How to Take a Happy/Fun Class
Categories: Lifestyle
In light of rising unemployment rates, college tuition, and outlandish ATM fees, it might be hard to justify taking some time for yourself. But fun is important too.
iPad: Best Thing Since the Overhead Projector?
Categories: Business
Gigantic textbooks, no. 2 pencils, and spiral notebooks may soon be the thing of the past. As the iPad hit school hallways, new apps allow students to not only consume information, but also interact with and manipulate it.
How to not get lost in translation
Categories: Travel Week
By the end of my semester studying abroad in Paris, I came up with a couple rules that can work in any country where you are not fluent in the language.
How I became a government-trained subversive
Categories: Drug Week
If you went to elementary school in America, you had the D.A.R.E. program. Through friendly lions, fun activities, workbooks and completion certificates, D.A.R.E. taught us a lot about drugs and how to refuse them – and it worked for me.
Foreign study: life’s classroom
Categories: Education Week
When most people think of foreign study, the classroom aspect is a mere formality. Academic adventures are overshadowed by Absinthe and Amsterdam; movies like Euro Trip and Beerfest become the hallmark of an overseas experience. Before coming to study in Germany for a semester, I worried more about whether my class times would interfere with my [...]
Are You There God? It’s the US Education System.
Categories: Education Week
I can remember walking into class on my first day of high school and being greeted by…Santa. Known as Mr. D, he was mostly talked about for being a chain smoker
A New Type of Teacher For A Better Education
Categories: Education Week
By Julia Drewniak The Obama administration recently came out with their replacement for the No Child Left Behind education reform. However, even the name of the program, Race to the Top, doesn’t inspire my confidence in the program. Liz Dwyer does a good job breaking down exactly what the program is all about. While one [...]
Preparing Our Future For Yesterday
Categories: Business
By David-Paul Williams It’s a shame that communication and presentation skills—so essential to success in life—aren’t taught in school. Does that seem right? In a recent tweet I talked about how I had to endure class presentations from people who do not know how to present. I am in my second year of university and [...]
