myTakes: Education & Career
Apple Attempts to Change Classrooms
Introduced the latest addition to Apple’s ground-breaking application is known iBooks. Apple’s latest attempt to improve the literacy rate in the United States and eventually in other country? Literacy rate, hanging by a...
Briffault's Law - Understanding How Relationships Work
Robert Briffault was a surgeon originally from either France or London (his true nationality remains unknown) who later became interested in biology and anthropology. He became a social anthropologist and was known as an...
Many Employers Believe That They are Demigods, Here is How I Think This Can be Fixed
I know that there are going to be people who will say: "Employers can hire whoever they want", but please just hear me out. Drug tests and background screening are fine. The only part of the screening process that I find...
One Peculiarity of Every U. S. President, Part One (1-16).
If you're as big a history nerd as I, then you probably love learning new things about historical figures. Today, I'm going to be revealing one eccentricity about every U.S. President that you may or may not know. This...
Careers in Community Psychology
What is community psychology? Psychology is the study of human behavior. When people are together in a specific location, it becomes a community. Community psychologists aim to understand, support, and in many cases,...
How to Choose Your Perfect College Major
I remember one of the first roommates I had at college. His name was Ralph and he had no idea why he was attending college. It seems he was one of those people whose parents had insisted he at least give college a try. He...
The Problem For Students In Schools
#1 We don't want to learn everything. Kids/Teens/and young adults want to be something. In pre-school you usually have a dream to become something. As these kids get older they get told you need good grades. Tell me how...
A Successful Career Is Not About Working Overtime, Here Are The Answers
Have you got to the point of working so many hours but still getting no where ? It is in human nature to strive for success , we try our best and go over our head just to get a promotion or a raise , and we just keep...
Community College: It's What You Decide to Make of It
When most high-school students dream of college life, they don't think of all the complications and financial binds that come with it. It's graduation season, and I often hear parents sorrowful voices as they mention...
Life Lesson Learnt In University
Transitioning from high school to university life Before going to university I thought I knew what I want. I was an A+ students and skipped years in classes, and was given the opportunity to go to my desired university...
Traditions at the University of St Andrews
The University of St Andrews was founded in 1413 and over the last 600 years traditions have become an important mainstay of the St Andrews experience. I had the privilege of attending there to study an MLitt in Legal and...
The Benefits Of Studying Psychology
You may have heard people talking quite negatively about studying for a psychology degree. Their criticisms usually include the fact that a large proportion of people study the topic which seems to mean, in their minds,...
Tips on How to Study Better
Hi guys! Welcome back to a new take. Here I'll share some tips with you guys to improve your studying techniques. 1. Pick the right place and time. Picking a place for studying is very important. You need a place where...
Gifted Education and Higher Student Achievement Today
Self-Contained Gifted Classes It’s easy to overlook gifted children, because many of them often seem to effortlessly do well in class. In an effort to make sure that all children learn, we spend more money and time...
Just Because Someone Doesn't Believe in You, Doesn't Mean You Can't Believe in Yourself! Don't Let Negativity Get You Down.
Have you ever had someone tell you that you just weren't good enough? I have. I want to tell you my story from college that happened to me and a friend of mine. I won't use his real name so we will call him "R". My Story...
How to Write a Position Paper
Think it's crucially important to pick the right position? Wrong! What is most important is how well you argue your case, regardless of the side you pick. Read on for more secrets of writing the perfect position paper. ยท...
How Distance Learning Has Given Me Another Chance At Education
When I was 16, I had left high school with a good amount of qualifications with average grades and didn't know what I wanted to do so I followed everyone else and went into sixth form (similar to the last two years of...
3 Things You Should Know To Get Into The Best College
May seem awfully early in the school year to be thinking about how you are going to take admission in the college. As school days only a couple weeks away, many of you started to hit the panic button about your college...
10 Best Reasons Why I Want to be an Online Graduate
Now more than ever being a graduate from college is a must for most jobs. If you search the classifieds or the internet for job listings you will see that most above average paying jobs are asking that you have a college...
Urgently Needed Changes in American Higher Education
It's well understood that we have successfully devalued the college degree by letting anyone and everyone into schools they have no business being in and handing them outrageous loans they could never hope to pay off to...
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