The Benefits of Extracurricular Activities As students we hear it all the time, we need to participate in extracurricular activities. Many of us may ask, “What counts as an extracurricular activity?” and “Why do I need to participate?”. Today we would like to address each of these questions. To begin, let’s first discuss what an…
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Becoming a Learner I had the opportunity recently to read a truly incredible book entitled Becoming a Learner: Realizing the Opportunity of Education by Matthew L. Sanders. Being a college student myself, this really opened my mind, and heart, up to more effective learning. School can be hard. So often it feels as though the…
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So You Want to be a Doctor? Starting this week, we will begin a new series entitled “So you want to be a…” in which we will be able to interview people in several different professions/majors in order to get a better idea of what to expect in each of these fields. We are hoping…
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African American History Month African American History Month, more commonly known as Black History Month, was started over ninety years ago, by a historian named Carter G Woodson. Recognizing the lack of public awareness of Black contributions to the history of the United States, Woodson organized the Association for the Negro Life and History which…
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[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.0.47″][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.0.48″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”3.0.74″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”] Tips for Creating an Effective Study Environment The feeling of completing a day of classes is so liberating. Until the moment you realize you have several hours of studying to do, that is. However, studying can…
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‘Tis the Season for Goal-Setting: Tips and Tricks for Setting Successful Goals New year, new me. At least, that’s what we hope to accomplish. However, it can be so difficult to maintain those changes we wish to make. For this week, we will be discussing and reviewing some basic tips regarding how to make…
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Why is Reading so Important? From the moment we begin elementary school we are taught to read. While there are many who eventually fall in love with the practice, many struggle to understand why such a boring activity is necessary. English classes are consistently required throughout secondary education and several English classes…
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Learning from Failure and Overcoming It Failure is a difficult fact of life. It is impossible to experience life without also consistently falling short. The fear of failure often keeps us from fulfilling goals, preferring the easy, less world-changing paths to the difficult, failure ridden ones. When we take time to allow those…
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GED vs. High School Diploma: What is the Difference and is one Better than the Other? Many of you may be asking, what even is a GED? A GED is a certificate an individual can receive upon passing as general knowledge test. This certificate, in theory, takes the place of a high school…
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[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″] [et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] Math is Not the Devil I have been tutoring math for about 20 years now. When I am meeting students for the first time, I am often told “I Hate Math” or “I am horrible at math”. It is amazing how people label themselves and…
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