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Education, Life

The Engagement Center: Because You Can Totally Force Learning

There’s a reason “The Engagement Center” will be the “first-of-its-kind”, because it’s the dumbest thing I’ve heard. I’m not a fan of No Child Left Behind, and agree that everything should be done to make schools accessible to kids everywhere, but part of the problem with public education is the idea that you can force someone to learn. This new truancy center, which Mayor Bloomberg … Continue reading The Engagement Center: Because You Can Totally Force Learning

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Education, Life

Student Loans: What They Don’t Understand

“I guess the best advice is to use your head when you are making loans and not to go over your head, to think about the job you’re trying to get and whether or not it is going to provide the income that will sustain your family and enable you to repay your loan.” (USA Today) I thought it would be best to jump right … Continue reading Student Loans: What They Don’t Understand

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Finals: The Proof of an Arbitrary Education

As semesters across the country draw to an end, one has to question why it is that we are required to take finals.  There are two ways to look at this question. The first is to consider that by the time finals roll around, a whole semester worth of work should have been completed.  This must show that the student is educated and dedicated to … Continue reading Finals: The Proof of an Arbitrary Education

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