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From balancing your course load to forging relationships with classmates to extracurricular involvement, these are the tried and true methods to nail your career as a student.
Better Prepared For College Or Work
The U.S. has a terrific opportunity to bring dynamic public schools to its neediest children, but it just might blow it. Called charter schools elsewhere, community schools are independent public schools of choice. That's not an oxymoron. They are new kinds of public schools, freed from most bureaucratic hassles, open to any child who chooses to attend and held to account for their results. We've visited dozens around the nation as a part of a new project. Most of those we've seen are terrific. They come in all flavors: progressive institutions with lots of hands-on learning, back-to-basics schools with stern discipline and old-fashioned curriculum, schools for at-risk kids, even a virtual charter school that operates in cyberspace. The intent was to make our students work harder, take more classes, and naturally the students would be better prepared for college or work.
By Megan Wilson4 years ago in Education
The Consequences of Following the Crowd, an Essay
When we hear the word “consequences,” we tend to think “negative.” According to Dictionary.com, however, the definition of consequence is “the effect, result, or outcome of something occurring earlier.” This definition illustrates that consequences can be both positive and negative. This holds true with following the crowd – you might lose your sense of self, you might believe dangerously false information, you might even be pulled into a mob intent on killing or otherwise harming others. However, you also have a higher likelihood of getting that amazing job or getting into exclusive clubs. You might even be mistaken as having traits that society deems “positive,” just because you hang around people who have those traits. It’s all about nuance and having the responsibility and common sense to determine which consequences are positive…and which are negative.
By Catherine Ferguson4 years ago in Education
How Note-Taking Solidifies Learning Outcomes
College is a fresh new chapter in your life. You’ve moved into your dorm, received your schedule and packed your backpack. You are mentally ready for your first day, but have you taken all the steps that will prepare you to succeed?
By Ginger Abbot4 years ago in Education
Big and Bigger Changes
Winter in Idaho is a different kind of cold than I was used to, dry, white and windy. Settling into my uncle's house was anything but pleasant. My dad and I shared a room and my bed was kept under his during the day. He had a storage unit for his things and I only had a backpack, my 2 parakeets and my shiny new guitar .
By Jordann Lee Myhre4 years ago in Education
A Complete Rethinking Of The Very Concept Of Education
Never before has American education been in as precarious a situation as it seems to be at present. For over ten years now we have seen many governors' summits, and a host of commissions, committees, panels, unions, boards and business executives trying to warn citizens that American schools have become dysfunctional and are in dire need of repairs. And for over ten years the results of student performance have worsened despite the billions being spent to stop the downward trend. Perhaps the time has come to stop and try to examine the problem rationally. It is not the first time that American education has reached a threshold at which only radical solutions seem to be called for. This time, however, reformers are calling for a systemic reform, a complete rethinking of the very concept of education. As politicians, educators, academicians, psychologists, sociologists, and CEOs entered the fray, the well-intentioned movement became murky and increasingly chaotic. It soon became clear that the reformers truly intended a clean sweep of what education had meant to Americans.
By Megan Wilson4 years ago in Education
According to Michael Sestak, How COVID Pandemic Terrified to Overseas Students
In recent days a U.S. travel agent Michael Todd Sestak talks about overseas students and their worrying situation in this epidemic, the spread of Covid has prompted significant changes for advanced education over the world, with numerous establishments holding onto virtual educational cost as an approach to permit students to proceed with their learning.
By michaelsestak4 years ago in Education
ROLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN SUPPORTING THE ECOSYSTEM OF INNOVATION
It is often said and believed that education shapes the man into what he needs to be. Man forms groups and groups form communities. These communities can grow into able societies. If the basic unit i.e. man is not developed enough there is very little chance of yielding individuals that have innovation in their minds. This is because, at the initial educational stage, young minds are like blank papers. If these papers are utilized to think for themselves, they continue to become effective thinkers and better innovators. With initiatives taken by Stanford Online Classes, there has been much discussion on what makes the ablest minds.
By Alyssa Wise4 years ago in Education
All About Need to Know About Coronavirus and Covid 19
The recent outbreak of the coronavirus made headlines all over the world. There was hardly any part or area of the world that was not affected by the famed virus. With all these, there are still things people barely know about the coronavirus like the difference between coronavirus and COVID-19, symptoms, how to get a COVID-19 test, etc. Below are all you need to know about Coronavirus and COVID-19.
By Ricardo Calderon4 years ago in Education