Archive for June, 2009
White Personalities in the Classroom
June 12, 2009 8:53 am Career AdviceWhite personalities are typically classified as accepting, calm, and balanced. They are independent and require kindness. They like to keep things balanced in their life and they try to maintain internal feelings of tranquility and comfort. This kind of personality is essential in the classroom. They are very tolerant and accepting of different people and their ideas. They are quiet by nature and will most likely be sitting in the back or on the sides of the classroom.
Ivy League and Socioeconomic Status
June 11, 2009 10:00 am Career Advice, Preparing for SchoolThe Whitman College extravagance shows the prosperity of America’s elite and private schools. Ivy League, Stanford, and MIT are elite institutions that excel socially and academically. They are known for their great proportion of wealth to their size and the rest of higher education institutions. Most students that attend Ivy League are the wealthy and it demonstrates that the rich continue to get much richer.
Your Learning Style
June 10, 2009 4:16 pm Career AdviceEveryone realizes that individuals prefer different styles and techniques to learn. Everyone has a mix of learning styles. Some people may have dominant styles, and rarely use different styles, while others may use different styles in different circumstances. Learning styles are not fixed. Anyone can further develop the style that they already use, or a style they rarely use.
Virtual Graduation
June 10, 2009 3:34 pm Career AdviceBryant & Stratton College will host a graduation ceremony in Second Life the online virtual world. This ceremony will be the first time that a graduation has been hosted on Second Life. The ceremony will include a procession, commencement speaker, and conferring of degrees to students that are dressed in caps and gowns.
California Possibly Eliminating Cal Grants
June 2, 2009 6:00 pm Financial AidGovernor Schwarzenegger has proposed a plan eliminating Cal Grants for freshmen and canceling increases promised to other students. By wiping out these grants, young graduates will face difficult choices, such as not pursuing a higher education, being forced to work more, living at home, asking their families for help, or going deeper into debt.Many states are cutting back on their grants but California’s plan will eventually cancel all student aid by first phasing out freshmen grants, and prevent existing rewards from increasing.
By wiping out these grants, young graduates will face difficult choices, such as not pursuing a higher education, being forced to work more, living at home, asking their families for help, or going deeper into debt.
Higher Education Ready to Crumble
June 2, 2009 3:36 am EconomySeveral scholars and journalists are now bringing up the idea that higher-education could be the next sector to crumble. This means that smaller colleges might be forced to merge, close, or declare bankruptcy. They have spent too much and are in debt up to their eyeballs, and now with shaky student loans and rising tuition [...]
