A few years ago, a book named Academically Adrift pointed out the results everyone working in higher ed already knew: many college courses have no content. The book showed nearly half of students gain no measurable skill after years of college. How could this be? I mean, our colleges charge plenty, and any look at […] … learn more→

Getting a driver’s license is often the biggest thrill in young people’s lives. The ability to get out on their own, to go where and when they want (within reason, of course!), is priceless to teenagers. In anticipation of this unencumbered freedom new drivers will be having, parents should do their best to prepare their […] … learn more→

France is one of the European countries where adolescents consume the most narcotics. 80% of them experiment several products – tobacco, alcohol and cannabis, according to the figures of the French Observatory of the drugs and the addiction. One in four 15-year-olds, and almost one in two at 17, has already touched cannabis. As for […] … learn more→

Loneliness is a common condition affecting around one in three adults. It damages your brain, immune system, and can lead to depression and suicide. Loneliness can also increase your risk of dying prematurely as much as smoking can – and even more so than obesity. If you feel lonely, you tend to feel more stressed in […] … learn more→

As companies look to expand in geography and diversity to keep pace with an increasingly global economy, international experience—sometimes referred to as a global mindset—is a qualification that seems to be popping up more and more on job postings across a variety of industries and sectors. And while you can probably infer from the self-descriptive […] … learn more→

Many students enrol in a Master or PhD postgraduate research degree, but few complete them. From 2010-2016, 437,030 domestic and international students enrolled in postgraduate research programs in Australian public universities. Only 65,101 completed within the same six year period. This discrepancy does not necessarily mean postgraduate research students “failed” their degree. Common reasons not completing a degree […] … learn more→

The words “published in a peer reviewed journal” are sometimes considered as the gold standard in science. But any professional scientist will tell you that the fact an article has undergone peer review is a long way from an ironclad guarantee of quality. To know what science you should really trust you need to weigh the subtle […] … learn more→

The designer has convinced the client who wants a new blog that he or she can perform a superior job in creating a blog that is attractive, user friendly, branded well and ultimately one that promotes/sells the client’s service(s). Great! Now a contract must be implemented to assure that both parties know what is expected […] … learn more→

John Briggs, a 40-year-old on holiday, texted his wife Shirley: “Look at the glacier out there.” He waited for the reply, which came through on his mobile. At the time they were sitting next to one another on board the deck of their small cruise ship, along northern Alaska’s icy shores. This interaction was reported […] … learn more→

Public librarians in Maryland are seizing an opportunity to combine the old with the new.  For the past nine months, they have been developing a training program that borrows techniques from a tried-and-tested program on early literacy, using it as the foundation for media mentorship. The program, which New America is helping to develop, could […] … learn more→