Your First Time

Transition from high school to college: useful & entertaining books that put things in perspective

admin — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:47:05 +0000

Getting ready for college? Here’s a list of select books to help you start off on the right foot! Navigating Your Freshman Year: How to Make the Leap to College Life-and Land on Your Feet by Students Helping Students There’s lots of good advice in the pages of this guide, written and edited by college [...]

Summer Learning Woes

admin — Sun, 24 May 2009 04:20:06 +0000

Does the summer affect student learning achievements? A study completed in 1996 showed that as teachers have always suspected, achievement stays stagnant or loses ground over the summer. Some people advocate a year-long system of education to combat these losses although there are people who argue against this system. Source Please take a moment to [...]

Marianna Palka

admin — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 03:44:21 +0000

The U.S. Drama category is one of the most prestigious at Sundance. At 26, Marianna Palka is the youngest filmmaker with “Good Dick,” a modern-day fairy tale of a boy who fails in love with a reclusive girl. Palka directed and wrote “Good Dick,” and she stars in the film alongside her longtime boyfriend, Jason [...]