What is competency-based learning? It's a style of learning used to learn and teach concrete ideas, rather than abstract ideas. Often the learners will work on one competency, or aspect of learning, at a time, instead of learning a concept in whole right away. They break learning up into smaller chu...
Read more ›Internships are paid or unpaid experiences in your career field. They are normally short-term opportunities for students looking to gain skills in their job fields. Sometimes these internships can lead to jobs; other times, they are just a great way for a student to experience what it's like to work...
Read more ›An archetypical character is one that evinces a set of predictable traits. "Archetype" is derived from the Greek archein, meaning "old" or "origin," and typos, meaning "model" or "type." The following dozen archetypes are often singled out as prime examples for the college reader.
1. HeroRuled by...
Read more ›Earlier this week, The Daily Mail revealed that parents of Folkestone (Kent) threatened to remove their children from school due to new rulings that students will receive homework!
More than 600 parents have signed the petition to defend the cause because of the lack of time their children will hav...
Read more ›What is online tuition?
Although online tuition has been around for some time now, it has become increasingly popular over the past few years. Tutors have brushed up their IT skills so they can comfortably use software programs and tools that online tuition requires such as VOIP (Skype), interactiv...
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