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The First Year After College
I see the first year after college as being an extremely important one. And I don’t mean that you have to figure out your entire life in this year, I mean that you need to claim this time for the things that are going to develop you into the best version of yourself as you begin your adult life. This is a time to engage in some deep self-discovery, to take some risks for the things you care about, to resist any urge to define yourself or commit to one path and to prioritize your own growth above everything else.
By Francesca Mamlin7 years ago in Education
Let's Sort this Language Thing Out!
With 62 percent of individuals in the UK only speaking their native tongue it has become obvious that there is a lack of an attempt to practice learning another language. Many native English speakers feel there is no need to develop their competency in another language. Why? You may ask. It relates to this inherent belief that "everyone else speaks English why learn another one." Whilst the statement above is of relative truth with regards to the popularity of English worldwide, the blissful ignorance surrounding the topic is mind-blowing. If everyone country took this stance, our multi-faceted communicative communities would become obsolete with minimal interaction worldwide.
By Alex Newell7 years ago in Education
Student Life from the Perspective of a Socially Awkward, T-Total, Broke and Clueless 18 Year Old
I'm writing this when I should be reading an article about Non-Interference in Southeast Asia as part of a group project for International Politics (by Lee Jones if anyone is remotely interested). Only five weeks in to year 1, and already I feel like I just can't be bothered; I should be sleeping, I should be finding a job so I can actually afford to live, I should be doing the reading for the next year that I didn't know existed until yesterday.
By Eleanor Wilson7 years ago in Education
5 Lies Teachers Tell Parents
I'd like to preface by saying that we say these things very honestly and authentically at times. And we say them through gritted teeth at times.
By Allie Shawe7 years ago in Education
Everything I Have and Everything I Am
So far, I have been in Japan and teaching English for about two months, and it has had its ups and downs. Usually, there are moderate downs and very high ups. However, there is one personal issue that I always seem to be coming back to every now and then, and this issue has to do with my feeling of failing my kids as a teacher. So far, I have one elementary school day a week, and the rest of the time, I am supposed to be working with my JTE (Japanese teacher of English) to teach English at my middle school. However, my primarily JTE does incorporate me at all into any lesson plans. She doesn’t ever have any work for me to do, and when she does give me a task to plan a few activities and lesson plans, she completely ignores my efforts and ultimately does the same activities and lesson plans that they have been using for years. I have taught more classes at one day of elementary school than I have my entire time at here at my middle school. Without going into a harangue of all the problems with the system and my JTE, I basically want to get the point across that I am literally get paid to sit at my desk all day, which I substitute the time with learning Japanese and interacting with the students in classes other than English.
By An Tran7 years ago in Education
7 More Free Online Courses to Learn About Social Activism (with Stats)
I previously published a list of 8 online courses to help learn about social activism in relation to the mass media, which includes social media. If you’ve read the story, you might notice a weird stat about tweets 😕: every 60 seconds, 481 tweets are sent. Well, Twitter numbers are larger than that. At least 481,000 tweets are sent every internet minute, and many of these tweets have political hashtags in them.
By Lovelli Fuad7 years ago in Education
Going Back to School
I have recently decide to go back to school and finish what I started around ten years ago. Once upon a time I dreamed of becoming a teacher and making my money by helping others. Truth be told it is the only job I have ever truly enjoyed. However, after getting a teacher's aid job I pretty much dropped out of college and forgot about my dream and settled for something that was close enough. Now, however I find myself feeling like I am capable of doing so much more for students. Also, students who I have now seen grow up from preschool to junior high are asking me why I'm not teaching yet (talk about pressure). So this year I finally gathered enough courage to go back to School.
By Monica7 years ago in Education
Life as a Student Teacher (Part 2)
Sometimes I feel like I am going crazy. There are so many theories and methods on how to teach, and then there are even more theories and methods on how to teach foreign language. Lucky for all foreign language teachers, those theories can clash! It's hard to mix the two pedagogical practices, and it's even harder to put what you liked on paper into actual practice in your classroom.
By Dani Ash7 years ago in Education
Creating My Future
From the beginning of July 2018, I started something I didn’t know much about. I researched this program before, but found very little information online. Some friends of mine graduated from this program the year before, and they all had great things to say about it...but yet I still didn’t realize what it entailed.
By Bailee Hollifield7 years ago in Education
My School Journal
I'm not sure where to start with this journal. I suppose it would help to introduce myself, my name is Jay. Other names mentioned in this journal have been changed for privacy reasons. I was born the 12th of November in Honolulu, HI. I graduated as part of the Class of 2017 in Las Vegas, NV. I'm the first to graduate high school and the first to go to college right after, but I am the second oldest grandchild, and the oldest child of both my mom and dad. That's enough about me since you didn't come here for my life story, that will come at a later date though.
By Jay Faress7 years ago in Education
How to Study in College
One thing a lot of college students struggle with is studying for exams, and actually absorbing material well enough to perform well on exams, but there are a few quick things you can do that will help you remember and understand even the trickiest of topics.
By Shelby MacAnanny7 years ago in Education
Learn a Foreign Language at Home - Part Three
When you read this, you probably think I’m going to tell you that you need to spend a significant amount of time in a country that speaks the language that you’re learning. Whilst that would be the perfect way to immerse yourself in the language, there are other ways to get the job done.
By Alicia Brunskill7 years ago in Education