by Sarah Green | Aug 4, 2015 | News, Student Issues
The ability to ask questions is a vital part of a child’s education. But it’s not a skill that’s well taught, and not one taught early enough. It’s also painfully easy to discourage a child from asking at all. Over-strict teachers who dislike...
by Sarah Green | Jul 24, 2015 | News, Student Issues
Is it possible to predict a student’s college GPA using modern technology? According to a professor at Dartmouth, it is! The app is called SmartGPA and uses a smartphone’s ability to sense a person’s activity and passively measure the kind of behavior that affects...
by Sarah Green | Jul 23, 2015 | News, Student Issues
There are multiple different ways to attack grad school. You don’t have to follow the typical path of going to high school, earning straight As, getting into the college of your dreams (or not), and finally applying to grad school, culminating in sometimes up to...
by Sarah Green | Jul 23, 2015 | News, Student Issues
For years, children with ADHD have been branded as distracting, and told to be quiet, sit still, and concentrate. According to a new study though, the movements that children with ADHD do while trying to work, such as tapping their feet or fidgeting, are actually...
by Sarah Green | Jul 21, 2015 | Student Issues, Teacher Issues
It has been obvious for years that women are underrepresented in computer science, engineering, and mathematics jobs. Despite an increased focus on such careers and a willingness to accept women into such fields, not to mention a constant fight to reduce sexism in...
