What I’m Reading II
Here’s what I’ve been reading around the web this week!
Here’s what I’ve been reading around the web this week!
Some of you might be wondering why I have this website and blog. Well, I’m here to tell you! Over the years I have been solicited many times to give advice to undergraduates, high school students, and even other graduate students about applying to graduate school, post-graduate job searches, and trying to make the right choice. I’ve…
As we all know this year’s election was unprecedented and unusual; it has caused a lot of worry and uncertainty among many different groups of people across the country. And while I have been saddened by much of the dialogue that has come from this administration I have also taken strides in my own life…
Does anyone else feel like their lives are dictated and run by numbers? I certainly do. We get grades in school that determine where we get in to college. Our colleges are ranked based on numerous qualities and characteristics. Then we get a job and start thinking salaries, days of vacation, hours worked each day…the…
Such an interesting article about how soft skills matter for keeping kids out of trouble, in the long-term. Soft skills might include teaching kids to work cooperatively in a group or teaching them how to think about the long-term consequences when they make a decision, whereas teaching physics is an example of a hard…
Interesting article about the challenges families face when determining which preschool is best for their child. Get the article here