Weeks? Really?

by Dennis Beaver | advertising, education, false advertising

May 3, 2019 • By Dennis Beaver You have no doubt heard commercials for Babbel, Rosetta Stone or other computer assisted language learning programs which make claims along the lines of “You can learn a new language in three weeks.” In fact, both Rosetta Stone and...

Looking for a Financial Book That Won’t Put Your Young Adult to Sleep? This One Makes ‘Cents’

by Dennis Beaver | education, financial, investment, retirement

“Wealth Your Way” by Cosmo DeStefano offers a highly accessible guide for young adults and their parents on building wealth through simple, consistent habits. February 16, 2026  • By Dennis Beaver “Mr. Beaver, I am terrified that our four grandsons,...

Looking for a Job? What They Didn’t Tell you in College

by Dennis Beaver | education, psychology

November 1, 2019 • By Dennis Beaver 
 Today’s story is dedicated to college students looking for a job, and we begin with a question: If you feel that your education has prepared you adequately for the realities of the working world–getting a job, doing well and...

Mukbang videos shown to 4th graders

by Dennis Beaver | education, parenting, technology

May 31, 2019 • By Dennis Beaver YouTube is an amazing source of information. Just open their main web page, type in what you’re looking for, and in an instant, there it is. But YouTube also overflows with videos so shocking that they put the “G” in Gross as parents of...

R.N. mother wants son to lie about vaccination for school

by Dennis Beaver | education, family law, healthcare

October 9, 2021 • By Dennis Beaver 
 Anne buzzed me: “You have a father and his 15 year old son calling. Mom refuses to vaccinate the boy and wants him to lie about a religious exemption or use a fake vaccination card. They want to know about a possible change of...
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