Journalist Hanna Rosin has written God’s Harvard, a wonderful book about Patrick Henry College, a Christian school that its chancellor calls “a Harvard for the home-schooled.”
Television And Education
As the amount of time that children spend watching television (televisores) increases, so does the concern for how it affects their academic ability. Children are watching on average four hours of television a day, and extensive research is being made into the effects. However, there is currently no evidence suggesting that television (televisores) watching affects children`s performance in school in a negative manner. In fact, modern research has found that there is a positi…
The Abstinence Teacher Gets An ‘A’ In My Grade Book
Tom Perrotta and I have two things in common: New Jersey roots and novels about sex education; his latest work, The Abstinence Teacher is the only other novel, besides my own, The Sex Ed Chronicles, that I have read which covers a subject that is still considered taboo in some social circles.
The Academic Divide: Graduate Students With Funding And Without
In many university departments, it seems like there are two separate groups of graduate students: those who have grants and assistantships, and those who dont. Is it worth it to continue your education if you arent one of the select few?
The Benefits Of A Distance Learning Associate Degree
Education is a very important part of todays job hunt process, not just for you but also for employers. The days are gone where you could put in your time to keep a secure place in the work force, todays employers are hiring younger employees right out of college with degrees that suit them to jobs that were once held by experienced workers. The question is what can you do about it to stay ahead of the curve. The answer is in distance learning and associate degrees.
The Benefits Of A Free Online Typing Test
There are many benefits to taking a free online typing test. First though, lets take a look at how important the skill of typing has become in our society. In the past, most people communicated by means of handwritten communications. With the advancement of the typewriter many people would go to business school to learn how to type and develop other secretarial skills, data entry and word processing was handled by employers, not software programs.
The Convenience Of Internet Education
If you dont like college life youre not alone. Todays world is much more fast-paced than it was 20 years ago when your father was in college. Youve been raised in a world dominated by instant gratification. You want a degree and you want it now, so you can get on with your life already. Who can blame you?
The Difference Between Private And Public Colleges In Toronto
Toronto is one of North Americas greatest cities. It offers architectural beauty, highly developed culture and a cosmopolitan quality of life. It is also the home to numerous institutions of higher education, both public and private. Torontos public and private colleges offer a tremendous variety of experiences and opportunities. Here is a quick run-down of some basic differences between Torontos private and public colleges.
The History Of Home Schooling
Home schooling is also known as home education, and is a method of teaching children in the family home, rather than at an institution, such as a public school. Originally, all schooling was done in the family home, or informally within small communities. Very few children ever went to school, or had private tutelage. Children who did have this type of education were considered to be privileged, and were mainly from wealthy families.
SAT Optional Schools Not Always Easy Schools
It has been 30 years since I was a high school senior, but I had to take the SATs just as 11th and 12th graders do now. I did okay, but not good enough to get into my two first choice schools. Back then, I blamed the SATs and called them unfair, but life went on. I graduated happily in four years from the school I chose.
The Importance Of Homeschooling Laws
For various reasons many parents decide to homeschool their children. Homeschooling can provide an enhanced learning experience that far surpasses what can be had in a public or private school system. There are many advantages to home schooling especially during the elementary years.
Shades Of Red
From time to time, I would like to write about colleges and universities from the perspective of studying Rutgers University, my alma mater and school I know best. I have earned two degrees from Rutgers and formed successful professional relationships with university administrators.