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Oct
2011
2011
Gaming Revolution: Students Can Play Their Way to Learning
Posted on Oct 15, 2011 by admin
Studies reveal that by the time a student turns 21 years of age, he/she will have played nearly 10,000 hours of video games. In this post-modernized era that we live in, the adverse effects of gaming among children is much debated and decried, so much so that many might have failed to notice the bright side. A few educators in the United States, recognizing that students aren’t responding to old-school lectures, are looking to go out of their way to engage the gamer generation by bringing gaming into the classroom. Read More
Sep
2011
2011
Money gap divides the educational system of US
Posted on Sep 30, 2011 by admin
The last decade has seen a widening gap between the spending of public and private colleges. Public research institutes and community colleges enroll a maximum number of students whereas the private colleges and universities enroll far less students, and yet, the average institute spending has increased in the case of private institutes.
Sep
2011
2011
Improving the quality of education
Posted on Sep 30, 2011 by admin
Quality of education is matter of concern for all. Experts in the field of education, teachers and social activists have been trying to usher in reforms that will improve the quality of education.
Sep
2011
2011
Yale & India increase collaboration
Posted on Sep 30, 2011 by admin
Rajeev Kumar Tiwari, an associate professor at the Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy in northern India, is one of 30 representatives of the Indian Forest Ministry spending the next two weeks at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies studying in a mid-career training program. He and his colleagues are confronting an important problem: How to balance the economic growth affecting a population of 1.3 billion with protecting unique and ancient ecosystems?
Sep
2011
2011
Graduation rates continue to drop
Posted on Sep 30, 2011 by admin
The US led the world in terms of the number of graduates since 1970, but gradually especially from the nineties, the decline in the number of adults completing their graduation fell. At present, the US is positioned in the middle of the stack of developed nations in the list of the Number of Adults who have attained higher degrees.
Sep
2011
2011
How to choose your college and study program
Posted on Sep 30, 2011 by admin
Choosing the right college or higher education institute is critical to your success later in life. In fact, many times experts differ on whether choosing right college is equally critical to choosing school. Can we reverse the damage done by choosing a not so appropriate school?
Sep
2011
2011
Expanding education opportunities for all
Posted on Sep 30, 2011 by admin
The US always has attracted immigrants for better quality life. Foreign students make up a large chunk immigrant population. Many a times students are not legal residents or naturalized US citizens, they are called undocumented students.
Sep
2011
2011
Economy and education share a symbiotic relationship
Posted on Sep 27, 2011 by admin
Someone wise once said, “Education is not received, but achieved.” The statement very rightly illustrates the fact that what goes into making a person, a community or a nation educated is the unified effort of all the stakeholders and a system that promotes education.
Sep
2011
2011
Higher Education: Your gateway to a successful life
Posted on Sep 27, 2011 by admin
The pathway to successful career passes through college, but in recent times there has been a dramatic fall in the number of American students completing their higher education. Experts on US education believe that changing perceptions among the young students about their career and the myriad of career options available to them, which do not necessarily require a four year degree, is the reason for fall of the numbers.