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Home 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 EducationBut I Don't Wanna
As the school year winds down, it is not just students who are having a case of the "I don't wanna's." Teachers love what they do and have a passion for teaching kids day in and day out. But, they would argue that they are just as tired as students. So, here are some ways that teachers can finish the school year off strong.
Jessica PerestaPublished 6 years ago in EducationBreaking Legs for the First Time
It’s never easy to start off a new job in a field that is very familiar to you, but with little to go off of. You were hired for a reason, right, and you had almost convinced yourself that there was no one better for the position than yourself when going for the job in the first place. Well, it’s true, you are the best person for the position. You landed the Drama teacher position because someone somewhere saw your potential, and you saw it too. Although it might have been a glimpse at the time, it was there, and no matter how much you want to deny it, you know you have something to offer.
Mike OlsenPublished 6 years ago in Education10 Ways to Make High School Easier
1. Be on time. This is one of the best habits you can form. It makes a massive impression on your teachers and at the workplace.
Waking Up to the Sound of Cathartic Music
I came across this piece of decor over the holidays and had no other choice than to laugh. I also had to take a picture of it, which I am not one hundred percent sure I was supposed to or allowed to, but I did it anyways. I felt compelled to, actually. Then I deleted it, because I felt guilt. However, for interest sake, it was a canvas with the lyrics "There will be an answer, let it be."
Mike OlsenPublished 6 years ago in EducationElementary School's Most Wanted
I wasn't a problematic kid. I didn't talk back to my teachers. I didn't vandalize the school on weekends. But I also wasn't a prodigy. I'm not “gifted.” I was pretty much your average kid with average grades. Except I had a pathetic quota of friends and I had a tough time communicating with new people. But I was still an angelic child, until one afternoon in second grade, when I became a juvenile delinquent. One day, we had show and tell and someone brought in a Do It Yourself – Diary Of a Wimpy Kid book. My small, underdeveloped, seven year old brain decided that I craved it. I “couldn't live without it.” Except, I didn't want to just have my parents purchase me my own, like anyone else with common sense would do. I desired his, no exceptions.
Bed Head RedPublished 6 years ago in EducationThe Most Important Class in School
The Main Issue With Scheduling One of the most difficult and annoying things about any new semester, or year, at school is figuring out your schedule. If you're in high school, you're probably trying to avoid overloading yourself with too many difficult classes. Many would never dare AP Calculus and AP Physics in the same semester, but many others wouldn't have it any other way. If you're already in college, you likely don't want a repeat of freshman year, where all of your classes are uninteresting. This leads to the question: What are the best classes to take?
Samuel JacksonPublished 6 years ago in EducationHow to Survive College
1) Buy a planner and/or a calendar!!! These are two life savers when trying to balance college, work, and a social life. Some people like to just go with the flow, but sometimes that method doesn’t bring success. When you’ve got five to seven exams and homework assignments on top of studying for those exams, you will then be so grateful that you’re organized. Let’s not forget your work schedule on top of the college studies.
Hannah HarrisonPublished 6 years ago in EducationHow I Found Out I Had a Learning Disability
All my life, I thought I was normal. I thought I was just like everyone else, when in fact, I was not. I was different. I processed things differently than my peers. It took me longer to remember things, and to repeat back instructions. I was held back a grade without really understanding why, except that I needed to improve my social skills. I was always put in front of the class room for lectures, and always sat at a certain side of the room. I always mistook the word a friend said to a word I thought they said. I'd repeated back sentences that didn't make sense out loud to the person in front of me, which in return, they always gave me quizzical looks. Sometimes they'd laugh and say, "Noo! That's not what I said at all!" I always had to ask, "What? Huh? Can you repeat that?" many times within a lecture or story being told. I got frustrated not knowing what's going on and why I always felt different than everyone around me.
Juliana PedriPublished 6 years ago in EducationDo We Need Active Learning in the Classroom?
To succeed in today’s world, particularly in varied academic programs and contemporary careers, 21st century skills are believed crucial by not only employers but also educators and school reformers.
Lubow Dabrowska-SzpakowiczPublished 6 years ago in EducationWhy AP Classes Aren’t Worth It
After a full school year of hard work, late nights, and stressful days, many people did not receive the credit they had worked so hard for. Despite the good grades many of them had, they simply did not fit the rubric of the AP® test in the end. I had managed to pass the exam, but I watched as many of my friends and classmates, who in my opinion were more deserving, looked at their score and found that they had not made the cut. In fact only 58.3% of my peers that I surveyed actually passed the test. I found myself wondering what the point of the AP® test was and why we even had to take it. We all had already worked hard for the grade we received in the class, what more was there to prove? AP® classes should be treated as equals to college classes; there should not be more work than college classes and there should be no more poorly conceived standardized tests.
Medea WalkerPublished 6 years ago in EducationMy Biggest Decision in College Made Me a Statistic
Around two years ago, I made the biggest decision of my life. This decision is more common than you'd think, but to me, it felt freeing like I'd grown some wings and soared. However, it also felt so wrong because I thought, "What would people think?"
Barbara CiochPublished 6 years ago in Education