Texas rewrites History
The Texas Board of Education has approved an academic curriculum that presents a “conservative” viewpoint of history. It stresses the “superiority” of American capitalism and questions the Founding Fathers’ commitment to a secular government without state sponsored religion according to an article in the New York Times and the Dallas Morning News.
Binge Drinking, Definition and Effects
Binge drinking, particularly on college campuses, is a real problem. First, let us define “binge drinking”: it is defined as having 5 or more drinks in a row, in other words, drinking a large quantity of alcohol quickly for the purpose of getting drunk. A social drinker will have a few drinks throughout the evening, but the goal isn’t to get “dead drunk”. Yes, I am aware that drinking and college go together like peanut and bread. I am not talking about social drinking, though, I am talking about binge drinking.
Second Semester Sophomore…and spring break!
I’m in my second semester as a sophomore, which means I’m almost halfway done, scary! So far this semester has been pretty good. I have selected a major, and minor, all I have to do is declare it! I will be majoring in music along with a minor in sociology and anthropology! If I am not too overwhelmed and have the time I will double major with the two studies.
A visit to The Fairhill School in Dallas
I was honored to be asked by The Fairhill School to give a talk about college fit to their sophomores and juniors. It was a great time, with interested and bright students. In case you don’t know, The Fairhill School is a “private, non-profit college preparatory school serving students in grades one through twelve. Fairhill’s primary purpose is to provide a superior education for students of average and above intelligence who have been diagnosed with a learning difference such as Dyslexia, Dysgraphia, Dyscalculia, Auditory Processing Disorder, or Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.” (more…)
Cool Majors: Psychology
Popular Jobs for Psychology Majors
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Everyone loves psychology…but do you really know what it is? According to Wikipedia, psychology “is an academic and applied discipline which involves the scientific study of human (or animal) mental functions and behaviors. In this field, a professional practitioner or researcher is called a psychologist, and is classified as a social or behavioral scientist. Psychologists attempt to understand the role of mental functions in individual and social behavior, while also exploring the underlying physiological and neurological processes.” There are many possiblities for this major. (more…)
Avatar
I know that movie is old news, but I was raiding wikipedia like I often do and I came across this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Themes_in_Avatar
It’s pretty long as far as wikipedia articles go. I saw Avatar in imax 3-D and it was cool. I mean it was long… and it was Pocahontas… but a lot of things exploded and got eaten by those dragon things and got shot, that was entertaining. (more…)
Don’t know what to major in? You are not alone.
Most of my students start out having no clear idea of what they want to do with their lives. Often, students seem worried about that, but actually it is completely normal for a 16 or 17 year old to be unsure of what they want out of life. I’d be more concerned if they had it completely mapped out! (more…)
Busy Busy Girl
I have been so busy, with this little thing called college. I have all of my midterms coming up in the next week or two, so all I have been doing with my life is studying.
USA Today: High School College Counselors get “poor” scores
60% of high school students rate their high school college counselors poor or fair at best, according to a story in the USA Today. That really is not surprising when one considers that high school counselors are not trained to give college advice, they have so many other guidance tasks to fulfill, and they have far too many students to work with. (more…)
Do Party Schools Pay?
Top Party Colleges By Salary Potential
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” alt=”" />Payscale.com took Princeton Review’s list of top party schools and looked at the starting median salary and the mid-career median salary. I don’t think these students have anything to worry about! (more…)
Lowered Standards
I should be in bed since I have to be up before the sun tomorrow for my 8 AM teaching class, but I couldn’t go to bed without talking (or in this case typing) about what I discovered tonight. Baylor University has been said to be “lowering their standards.” (more…)
Salary Report: this will surprise you!
Payscale.com released some VERY interesting reports regarding colleges and salaries, majors and salaries, location and salaries, etc! Some of the top salary ranges are liberal arts schools you’ve probably never heard of. (more…)
Protesting Education Budget Cuts on Thursday March 4
Check out this opinion piece on CNN http://www.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/03/04/Singsen.education.protest/index.html?iref=allsearch
