This is the time of year that college students traditionally come home for up to 6 weeks for the holidays. While they were away at school, they were pretty much on their own and could do whatever they pleased. Now that they are back home are they expected to conform back to their high school [...]
ScienceDaily (Dec. 1, 2007) — With end-of-semester finals looming, here’s an exam question: Will pulling an all-nighter actually help you score well? To the dismay of college students everywhere, the correct answer is “no.” Pamela Thacher, associate professor of psychology at St. Lawrence University (Canton, N.Y.), studied the sleeping patterns and transcripts of 111 students [...]
Buying gifts for a teenager can be tough as I am sure all you parents have figured out by now. Here is a list of the top 10 sellers so that you can have some ideas (albeit not inexpensive ones) for pulled together a list of top sellers to help you in your search for [...]
Better-qualified people are being attracted to the teaching profession, according to a report by the Educational Testing Service. Future teachers who took the state teacher licensing tests from the years 2002 to 2005 scored higher on their SAT’s while in high school and also obtained better grades while in college than teachers who took the [...]
College may seem an eon away to high school seniors who are focused on that next big test or big football game. But the time to think about choosing and paying for college is now. Some early-admissions and scholarship deadlines are right around the corner, if they haven’t passed already. That’s not to say that [...]