A child psychologist argues punishment is a waste of time when trying to eliminate problem behavior. Instead, he advocates for a radical technique in which parents positively reinforce the behavior they do want. Say you have a problem child. If it’s a toddler, maybe he smacks...
If a superstore has impacted your life, you might want to write about it. It seems 18-year-old high school senior Brittany Stinson submitted an essay about her love for Costco and got some pretty good responses, specifically, a big “yes” from the University of Pennsylvania, Yale...
MOOCs may soon become a prominent factor in admissions decisions at selective colleges, a way for students who may not do well on traditional measures like the SAT to prove they can hack it. That’s the argument by officials at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, which...
TO: America's colleges and universities FR: America's high school students RE: Please make the college admissions process less daunting and more collaborative, creative, engaging and in tune with the Digital Age. Oh, and while you're at it, try to level the admissions playing field between rich and...
College is a more profitable investment than ever, but graduates are pessimistic about the value of their degrees. Going to college is probably a more profitable investment than ever, but the people investing in it don't seem to think so. A majority of college graduates say that students who recently left...
Earlier this year, Harvard announced that it had accepted 5.9 percent of the nearly 35,000 students who applied for admission to the class of 2018. The next day, Stanford announced an even more exacting 5.07 percent admission rate, the lowest in the university’s history. Statistics like...
I was complimented today about my writing. Inspired by my fan, I offer seven tips on how to improve writing. I jotted these down for myself; I always am pleased to accept further suggestions. First, know the substance. I am able now to write about various...
Recent changes in curriculum, both for humanities and sciences, have many parents wondering what it’s all about, and why the changes are being made. One goal of the common core curriculum is to develop better practical application for skills such as reading or math; educators...
Tony Anscombe, Senior Security Evangelist at AVG Technologies, says a recent global study commissioned by AVG found that 54% ofchildren think their parents are spending too much time on their phones. Parents agreed with their children at the rate of 52% and worried that they were...
Banning cellphones in schools reaps the same benefits as extending the school year by five days, according to a study co-authored by an economist at The University of Texas at Austin. “New technologies are typically thought of as improving productivity, however this is not always the...