Being the week of my birthday I have been relaxing with some friends in Bali. I thought I’d take the time to not only set some more goals for 2014 but to reflect on the last 12 months of my life. Often, I find, that we can get so caught up the day to day […]

Going to college requires a substantial investment. This is true for both young high school seniors and adults who are looking to make a career change. Getting the right degree is crucial if one wants to make the most out of the time, money, and effort that will be poured into this endeavor. In order […]

College consultants are still fairly new to the college application world, but they are becoming more and more popular as time goes on. Because many students fear the college application process and they desperately want to get accepted into the college of their choice, they turn to these consultants for help. Essentially, college consultants are […]

The Yale University Library holds a medieval manuscript written in undecipherable code, in an unknown alphabet, in an unknown language, and it contains detailed drawings of more than one hundred plants none of which have ever been positively identified. Named after a bookseller who purchased it a century ago, the Voynich manuscript has been called […]

I was happy to have the opportunity to talk with Elisa Collins, an excellent (and now award-winning) study skills teacher at Oasis Middle School in Cape Coral, Florida. It was an exciting chance to talk study skills and pick up some new teaching tips. In 2012, Elisa was one of four teachers to win the […]

Note-taking may be the quintessential study skill. Even people without a real concept of “study skills” know that students are supposed to take notes. Teachers like to say, “If I’m talking, you should be writing.” But how many students listen? Students struggle with note-taking because they are overwhelmed by the content covered in class. They […]

There are hundreds of different whiteboards available at any time. The search for a whiteboard can thus be a difficult task. In this article we shall look at some of the considerations that you should make when buying a whiteboard. Among these considerations, size, surface type, price, and mobility are included. No matter what type […]

What would you like to have? Is a common question everybody asks the guest and after knowing visitor’s choice, he/she is served the same. Similarly if a student doing 12th class is asked the same question, he will straight way ask you to provide him help to prepare for five year’s integrated course IPM being […]

Over the last few years, interactive whiteboards have become more common in the teaching fields. Use of the whiteboards appears to be on an exponential increase but do they make any difference in the classroom? Interactive whiteboards are large displays that are connected to a computer and a user controls what the board displays using […]

Are whiteboards really better than blackboards? The sight of a blackboard brings back nostalgic memories for many people who got their education within the last decade or two. However, blackboards are slowly becoming phased out in favour of white boards. So, why are whiteboards being preferred by many people to replace blackboards? Let us begin […]