Posted on March 30, 2007 by Tiara
I’ll be part of the EduBlogger Event07, an online “virtual education event” where education bloggers come together to post about all sorts of educational issues. I’ll be posting about alternative education in the educational blogopshere and how we could make it more known and accessible.
This will take place on Steli Efti’s SuperCoolSchool Blog on Saturday [...]
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Posted on March 30, 2007 by Tiara
possessed products » Blog Archive » untimely deaths at mit
Article about high incidences of suicide at MIT. Does stress even attack those in “top” universities?
(tags: stress suicide rates college university students welfare education health support)
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Some MIT students put up lists of suicides by MIT students in frames meant for [...]
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Posted on March 19, 2007 by Tiara
Beyond grades
Missing an A or two doesn’t doom you to failure. Here are some examples of this – including our own international squash queen Nicole David.
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High scores not everything
“A group of students, who scored between 10As and 13As in the exam, said that that there was more [...]
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Posted on March 18, 2007 by Tiara
theculturalconnect.com | Passion or Practicality?
Do what your passion is, or opt for something practical? Notes from both sides.
(tags: passion practical jobs careers ideas inspiration education)
Kids research the darndest things! | MetaFilter
Young people creating great things in science.
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Posted on March 15, 2007 by Tiara
It’s the beginning of the yearly madness. The SPM results have been released, which usually leads to mass congratulating of the top scorers (and side news of those that committed suicide over a D), followed by the repeat rush when the STPM results are out. Then there will be plenty of controversy over scholarships (again!), [...]
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Posted on March 3, 2007 by Tiara
Miserable with a future, or on hold but with less misery? | Ask MetaFilter
Do a fully-funded Masters in something you’re not passionate in for a better future, or put the Masters on hold but work at unfulfilling jobs?
(tags: masters degrees college university careers jobs fulfillment choices decisions advice education)
A Fighter for Colleges That Have Everything [...]
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