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Post-Grad Blues
"Life as you know it just ended. So... What are you going to do next?" As a new graduate, you're probably hearing this question a lot. Like a lot a lot. Like over and over and over again at every function you go to whether you're the focus of said event or not. When you run into coworkers you haven't been on the clock with since "the big day," this is usually the first question you get hit with. My personal favorite iteration of this moment came last week while making small talk with my realtor... Is that too personal? Whatever, my point is I get this question a lot and you probably do too.
By Jamie Buckley7 years ago in Education
Learning Languages Can Help You Think Faster
Staying mentally sharp is important at any age. Learning a new language can help. The internet has many easy-to-learn programs. Sometimes you can even find free programs that are actually good. Other ways to learn a new language are of course books and audio books. The most exciting way is to go to a country that speaks the very language that you want to learn. There are also teaching opportunities where you can teach your language, and in exchange, learn the language of the country you are helping. Here are ways that learning a language helps.
By Jade Pulman7 years ago in Education
Top Teacher Tips for Organizing a Large Class
These numbers vary and depend on the age of the students, but an estimated optimum number would be somewhere between 15 and 25 students. However, having a classroom with 30 students or more is nothing out of the ordinary these days. But how do you handle a class that big? And how do you find time and the right approach to instill knowledge in each and every one of those students? Here are some tips for organizing such classes.
By Isla Wright7 years ago in Education
What I Wish I Had Known Before I Moved into a College Dorm
I finished my first year of college this past May, and I can truthfully say that it wasn't as hard as I had imagined it being my whole life. Sure, having multiple papers due on the same day, and being tempted by parties most nights was hard, but one of college's hardest challenges is this: knowing what to have in your dorm!
By Cait Firth7 years ago in Education
Colleges: How They Actually Fail to Provide Economic Opportunity for Low-Income Students
College is a wonderful place where people have the opportunity to constantly learn about themselves and grow as individuals. College students are challenged everyday with high-level academic concepts, on top of facing countless social experiences. While college provides many wonderful opportunities for people and, more or less, an avenue for social equality, there is a legitimate concern about the high costs to attend a university. More specifically, it is a concern about how these costs provide a roadblock to the idea that college is the greatest avenue that provides newfound economic opportunity.
By Space Zebra7 years ago in Education
Educational Equity Is Not Equal
In the midst of the political, religious and economic issues that plague our everyday lives, there is another issue that requires attention: educational equity. I was listening to one of my favorite podcasts on Spotify called The Daily. For those who don’t know what I’m referring to, The Daily is political podcast that focuses on local and national political issues from The New York Times.On April 2, 2019, in NYC, headlines were made about specialized high school admissions. It was stated that out of approximately 850 students that were accepted to specialized high schools, about seven or nine of them were African American. This led me to revisit old memories about my own encounters with specialized admissions and discuss whether it requires a major overhaul, and if so, how can it go about.
By Kathleen Blanco7 years ago in Education
Recapping My Freshman Year of College: What It's Really Like
Not to be that person, but I would like to pat myself on the back for surviving the ever-daunting first year of college. Freshman year of college is a time of self-discovery, growth, and learning to become your own person. I was always so excited to go to college, and move away from home so I could finally do what I wanted to do. Although these things still excite me, what I did learn is that college is a once in a lifetime experience that varies from person to person, and my experience is no different.
By Holly Rutherford7 years ago in Education
University Life (Part 1)
**Disclaimer!!! This is my experience as a Canadian student at a Canadian University (just the one I go to)** Ahhh University... An institution created to support further specialized education, allows students to make long-lasting, meaningful connections through events, residence life, and on/off-campus parties, challenge their abilities in a variety of ways, typically through studies, delve into a new interest or hobby via sports teams or clubs, and graduate with a treasure box filled with amazing memories, and a degree promising a bright future filled with endless opportunity to succeed at life. That sounds pretty fun when you write that up, and that's what many tend to believe university to be like too. But the reality of it is that that is not the case for the most part.
By Alliasz <37 years ago in Education
