Teaching is a difficult profession. For one, a teacher must be a master of their subject area. Without such understanding, they have little hope of actually imparting knowledge to their students.
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Remember the tabletop video games of the 80s? I used to love to play Pac-Man and Asteroid on those tables. Kids today play games on tiny iPads and smart phones and game consoles, but there was something just so intriguing about playing with a whole table.
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May is the month students across America are graduating and moving out of dorms and student housing. For today’s Green Minute, we provide some helpful tips on how to “move-out” on campus in an eco-friendly way.
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The first Tuesday of the first full week in May is always National Teacher Appreciation Day. Whether you are a student or maybe you are married to or otherwise related to a teacher or even a friend to one, today is the day that you should take time to celebrate their commitment to a profession that is crucial for the advancement of society and knowledge.
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Just about all of the research compiled about social media and poor performance in school has previously been done on adolescents, but here’s some research relative to college students, and the results are pretty bleak.
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One Florida woman is giving a new name to the big yellow bus. In fact, she got rid of the yellow and made it brilliant; not in just color, but also in technology and education.
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A team of Penn State researchers, led by psychology graduate student Adriene Beltz, investigated the potential changes in neural processes as a result of exposure to alcohol in the brains of first-year college students.
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Careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) have long gone to men more often than women. STEM companies and jobs have been trying to recruit more women for decades. However, the University of Pittsburgh and the University of Michigan found that some women have more options in the job market, thus they do not pursue those STEM careers.
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For many, high school graduation means moving into the work field, while for others it means starting college in the fall. For the latter group, this also means that they could find themselves being exposed to alcohol and drinking, and lots of it.
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For many colleges and universities around the country, this past week (or the one before it or this upcoming week), marked Spring Break. Spring Break has its positives, but also some negative effects.
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