The impact of a precollege intervention, the Junior High Washington Gateway Academy (JHWGA), on early adolescent aspiration and motivation for a college education was measured. JHWGA provided an intensive week of activities in career planning, self-concept improvement, and study skills. Specific res...

George Orwell's, "Politics and the English Language" In "Politics and the English Language" George Orwell states, "Most people who bother with the matter at all would admit that the English language is in a bad way, but it is generally assumed that we cannot by consci...

Item number one on most students' list of worries is probably making good grades. But as most of them can tell you, this is much easier said than done. Making above average grades can come a little easier, however, when a certain process is followed in and out of the classroom. If ...

"January Thaw" Science has always been a subject that I found interest in, but I never put that interest to use. I've taken many science classes in my life, but I can honestly say that I have not learned much. I do know, from my two days in Biology 100, that I am on t...

Approaching the Question Avoid the temptation to plunge straight into the reading list, and instead devote time to thinking hard about what the question is really asking of you. Consider all the aspects of the topic at hand, and decide what reading will be necessary in order to answer the question, ...