IT Insights Blog — Education

Today is a great day in the ongoing history of the United States. We just held our 58th presidential inauguration. It went off with pomp, dignity, more flags than you could count, and an absolute boatload of security.

Earlier today two of my colleagues were engaged in a skirmish in the long-running battle of defense versus offense. In the end, they both agreed that defense is important to winning a championship. Indeed, most people accept as a truism that “defense wins championships.” Just bringing up the topic causes pundits of all stripes to regularly roll out stats and charts proving the primacy of defense.

“Just do it. Take all the courses in your curriculum. Do the research. Ask questions. Find someone doing what you are interested in! Be curious!” — Katherine Johnson, Former NASA Mathematician and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient

It’s a New Year, a time of new beginnings, and of course — New Year’s Resolutions. According to Statistic Brain, 41 percent of Americans usually make New Year’s Resolutions. Only nine percent of Americans believe they were actually successful at achieving their resolutions. Not the best odds.

TestOut Continuing Education fondly thanks everyone who has been a part of both our successes and struggles in 2016. We appreciate everything we've learned and are excited to continue our growth in the coming year. We enjoyed interacting with old friends, making new ones, and helping more adult professionals than ever before discover the benefits of the world's best IT certification training. We're excited about the possibilities that lie in store on the road ahead.