Technology Takeover
Technology is taking over and dehumanizing our relationships, or what’s left of them. Whether one is using a computer, laptop, cell phone or iPod, technology is in constant use and,…
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Students breaking away from tradition
In the recent recession, adults who once felt secure and confident in their careers were let go due to reconstruction of companies, or businesses not having enough revenue to support…
The wandering mind
Some students with Attention Deficit Disorder and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder experience scrutiny from teachers and peers over the existence of their learning disability. People need to be aware that…
How professors hinder learning
Even at a teaching-based institution, student and teachers don’t always share expectations. Unfortunately though, it’s the student who loses. Within the first few weeks of new classes, students will more…
Caffeine craze: Are students dependent on quick energy?
Whether it’s early in the morning or late afternoon, it’s uncommon to walk into a class and not see at least one or two students gulping down some sort of…
You can’t airbrush the real thing: how the media affects women
Photoshop allows the media to piece together women to fill the pages of magazines, which sets a standard of beauty that is impossible to achieve. Dr. Nicole Hawkins’ studies show…
Students inspired by Erin Gruwell
In 2007, Paramount released the film Freedom Writers, starring Hilary Swank and based on the story of Erin Gruwell, a teacher at Wilson High School in Long Beach, California. Gruwell…
Warning: Technological error
Internet and cell phone use in the classroom is distracting students from learning in the classroom. Teachers are making rules against using technology in the classroom until students learn to…
Attendance Polices: Are they justified?
Attendance: Our lives have been completely structured by it as we’ve grown up. Whether it’s attendance in school, sports, church, clubs or so forth, it’s always been imperative to our…
