Archive for December, 2009

Happy New Year

Below please find my four favorite online videos of all time. You can watch them while waiting for 2010 to finally get here, or after you’ve recovered from the late night of drunken hilarity that you will have no memory of. If you require 78 more, you can check out Paul Bogush’s post listing 78 [ READ MORE ]

Gapping the New Year

I would suggest, to the college students (or recent college graduates who still haven’t found a job),that taking a gap year might not be a bad idea. [ READ MORE ]

New Essay Writing Apps for the iPhone & iPod Touch

Students are on those phone pod things all the time anyway, and the technology is prepared to handle way more than just playing music and making calls. [ READ MORE ]

First Year Teaching

It’s really a question of survival until June, at which point the new teacher takes stock and decides whether to stay or run for the hills. [ READ MORE ]

The Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing

It’s shocking. I’m overwhelmed with dumbfounded bafflement. How can this be? They went and published an anthology of science writing, and all but three of the authors are of the male persuasion. Is that even possible? Hold on! I’m thinking. I think yes, there’s a staggeringly high chance that this could have occurred. There’s many [ READ MORE ]

“10 Questions to Ask Before Picking a Major”

While there is something to be said for just picking something to ward off parents, teachers, extended family and the guy at the post office, in the end it’s helpful to have put some thought into the final decision. [ READ MORE ]

Flat World Knowledge Teams Up With Bookshare

Flat World Knowledge was doing good things in the textbook world back in September of 2008, and now they’re teaming up with Bookshare to provide alternative textbook options to students requiring non-traditional textbook modalities. [ READ MORE ]

“The Decade Google Made You Stupid”

Getting off on being alone to think about one item at a time made me L-A-M-E until this vindication-saturated article showed up. Ironically, I found it while multitasking on the Internet, but whatever. [ READ MORE ]

More With the UC Protesting

There will be no condoning of violence from this girl. But I did get a sick little twist of satisfaction when I read the NY Times article about UC students protesting tuition rates. [ READ MORE ]

WSJ On Campus and Unigo.com Present “Inside the Admissions Office”

The heads of eight admissions departments explain what they go through when reviewing the piles of applications they receive from high school students hoping to be granted acceptance into their institution of higher education. [ READ MORE ]