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From balancing your course load to forging relationships with classmates to extracurricular involvement, these are the tried and true methods to nail your career as a student.
My Favorite Students of All Time!
I have been a teacher/writer for 40 years come this June 2018. Actually, I have been a writer since I was an 8th grader, but that only enhanced my experiences. Here in New York, I have taught in Catholic schools, public schools and a charter school for a short amount of time. I taught mostly 6 to 8 grades. I also taught Kindergarten for (thankfully) one day and I taught high school for about a combined total of four years. In public school, I have worked as a Dean of Discipline and as an Assistant Principal. That is a lot of experience. So, as you can clearly see, I have a lot of educational experience and I am clearly able to write about it.
By Maurice Bernier8 years ago in Education
What You Don't Hear About Life at University
You're going to university. You're thinking about moving away from home maybe and meeting new people, living in a new place, making new relationships, and of course, we can't forget the nightlife. All these things are great, but what you don't hear about is the effects on your mental health all these things can have on you.
By Annica Webb8 years ago in Education
8 Things I Wish I Knew About Musical Theatre Training. Top Story - April 2018.
Musical theatre from an outsider's view looks like a bit of fun, and in many ways it is. However, once you decide to embark on making this a career, things get a lot more serious. Now I'm in no way trying to tell you not to go for it. If you have a passion and a talent, then why not at least try? Because at the end of the day you can stand with your head high and say you gave it your best shot. However, there's many things that I wish I knew before I started this process and wanted to share it with an aspiring actor.
By Rachel Hookway8 years ago in Education
Students vs. The American School System
Okay, so everyone knows that school is intended to be a place where education and learning happens, it's supposed to be a place where children discover what they want to be when they grow up, it's supposed to be a place to prepare you for reality. Not in America!
By Siobhan Vibiana8 years ago in Education
Zero Tolerance in Schools
There have been several reports this week of a speech given at the National Union of Teachers (N.U.T.) conference on the subject of Zero Tolerance Policies in schools; the subject was also debated on a episode of Channel Five's The Wright Stuff; this topic is of particular interest to me as I have recently changed my career and have been working in Pupil Referral Units (for anyone that isn't familiar with these, a Pupil Referral Unit is a specialist school for pupils that have been expelled from mainstream schools).
By Aaron Jones8 years ago in Education
Reach for the Sky!!!!
Well, another school year for you has come to a close. You’re probably sitting here and wondering what tomorrow is going to bring you. A while ago, a very wise gentleman brought up the name Satchel Paige. Paige was probably the greatest pitcher in all of baseball, but he was never really given a chance to play in the Major Leagues. He was one of the biggest stars in the Negro League. Had he played in the Major Leagues, he might have set records that would never have been broken again. As a batter, he probably would have hit twice the number of home runs than Barry Bonds could have done. And even though he never did get that chance to show his skills in the Majors, he is still acknowledged as the greatest of all time. His experiences caused him to take a philosophical look at his life. He was once asked why he did not look back at his accomplishments. He said that the moment you stop to look back is when you will discover that someone is gaining on you. How true. How many times have you been in a race, looked back and found yourself losing that race due to the fact that your opponent passed you?
By Maurice Bernier8 years ago in Education
Trauma Club
You spend all night looking for that perfect 30 second-1 minute monologue. Has to be the right genre that matches the play. You spend about two hours memorizing it. You lose so much sleep over it. You wake up wishing you had more time to sleep, but the alarm clock disappoints. You get ready for the day going through that monologue over and over again. You kick yourself because you're messing up lines that were otherwise stronger last night. You get to school and greet your fellow thespians, encouraging them, saying how they'll be great while they're as nervous as you. You get through the first half of classes reciting every word to your monologue. You get to lunch, but how can you eat? Every breath you take feels like you're gonna puke. No, you have to keep practicing. You WANT to make the cut! It HAS TO BE PERFECT! You make it through the rest of your classes. You wait for the director to call your name. You know what time you signed up for but everyone else is quick so you might go in early. You must use this time to prepare. Then you hear it. Your name. The time has come. You walk in with as much confidence as you can muster up. You introduce yourself and say where you got your monologue from. You recite each word with so much character and emotion as humanly possible.
By Monzy Mason8 years ago in Education
Writing Saved My Life
I have been writing for three years now. Words are more captivating than anything else that a lad like me can fathom. During my school years, I loved reading comic books and bible stories. They made me happy and added value to my life. The tales of Samson and Delilah gave me a glimpse of what happened in ancient times. In high school, my desire to read was growing, this made me to join academic related clubs to improve my learning skills. These clubs were very helpful to me and other students who joined in later. I learned so much about African history and my country, just in few week my grades changed and I began taking lead in history and geography subjects. You can imagine how a leap of faith can change a person’s life.
By padili mikomangwa8 years ago in Education
What I Overcame
Most of us have faced big challenges and obstacles in life, and I’m sure that you struggled with them just like me. Difficult circumstances are unavoidable throughout everyday life, and how we handle them uncovers a more profound layer of our identity and what we think about most. The greatest part of those battles may have changed our identity or how we later moved toward life. Challenging circumstances take us past our consolation zone, trigger fears, and tensions, but moreover, have the control to end up moments of truth. In this light, challenges are the extreme muses for contemplation, advertising effective lessons around ourselves.
By Dakota Hill8 years ago in Education
