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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.

The Manifestation of Remediation
The Manifestation of Remediation “If I have a broken arm based on an x-ray, should everyone be asked to wear a cast?” This is the way David Goodwin, a Math Teacher at Bear Creek High School of Stockton, feels about the way grades are being applied to our learning community in the concept of group critique and individual growth.
By V O I C E | Omniverse8 years ago in Education
3/19/2018
Today was my first day back from spring break and I'm not gonna lie, it was absolute shit (but it gets better, so just hang in there while I complain about first world problems). I woke up twenty minutes late, which didn't bother me because I don't give a fuck how I show up to school. If anyone wears contacts, you'll know then it can be brutal hell. Sometimes you put them in inside out, you drop them, you got shit on your hands, they tear, or worse, THEY TEAR IN YOUR EYES, which is what happened to me this morning. Basically, the only benefit of wearing contacts is so you don't have to keep pushing your glasses up or clean them every ten minutes because you have that one mother fucking finger print. After that mortal catastrophe, I, applied what I thought was dry shampoo on my greasy ass hair, but no no no no no, it was HAIRSPRAY. I took baby powder (which, if you don't know, makes your hair look less greasy), and put it on my head. I do not know what I was thinking, because the baby powder just stuck onto my head and did not go anywhere. My mom told me to brush it out and, thankfully, it worked.
By 8 years ago in Education
Top 10 Things English Majors Understand
Here is a list for you English majors, which you have probably experienced in your degree. Taking an English class with so many psychology students. This is a struggle because you will suddenly find yourself in a class that is talking about Alice Monroe's mentality and her state of mind, rather than the in-depth text itself. We English majors read, analyze, and write essays, we do not speculate on a fictional characters mindfulness unless if it significant. Oh so you wanna be a teacher? No. Just because I am in English does not mean we all want to be teachers. Geez! Some of us want to get a PhD or a Master's Degree and carry on with English, others will want to go into film, become script writers. Or some of us want to be writers, but we want some sort of informative background! There are many jobs that are useful to have a degree in English, such as business or administration. It is not just teaching. So why did you chose English? This question will come up often and most of the responses you will get is, "I can't math or science" and yes said in those exact words with the horrible grammar that comes with it. Many of us barely passed math but most of us were in Advanced Placement English. The reason that I personally am in English is because, "I can't English or math" and because I want to be a writer. Truth be told I had to upgrade English, but it was totally worth it! Oh you only have an essay due? Yes, I actually have four essays due all consisting of twelve pages. And all you other majors have to do is write an exam? Yeah...I would rather write ten papers than write two exams. Sorry, but my writing is what gets me my marks. Wait! We need to write an exam in three hours consisting of one essay and short answer questions! Yes, our fingers hurt at the end of that, sometimes we don't have time to plan an essay, and we are sometimes expected to sit down and write straight without stopping because we don't have the time. You planning to go into English? And you don't believe in feminism? Hah, yeah good luck with that buddy. You will start to realize what women were treated like in poetry and in short stories and realize: damn women had no rights! We have heated debates over what the author's intent was. We can see that publishers sensitize and censor the things that readers don't want to read. So how much of it are we really reading that is the author? English majors attack people's ideas and not the person, that is a very good thing to know. We don't have to agree all the time to everything, our views may be different. Calling someone stupid for what they think is not the way to go about a healthy debate. Other classes? Yes, we sit in the back and don't say much because most of what comes out of our mouth should be well articulated and like I said before, we can't science or math. It is not our strongest suit. Going out? You can forget that! Pass me a book or a movie and a cup of tea. It's nine o'clock and you want to go outside and grind against other hot bodies and come back smelling like alcohol and weed. Forget it, I will sit under my blanket and be anti-social. Thank-you very much.
By Ada Zuba8 years ago in Education
Child Poverty in the UK. Top Story - March 2018.
“I think there is something to be said for the argument that there is a section of youth in this country that do not feel they have a legitimate future, who have been raised in poverty, who in a sense are completely marginalized and isolated from the rest of society, and who feel they have no power over their own lives.” - Owen Jones, ‘Chavs: The Demonization of the Working Class’
By Victoria Cochran8 years ago in Education
Nonverbal Learning Disabilities in Turner Syndrome
Jim Abbott, a former Major League Baseball pitcher, despite having been born without a right hand, once stated that “it’s not the disability that defines you; it’s how you deal with the challenges the disability presents you with. We have an obligation to the abilities we DO have, not the disability” (Jim Abbot). This has never been more important to instill in our students today. They learn from our actions and language how to treat others, so modeling appropriate behavior in the classroom is essential. Understanding and respecting our students as individuals, each with their own special needs, will better prepare them for success. It is our job as educators to facilitate that success, and tailor our classrooms to fit their needs. We should be aware of what our students may be going through and the challenges they face. For example, the chromosomal abnormality Turner Syndrome (TS) has many symptoms and implications in the classroom.
By Kayla Bloom8 years ago in Education
Can Tutoring Services Help You?
Tutoring can be one of the most beneficial aids in helping you academically succeed. Services are meant to help you improve in any given academic subject. This can range from a number of any given courses. If you are struggling academically and need help enhancing your grade from an F to an A, take the time to have someone help you succeed in your education for your benefit.
By Jason Anschutz8 years ago in Education
Education on Bullying and Mental Well Being Is Key
As a kid, I was bullied, teased, and made fun of. I spent a very large majority of time in the counselor's office. I was a very depressed kid. This started when I was in the second grade and continued through the rest of my schooling. I shared my issues with the School counselors and with my parents. It really was to no avail, because the harassment never stopped.
By Lillian Golze8 years ago in Education
We Learned It Wrong
I've been to many places. I've lived there too. One thing that always grabbed my attention was my concern about the huge differences in education. Why did people assume Asian kids were smart? Why do people say that they never studied but the next day they come home with A's and B's? Why do some people give up so easily while others are motivated to continue?
By angela lu8 years ago in Education
9 Fun and Cheap Things to Do on Spring Break
Spring break is just about the middle of the semester, so here are a few things to pass the time in a useful way during break.
By Leyla D8 years ago in Education
The Life of Me (Joshua Kyle Jackson)
One of the greatest things about being alive today is I can be able to do the one thing my mother has never done: go to college. I am still learning the ropes of life as a 20-year-old guy in college, but I believe I will be alright at the end of the day. People always say "The Lord will make a way," and I am quite sure of that.
By Joshua Jackson8 years ago in Education
Home and the Heart
How do you define home? Is it where you live? Is it where you love? Is it based on people? How you feel there? Religion? Where your family is? Where you work? The school you go to? Location? There are so many ways that people try to define this abstract concept of home. While this struggle of definition seems unimportant to most groups of people in the world, it is a constant question for college students. They are the ones that this confusion affects. These students have just left their childhood home to live out a new adventure, in all of its terrifying and confusing glory. But is that new place home, or the one that was left behind? The question of home and belonging is a huge issue in the transitional time of young adulthood.
By Caroline Yarborough8 years ago in Education
Elementary School's Most Wanted
I wasn't a problematic kid. I didn't talk back to my teachers. I didn't vandalize the school on weekends. But I also wasn't a prodigy. I'm not “gifted.” I was pretty much your average kid with average grades. Except I had a pathetic quota of friends and I had a tough time communicating with new people. But I was still an angelic child, until one afternoon in second grade, when I became a juvenile delinquent. One day, we had show and tell and someone brought in a Do It Yourself – Diary Of a Wimpy Kid book. My small, underdeveloped, seven year old brain decided that I craved it. I “couldn't live without it.” Except, I didn't want to just have my parents purchase me my own, like anyone else with common sense would do. I desired his, no exceptions.
By Bed Head Red8 years ago in Education