Archive for July, 2007

Gaming and Homework

Friday, July 6th, 2007

Recently, researchers at the University of Michigan conducted a study to observe some of the effects of excessive gaming. The researchers wanted to find out how time spent playing video…

Teach with an International Degree?

Thursday, July 5th, 2007

To paraphrase a recent poster to the Grad School Forum:

I hold a Master’s degree, from Britain, and seek elementary school teacher’s certification. Will a British master’s degree qualify as an…

Valedictorians a Thing of the Past?

Tuesday, July 3rd, 2007

If you’ve been dreaming all your life about becoming your high school valedictorian, you may need to rethink your ambitions. Many schools are doing away with the traditional honor.

This long-held…

Reducing Application Stress

Tuesday, July 3rd, 2007

Jay Mathews, Washington Post education columnist and author of Harvard, Schmarvard, has ten ways to reduce college application stress. While most definitely won’t happen and several seem ill advised…

SAT Words G-K

Sunday, July 1st, 2007

The best way to build your SAT vocabulary is through the gradual introduction of and the regular use of new words. This week we introduce five new words to our…