Content tagged with "education"
Not everyone needs to go to college.
“Usually, when a university confers an honorary degree (often to a commencement speaker) the degree is a ‘Doctorate of Letters’ or ‘Doctorate of Humane Letters.’ It’s usually claimed that the degree is granted due to the recipient’s lifelong contribution to the arts. But what does ‘letters’ mean in…”
Not graduating from high school causes people to judge you, for all sorts of reasons.
“This is a vague word, generally meaning the studies of things centered around human beings, their culture and condition. The opposing field is science, including social sciences like law and economics. A review of several sources produced this list of fields of studies that can fall under the…”
“This is a book about the state of American education, written by a famous movie director. As he tells it, when he went location scouting for one of his movies, he visited several high schools, and was shocked by the disparities. What followed a couple of years of research, and the result is this…”
“This is: a type of facility, like a gymnasium or hall a type of education institution or program The name comes from the Ancient Greek name of a gymnasium in Athens. Lyceum is often used to refer to that type of physical location. However, the word is also used to refer to a variety of educational…”
“ This is a specialized public school that’s targeted to a specific type of student or course of study, such as math, science, etc. A magnet school ‘draws in’ students from other areas (you know, like a magnet). ”
“This is a portmanteau of the words ‘mechanical’ and ‘electronic.’ It can refer to two related things: A general multidisciplinary approach to fields where robotics and electronics intersect The specific study of automation – both physical tooling and their control systems (for instance, on a…”
“This is a good and practical book about teaching. It’s meant for school teachers, but I read it for tips on communicating ideas. The title refers to the scope of teaching – there are large-scale strategies to improving teaching across groups. But this book is about small teacher – how to improve…”
“ This video was shown at a Rotary lunch by the president of the local technical school. It lays out a solid (and entertaining) case that college isn’t for everyone, and you shouldn’t go ‘just to go.’ ”