Millennials are frequently targeted by older generations as being too lazy and entitled. While older generations have been criticizing their younger compatriots for years, it really does seem like a greater number of generations are “ganging up” on this particular group. The problem is one that has caught the attention of numerous analysts, and as […]
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A recent controversial blog post from conservative author Matt Walsh included one thought-provoking line with which many on both sides of the aisle seem to agree: college is not a place to go to find your purpose; it’s a place you go when you have a purpose. While some may choose to disagree with that, […]
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A new study published in the Harvard Business Review revealed an astonishing reality that many highly educated women in positions of power face. Apparently, the more advanced a woman’s education and professional position is, the less healthy she is likely to feel. As Fortune points out, this sort of flies in the face of what […]
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Sex education, or “sex ed,” has always been a hot-button issue among conservative parents, but a recent post on the Good Men Project challenges all parents to start “demanding” better sex-ed classes in schools and gives 8 reasons why it should happen. Those reasons include reducing the rate of teen pregnancy, delaying the age of […]
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Nicole Helget is a former educator at MnSCU and a current MPA candidate, and she has a lot of thoughts on the problem with education at the K-12 level. The “leadership crisis” begins and ends with “authoritarian” administrations and their over-reliance on “business-model reforms.” Helget blames them for being quick to scream “budget catastrophe” while […]
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University rankings are more important today than ever before. In a world where tuition is skyrocketing and jobs are hard to come by, students need to make sure they’ve given themselves the best chance at success. But when it comes to which university rankings you should be paying attention to, the decision can be a […]
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How to pick the right community college is not something many students think about when first setting their sites on postsecondary education, but it should be. There are many benefits to enrolling at a community college even though it may feel like you’re holding yourself back at first. This, of course, couldn’t be further from […]
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CNN recently caught up to Vince Staples, the 22-year-old rapper from Long Beach, California, to get his thoughts on hip-hop today — namely the so-called “conscious rap” movement — and not only did he share those thoughts, but he also shared some compelling details on modern education and rap’s place as a reflection for those […]
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To reach your full potential as a student and, later, a worker, you need to expand your study habits beyond the ability to read a chapter and answer a few questions. What you need to develop more than anything are your deep study habits. Over the course of the next year, we’ll be looking at […]
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Holiday classics are not as rare as they used to be. We now live in an age where there is an explosion of content, and if even a small percentage of the new holiday-themed material is good, there is a lot more to chew on from a reader’s perspective. That said, the list you are […]
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