Problem: Article: You never know what someone will forward. Being kind to others online will help to keep you safe. Do not share anything that could hurt or embarrass anyone. Think about who sees what you post online. Complete strangers? Friends? Friends of friends? Privacy settings let you control who sees what. Even kids that seem like friends could give your password away or use it to hack you and get your personal info. Let your parents have your passwords. This form of bullying has become so common that phone services and other service providers also have plans in place for dealing with abuse. Ask your parents to call your service providers to report online or phone-based bullying so that they can take action to block the person from continuing to contact you. You may have to provide phone or email records to the service provider. Put an end to the bully’s ability to harass you online by blocking them from communicating with you. Take the following steps to protect yourself:  Block the bully on instant messaging and email. Unfriend and block the person on your social network accounts and use the online privacy settings to ensure that the person can’t contact you again. Block the person's phone number to stop intimidating texts and phone calls. Keep your parents in the loop. Tell them what you’re doing online and who you’re doing it with. Let them friend or follow you. Listen to what they have to say about what is and isn’t okay to do. They care about you and want you to be safe.
Summary: Think about what you post. Keep your password a secret from other kids. Report cyberbullying to service providers. Block the bully. Talk to an adult you trust about any messages you get, or things you see online that make you sad or scared.

Problem: Article: There are lots of summer jobs you can try to get, even if you don’t have a lot of work experience. Consider babysitting, lifeguarding, dog walking, or mowing lawns to make a little extra money over the summer.  If you live walking distance from small shops or restaurants, ask them if they’re hiring over the summer. You can also try to get an internship if you want to get more experience related to a specific career. Maybe you’ve wanted to learn a new language or construct something out of wood. Think about a skill that would be useful to learn and go online or to your local library to find information about it.  If you don’t have your driver’s license yet, study the driver’s manual so that you’re ready to pass the test. Other skills that you might want to learn include setting up a campsite, cooking new recipes, or sewing. Summer is a great time to start the college application process since you’ll be super busy during the school year. Study for the SATs, work on college essays, or ask your parents to accompany you on some college visits so that you feel more prepared for the process. Consider joining your friends if they’re going on a college visit, or invite a friend to come with you on yours. in your community to help others in need. Not only is it rewarding to help out others, but spending a part of your summer volunteering looks great on college applications. Consider volunteering at places like local animal shelters, retirement homes, or soup kitchens. Other options might include cleaning up a local park or working in a community garden. If you didn’t do well in math or english this past year, the summer is a good time to work on topics that you don’t understand. You can look up the information online, check out a book at the library, or ask a friend to help you with the material you don’t know well. Create a list of topics that you should review so that you know where to focus your time. If you have a passion or interest like dance, rock climbing, or coding, go online or ask around your community to see if there’s a summer course you could take on the subject. There are often a lot of summer courses or camps to choose from, whether it’s academic, artistic, outdoorsy, athletic, or travel-related.
Summary: Apply for a summer job to expand your resume. Teach yourself a new skill if there’s a topic you’re interested in. Go on a college visit if you’re beginning the application process. Volunteer Freshen up your skills on a subject you struggled with in school. Enroll in a summer camp or program to explore an interesting topic.

Problem: Article: While the designs of compasses are different, all compasses include a magnetized needle that orients itself to the magnetic fields in the Earth. The basic field compass, also sometimes called a baseplate compass, features the following simple components you should familiarize yourself with as soon as possible:  The baseplate is the clear, plastic  plate on which the compass is embedded. The direction of travel arrow is the arrow in the baseplate pointing away from the compass. The compass housing is the clear, plastic circle that houses the magnetized compass needle. The degree dial is the twistable dial surrounding the compass housing that displays all 360 degrees of the circle. The magnetic needle is the needle spinning within the compass housing. The orienting arrow is the non-magnetic arrow within the compass housing. The orienting lines are the lines within the compass housing that run parallel to the orienting arrow. Place the compass flat on your palm and your palm in front of your chest. This is the proper compass stance, when traveling. If you're consulting a map, place the map on a flat surface and place the compass on the map to get a more accurate reading. While it might seem confusing that there are two kinds of "North," it's a basic distinction that you can learn quickly, and it's an essential piece of information to learn to use a compass properly.   True North or Map North refers to the point at which all longitudinal lines meet on the map, at the North Pole. All maps are laid out the same, with True North at the top of the map. Unfortunately, because of slight variations in the magnetic field, your compass won't point to True North, it'll point to Magnetic North.  Magnetic North refers to the tilt of the magnetic field, about eleven degrees from the tilt of the Earth's axis, making the difference between True North and Magnetic North different by as many as 20 degrees in some places. Depending where you are on the surface of the Earth, you'll have to account for the Magnetic shift to get an accurate reading. While the difference may seem incidental, traveling just one degree off for the distance of a mile will have you about 100 feet (30.5 m) off track. Think of how off you'll be after ten or twenty miles. It's important to compensate by taking the declination into account.
Summary:
Understand the basic layout of the compass. Hold the compass correctly. Understand the difference between "true" North and "magnetic" North.