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5 Dorm Necessities
Now, I was an RA for two years and lived in the residence halls or dorms for three years. It is definitely an interesting experience! But you meet some of your greatest friends there! I know I did. So, here are some things that are a must-have for living away from home.
By Rich Burton8 years ago in Education
How to (Successfully) Juggle Your Insane University Schedule
Coming out of my first year of university, I thought that signing up for as many things as possible would be a good idea. My first-year experience was filled with a lot of homesickness and loneliness, so I figured that keeping myself busy would reduce the possibility of having the same experience in second year. So, I committed myself to four extracurricular activities, being a first-year mentor, doing a course overload, and working at one of the libraries on campus.
By Faith8 years ago in Education
Looking Forward in Art
I have never thought of becoming or being anything or anyone extraordinary. I have always thought of my future in a pretty realistic fashion, simply because I believe I have been content all of my life to work toward taking just one step more than I have already walked.
By Dalan Hartmann8 years ago in Education
3 Perspectives to Pack for College
You’re starting college and I’m sure you’re excited (and nervous) for your fresh start: new friends, new lifestyle, not to mention a whole new level of independence. College is going to change your life. You think high school had some milestones? You have so much more waiting for you.
By No Name8 years ago in Education
Most Popular College Majors for Millennials. Top Story - October 2017.
The most exciting things about higher education involve new friendships and freedom from your parents, but it's your future education that takes up the bulk of your college experience, so what you will eventually learn along the way is what should be most important to you. Freshman year is a tough learning curve, but you'll get the creative spark you need and the energy to succeed later in your college career.
By Ryan Epps8 years ago in Education
Lost High School Senior
In exactly a week, I start my senior year. It seems to be a fairly big deal because it'll be my last first day. I think I know where I want to head after high school, but I've wasted time being lost and lazy so I will probably have to take a different route to get there.
By Kay Kay8 years ago in Education
As Big As It Goes: Origami Art. Top Story - October 2017.
I slapped the giant piece of canvas onto the table, making half the class jump in surprise. It was early Wednesday morning, just a few weeks before summer vacation. Heat radiated off the blacktop of the basketball courts outside the art room. I couldn’t wait to start.
By Dalan Hartmann8 years ago in Education
One Tip for Handling Your First Month as a University Student
Right now, thousands of students across Canada are settling into new homes and routines as they start their long-awaited first year of university.
By Meag Campbell8 years ago in Education
How To Be Good at School
I watch her face glow with defiance as her jaw tightens to restrain her voice. Not hours later, I hear her screaming down the hallway, octaves above her usual pitch, with frustration. Our AP Literature teacher will never know the passionate disagreement she feels towards his analysis of The Stranger. He will never know that she believes the book to be closer held to Marxist theory, because she will never tell him that she sees no evidence supporting Mersault’s existentialism. Confinements and prescriptions struggle to infiltrate her imaginative ideation, but her headstrong skull refuses to let anything in or out. Her mask is built firmly with steel and she is sealed shut within. She clings to individuality underlying her fraudulent educational ideology.
By Amelia Clare Wright8 years ago in Education
Special Education in 2017
Today's education for students who have disabilities still has not improved enough to truly help them. Supposedly there are laws in place, but just try to challenge something that is wrong and see if they help you. They don't. All students who have disabilities have a right to privacy. No student should ever be forced into a situation where they are made to feel uncomfortable. How would you feel if your doctor told everyone that you have a disease? Students who have disabilities have advisors that are assigned to help them. The problem is that these advisors really have no authority to correct something if anything goes wrong. There is always a boss of a boss that is higher up than they are, so where does it end when students run into problems with a class? What should be solved in a few days turns into weeks of waiting. When this happens it adversely affects the students who are having problems.
By Lilli Adams8 years ago in Education
How to Budget (For Students). Top Story - October 2017.
If you're like me, a student who has a loan to get through the long months of dwindling torture, you would probably benefit from this article.
By N M8 years ago in Education
Monday Blues
Today was one of those teaching days. You going in all prepared and ready for your kids. It's Monday. You have the worksheets printed (or in my case a folder labelled "TO PRINT") you have your lessons planned. Your work ID left on the cupboard at home but you You have your coffee mug ready and raring to go.
By Mel Dobson8 years ago in Education