Archive for January, 2007

Med School Interview Advice

Thursday, January 25th, 2007

A collection of advice to help you prepare for your interview to medical school…

Are You Global?

Wednesday, January 24th, 2007

A very nice student named Anna recently wrote in about a problem she had in the classroom. She said that she always freezes up when the teacher calls on her…

Grad School Women

Tuesday, January 23rd, 2007

Grad school can be especially tough for women because of a myriad of biases and more. These links provide female grad students with tools and advice to deal with discrimination,…

Social Studies Game Show

Monday, January 22nd, 2007

Why do most South Americans speak Spanish? What do we call major changes to the United States Constitution? Where is the Erie Canal?

These questions all come from a…

Preparing for Your Medical School Interview

Monday, January 22nd, 2007

Congratulations, you’ve been asked to interview for medical school! Now what?…

Speech Recognition on Your Computer

Saturday, January 20th, 2007

If your computer came equipped with Office XP, you can train it to type what you say and read back what you’ve typed! These are great features for auditory…

Affirmative Action Alternative

Friday, January 19th, 2007

In this interesting opinion piece from a University of Michigan education professor, the writer argues for an alternative to traditional affirmative action. He suggests that students whose high schools…