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Teachers Are Magicians!
Is there a right or wrong way to educate? Do we educate for our learners or do we educate in a way that we feel is best for us?
Lisa PiercyPublished 6 years ago in EducationIs This the Right College for You? Look to Your Professors!
I had wanted my bachelor's degree for as long as I could remember. Facing some hardship and finally growing up when I was my in late twenties made me realize that this HAD to be my primary focus. Not on bad relationships, not on my anxiety disorder, not the little insignificant things revolving around me, college and graduating had to be my number one. I was not going to spend my life wondering what if I had gotten the degree, and most importantly, regretting that I had not. After a decade of turmoil I was ready to go back once and for all! After having a miserable time at my first college and making a choice in a poor relationship instead of improving my academics, I took a break. Little did I know that break would last 10 years. But it was through this journey that I made a discovery. Not only should I be focused on what I was good at and the pace I could go, but also who was teaching me.
Jennifer KaspinPublished 6 years ago in EducationThe Life of Me (Joshua Kyle Jackson)
One of the greatest things about being alive today is I can be able to do the one thing my mother has never done: go to college. I am still learning the ropes of life as a 20-year-old guy in college, but I believe I will be alright at the end of the day. People always say "The Lord will make a way," and I am quite sure of that.
Joshua JacksonPublished 6 years ago in Education- Top Story - February 2018
Student Leadership #001
Who am I? Ladies & gents, it's Joe here. I am a former student leader with 12 years of experience, and within that time I have built student leadership teams from scratch, worked with local government, mentored future student leaders, have been offered youth parliament positions twice and Youth Mayor; in my 12 years I pretty much did it all and also created and hosted my own student news show. So, I know more than my fair share about the subject, and now I'm sharing everything I know with all of you.
Joe ChessherPublished 6 years ago in Education Ways to Make Your University Experience Better
As a university student, especially if you are just starting out, it can be stressful trying to balance your social life and your schoolwork. Not only that, but it can be difficult to keep track of your money. With all the textbooks, groceries, school supplies, and tuition, it is hard to keep up with all the spending.
Ashley TobinPublished 6 years ago in EducationUWindsor's Green Ranking: Well Deserved?
Last week, an article was posted in the University of Windsor’s daily news celebrating the fact that Windsor has been included in the Princeton Review’s Guide to 375 Green Colleges from 2017, which highlights academic institutions from across North America who have demonstrated “exceptional commitments to sustainability.” While the University was proud to make this achievement known, this ranking is problematic, for a myriad of reasons.
Emilie WeidlPublished 6 years ago in EducationWhat Do We Expect from University?
Everyone tells you that university is an exotic, life-changing experience; that being here can in some way “complete” you, especially in America. For some this may be the case in the fairy tale way it is advertised (the "all your dreams will come true" outlook), but for me in old Blighty, I found this to be true, but in much subtler ways.
Sophie WardlePublished 6 years ago in EducationWhat Does It Mean for Public Health?
Well, really, it means being more than just someone who could learn what they can from their professors and try to apply it to other students and their own community by supporting, volunteering; those who have internships, or actually have met those from the community and are willing to make an effort in changing the world to be healthier, be smarter, be more active in what public health is supposed to do.
Jennifer AlquiciraPublished 6 years ago in EducationFamous High School Dropouts That Still Found Success
Whenever we hear about high school dropouts, we immediately assume that their life has fallen apart and they'll never be able to get right back up and become successful. Dropping out of high school is a major decision, because you're not fully achieving your education. Sure, there are college dropouts who've managed to get an OK job. But for someone to fully quit high school, we jump to the conclusion that they'll never be successful in life. There are also times when those people truly regret dropping out of high school.
George NekilanPublished 6 years ago in EducationCelebrities Who Went to Private School
While there may be plenty of the best public schools in the USA, knowing the right environment and overall personality of any particular brand in education is paramount to understand. Whether driven by curiosity, or you're searching for the right places to send your own children one day, private education definitely benefits a child's growth in the education system, but the question of its overall necessity can still be stipulated.
Johnson BernardPublished 6 years ago in EducationWhy I Want Advanced Degrees
I have a bachelor’s in creative writing from San Francisco State University, and two A.A. degrees from Foothill College, one in creative writing and one in anthropology with honors. I had a scholarship for my B.A. and my parents helped with my A.A.s, but now nobody is helping me with school, I have to somehow make the money on my own. So yeah, I appreciate the donations I can get on here. I have to take junior college classes that both repeat the bad grades I got and add new things to my academic record. I want to start off with a law degree/joint MBA degree from a Catholic school out here. My plan to get there is to take psychology online from Foothill, and then maintain my units. I also want to take online business classes as well as on campus business classes.
Iria Vasquez-PaezPublished 6 years ago in EducationHome and the Heart
How do you define home? Is it where you live? Is it where you love? Is it based on people? How you feel there? Religion? Where your family is? Where you work? The school you go to? Location? There are so many ways that people try to define this abstract concept of home. While this struggle of definition seems unimportant to most groups of people in the world, it is a constant question for college students. They are the ones that this confusion affects. These students have just left their childhood home to live out a new adventure, in all of its terrifying and confusing glory. But is that new place home, or the one that was left behind? The question of home and belonging is a huge issue in the transitional time of young adulthood.
Caroline YarboroughPublished 6 years ago in Education