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 22, 2015 | News
Duke University recently appointed eight new members to its Board of Trustees that started effective July 1st. Most notably among these new additions are Apple CEO Tim Cook, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, and Coca-Cola Foundation Chairwoman Lisa Borders. The rest of...
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...
by Sarah Green | Jul 20, 2015 | News
Summer vacation is here, and your school-age kid probably has one plan—let their brain spend the next two months unwinding from the patterns of school and learning. And that’s just fine. The break does them good. Like a good night’s sleep, summertime...
by Sarah Green | Jul 19, 2015 | News
All children tell stories. If there are few innate, universal parts of childhood, that’s one of them. Put any two elements together, ask a young child about them, and they’ll weave you a story simple or complicated about what those two things have to do...
by Sarah Green | Jul 17, 2015 | Student Issues
When you are filling out an application for college, one of the documents that you will have to inevitably write is a personal statement. Personal statements are tricky to write: they are intimately personal and about yourself, which can be kind of jarring, because...
by Sarah Green | Jul 15, 2015 | News
Harvard Business School (HBS) has announced that it will be hosting a program on corporate social responsibility in October. From October 18–21, the HBS Executive Education program will host Corporate Social Responsibility: Strategies to Create Business and Social...
by Sarah Green | Jul 10, 2015 | News
Researchers at the University of Exeter have determined that simple classroom measures may reduce the impact of ADHD without having to rely on drug treatments. With help fro collaborators at Kings College London and the Hong Kong Institute of Education, the...
by Sarah Green | Jul 10, 2015 | News
Being bullied is a horrible feeling. There’s a lot of powerlessness, some fear, some guilt. It’s a lot to deal with when you’re already struggling with everything else that’s a part of school, puberty, and growing up. And our schools...
