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Why You Should Learn French
At some point in our lives, we have had to learn a foreign language. Whether it was a requirement for school, work, or just out of our own interest. Choosing which foreign language to learn can be tough because there are many languages that are spoken in this world. However, anyone who is deciding to learn a foreign language you should learn French.
How College Changed My Perspective on Math
I'm an education major. This means that I have to go back and relearn nearly 12 years of schooling, but this time from another perspective.
Adriana SimiriglioPublished 6 years ago in EducationUniversity Room
Finding where to live as a student in the UK is always a topic that many people are very interested in. Every day, the number of students who live or come to the UK increases with the goal of studying at a University. However, they come to the subject of where to live during their stay, which can often be several years. Today I will comment on my perspective of the types of accommodation in a University of the UK.
Oswaldo EscuderoPublished 6 years ago in EducationHow to Read a Book
If you're like me, you have no idea how to finish a supposed page-turner. I will be honest, if I am filling out an Instagram survey (this should already clue you into how I waste my time) that asks me to circle what I'd rather do on a Friday night, and the two choices are reading a book or watching Netflix, this university-grad will unabashedly circle the one that requires the least of my concentration. And write in run-on sentences.
High School: Junior Year (Chapter 6)
Chapter Six (Ralfie's Point of View) I didn't catch what Elena said to Sam. I was too busy thinking about what was inside of the folder and then Sam just gets up and leaves the cafeteria. Elena, Selena, and Alana walk back to their table in their tight little triangle, ignoring the mixture of facial expressions they passed. I looked around the room and there were people displaying a plethora of different expressions. Some people even smiled about it all. The only people who wore a blank face, as if nothing just happened, were the emo kids. Then again they always wore that the blank face expression. Last year, Don Kinsley, who has been heard asking people to call him Lord Nightstar, didn’t crack a smile when he was the only person in southern Texas to get into Yale. All he could say was “cool” and go about his business.
Samuel GaitanPublished 6 years ago in Education3 Unconventional Ways to Network in College
Many of us go to college with the dreams of getting an education in order to make our dreams come true. We do this with the hopes of landing a job immediately after we graduate. However, according to rumors from friends of mine who have graduated, that’s not the case. But, I beg to differ; I believe that if you were active in college and social—or at least friendly to everybody—then you should at least have some form of a job lined up after college. One of the things that perplexed me about one of my friends was her completely asinine idea that college was supposed to both train you for your job and provide a job for you after you graduate—amazing, right? Unfortunately, I have been in college for six years—pursuing one degree, two minors, three certificates—and I have learned a thing or two. One of the things that I have learned is the power of relationship building or networking. I believe that the whole purpose of college, in addition to providing you a quality education, is to also allow you to network with other like-minded individuals—and those who aren’t so like-minded. Networking gives the power to get a leg up in the world because in these times, it isn’t about what you know or who you know, but, who knows you.
Jermaine TuckerPublished 6 years ago in EducationA Geek Girl's Guide to Brain Skills
I studied education in college, and many of my classes focused on theories and approaches teachers can use to do what they do in the best ways possible. One such theory from a psychologist named Howard Gardner promotes an idea of eight different multiple intelligences that relate to any particular student's brain skills, as I'll call them. Gardner's theory became prevalent in a time when the way people thought about intelligence and learning was changing. Teaching was like a cookie-cutter until over thirty years ago, with a one-way-fits-all sort of mentality that believed all students learned the same. But enter the 21st century and Gardner's way of thinking to bring the new mindset of a diverse education. Anybody from a psychologist to the street vendor knows everybody is different, so education should ditch the cookie-cutters and aim to teach through different means in order to reach everyone.
Katie JohnsPublished 6 years ago in Education4 Little-Known Facts About FAFSA
We all know the basics about FAFSA, or the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. We know that we have to apply for it by a certain time after January so we can receive our award letter for the next semester. We know that it gives us money; we know that its long; we know that we get confused and tired just looking at it. Hell, like I said, we know a lot. However, there are many things that we do not know about that FAFSA that could prove to be beneficial—if we actually knew them. No worries, however, allow me to let you in on a little secret about FAFSA—or 4 secrets, rather—and they are:
Jermaine TuckerPublished 6 years ago in Education5 Reasons to Get Your Diploma of School Age Education and Care Online
Do you like working with children and youth? Do you want to make a difference and shape the future? If so, a diploma of school age education and care might be the right kind of degree for you to get. However, there are some problems that many people face when studying in a classroom environment. If you want this kind of diploma, but don’t want to be in a classroom for several years, you might want to consider studying online.
Andrea DawsonPublished 6 years ago in Education- Top Story - July 2018
How to Make It Through High School
In this article, I will discuss many topics that come to mind when I think about how to thrive in high school, or at least get through it. If you ask most adults they’ll say, “High school is the best four years of your life!” But I’m sure anyone that’s currently going through high school (like myself) would say that’s not the case. However, here are some things that may help you or someone you know get through high school while still maintaining your sanity. I may not have the most credibility about how to survive high school being someone who hasn't yet, but as I approach my senior year this fall I've realized a lot of things that helped me throughout these tough four years that just may help you.
Why Do Sciences and Maths Evolve Over Time, but the Humanities Do Not?
Upon completing my undergraduate degree, I have pondered the question, ''Why is there a progression in sciences and in maths, but not in the humanities?''—based partly on my own experiences from kindergarten to the end of my first Bachelor's Degree. I have noticed, and often stressed over, how as I got older all of the materials taught in my science and maths classes became more intricate and complex. Whereas, in my history or humanities classes (the name changed depending on what grade I was in), we tended to cover the same course material over and over again.
Vanessa SkerryPublished 6 years ago in Education"Happiness Classes" In Indian Schools
An experiment is taking place in Delhi's public schools: classes that focus on emotional well-being, instead of academic success. Due to the high education standards and the very limited spaces in top-tier universities, Delhi's Education Minister Manish Sisodia has been running this program to make sure the mental health of young students doesn't deteriorate from stress. Sisodia has stated that the system is suppressive to student's creativity and a major contributor to India's high suicide rate amongst students.
J. P. FrattiniPublished 6 years ago in Education