College & Career
An Education Vacation: How, why and where to take a gap year
Gap years are gaining popularity in the United States as we realize that there's more to education than learning by the books.
5 Non-Classroom Lessons I Learned From Study Abroad
It's been a few years since I studied abroad, but I still consider my semester in Paris one of my most memorable college experiences. Here are five (of many) things I learned from study abroad that have stuck with me:
The Jobless Generation: Fighting youth unemployment
Youth unemployment is on the rise. It's time to fight back.
Don't Forget Your Money
Have you ever had one of those awkward moments when someone asks for your address and you don't know how to answer the question?
It's a common situation. Nothing ties us down, we move every year (or sometimes even more frequently), going from school to home to job to job. However, this does make it difficult to get regular, and sometimes very important, snail mail.
Us Vs. Parents: Who Has It Worse?
That stereotype in movies when parents tell their spoiled children how hard they had it growing up ("When I was your age, I had to walk three miles to school in the snow wearing dilapidated hand-me-down shoes that gave me bunions!") may soon be reversed by our generation.
Learn To Code. It Might Save Your Professional Life (Video)
Web design is a complex field, and it takes significant understanding to operate a website beneath the surface. Not everyone aspires to be a web programmer, but a vast number of occupations involve working online, so it's important to at least know the basics. Working at brass, for example, is much smoother just from knowing basic open and close style tags, like <p></p> or <a href=" "><a/>.
What Not To Tweet: Congressional Staffer Edition
You know how it's usually a bad idea to broadcast online how much you hate your boss or give anyone reason to suspect you're slacking off at work?
Even Successful Educators Fail Standardized Tests
The Washington Post recently reported an interesting story: Rick Roach, a school administrator in Orange County, Fl., took a state-issued standardized test (FCAT) that requires Florida students to pass every section in order to receive their diplomas, rega
Is The 99% Less Educated?
What differences exist between the 1% and 99%? Popular opinion might say the 1% are a bunch of greedy scumbags or the 99% are lazy whiners who need to get a job. Are people cynical these days or what?
