With the holidays now upon us and winter break only days from beginning, you’re probably thinking about all the ways you’re going to take it easy and not think about anything but relaxation. While some relaxation is a good thing, though, many students will overdo it and put themselves in a bind that is hard […]
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Are you getting ready for a great holiday break? While the time off is worth getting excited about, remember that your first job isn’t to be a lazy couch potato. If you are in college, it’s time to start thinking about your major as your job — that ticket to the career field that lies […]
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NaNoWriMo, for those of you who may not be aware of it, stands for National Novel Writing Month. Since its inception in July 1999, the monthlong event for creative writers has produced hundreds of thousands of novels and billions of words. The goal is to write 50,000 words — the length of a short novel […]
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Stephen King, in his book On Writing, wrote that the first draft of any book, no matter how long, should take no more than three months to complete. One season for a giant 1,000-page doorstopper! Maybe that works for Stephen King and novel writing, but does it translate to other fields? I would say yes. […]
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When I was a public school teacher several years ago, I had to deal with a lot of different personalities, both inside and outside the classroom. Sometimes it was frustrating for my good students because they were constantly burdened with the behaviors of a classmate that were, to say the least, completely unacceptable. On one […]
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More than 1,400 for-profit colleges have partnered with a trade group to file a lawsuit against the federal government for “overregulating” abuses related to student loan debt, NPR reports. The targeted federal regulation is known as the “gainful employment rule,” and it was recently enacted by the U.S. Department of Education as a means of […]
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Unfortunately, every year we lose some remarkable educators, who left a huge impact in spite of being just one person — men and women, who refused to look in the mirror and see themselves and their lives as insignificant. They strove to reach out to others and make the world a better place one child […]
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One thing you might have noticed around here is that we love quotes — particularly great quotes that provide fresh and diverse perspective into the matter of learning, teaching, and putting one’s knowledge to use. Today we’d like to take a look at some great quotes on teaching and what it means to teach. Here […]
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America’s heroes often wear military uniforms. And every Veterans Day, it is a good idea to stop and remember these men and women, who gave so much of themselves to their country. There are many lessons in the lives of the people listed below, but what can you learn from them as a student? We’d […]
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“It’s nearly impossible to fire a bad teacher. Some tech millionaires may have found a way to change that.” It was the statement that kicked up a firestorm on the Internet with teachers lashing out at the perception that bad teaching is the problem with education in the United States. As Donna Brazile writes in […]
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