Recently, NPR asked the question of its social media followers, What are education’s greatest challenges now and in the future? The question triggered numerous responses on Facebook and Twitter, and in a recent post, the website shared some of the best ones. We wanted to take a look at a few of our favorites here, […]
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Jennifer Lawrence, in a recent interview, revealed that she had a “five-year plan” when it came to her acting, and that if things didn’t happen in that time period, she would go to her backup. For the star of The Hunger Games, the five-year plan was to hustle for acting jobs and go all-in. If […]
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If you just graduated, there’s a pretty good chance you’re sitting on a mountain of cash handed out from parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and maybe even people at your church or synagogue. When yours truly graduated about x number of years ago — you didn’t really think I would reveal such a thing, did you? […]
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In a recent article on Huffington Post, contributor Gary A. Olson takes a look at the newest educational term of the day — trigger warnings — and decides that we’re about to go down a very dark and dangerous path to education if we go about instituting them. Before we move any further, it’s probably […]
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The excellent Cal Newport blog offers a number of out-of-the-box study tips for anyone looking to improve their performance in the classroom or the testing center, and in typical Cal fashion, Newport manages to turn something dreadfully boring — ways to study better — into a thought-provoking post regarding the methodology of some of your […]
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Studying too hard can be just as negative as studying too little if it starts to take over your life. Yet every year, millions of college students across American — nay, the globe — press themselves to the breaking point. Why do they do it? What other choices do they have? And what are some […]
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The idea to skim before reading is one that has picked up popularity in recent years for the amount of preparation and understanding that it brings. Even if you don’t read every single word, you can learn to do it faster and improve your overall reading skills. If you’re on the fence with speed-reading, then […]
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It may seem like a no-brainer to shut down emails and texts while studying, but it’s still extremely difficult for students to do. Why? Is it the buzz the phone makes when a new message comes in — because let’s face it, you have to keep it on silent in order to not get caught […]
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In any endeavor — work, play, or education — no one likes to be the loser. Of course, without losers, we can’t have winners, so the key is to do what it takes to set yourself apart from everyone else. It isn’t enough to coast through on minimal effort or to stay firmly entrenched in […]
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Critical thinking skills are not the easiest things in the world to come by. After all, there isn’t a book filled with memorizable information for you to pore over. You have to know more than just what you believe. You also must know facts and be able to differentiate them from the opinions and biases […]
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