My hunch is that I’m a lot like most thesis examiners. When we get sent a thesis we often don’t plunge in straight away. We have a bit of a look around first. That’s not an unusual response to a new text. Think about book shop behaviours. Most people usually check out the title and […] … learn more→
Don’t give your thesis examiner a bad first impression
Let’s make it mandatory to teach respectful relationships in every Australian school
Media reports of findings from the latest National Community Attitudes towards Violence against Women Survey caused a stir in recent days, with some highlighting the importance of education programs to teach young people about gender-based violence. The survey of young people, aged 16-24, revealed some concerning findings. Nearly one-quarter of respondents agreed that women tend to exaggerate the problem of […] … learn more→
The lLong overdue crisis of confidence iIn Higher Ed…being buried
While I’ve been writing about it for years, and known about it for many years, it’s only recently that the general population has come to realize we have a real problem in higher education. Recent polls confirm this: A Crisis in Confidence in Higher Ed The above link is from Gallup; granted, the last election […] … learn more→
Want to become a data scientist?
Data Science has been creating a buzzword for a while now with more people aiming to look ahead for the alluring career opportunities it comes with. In addition to this, if you are looking for a change in career to data science or you wish to build a career in it and you are extremely […] … learn more→
How South Africa’s universities are making more students multilingual
South Africa is a multilingual, multicultural space. As is the case for many other countries in Africa, it has a number of official languages – 11. Although the South African Constitution, other legislation and some policies promote the use and development of all 11 languages, this does not happen in practice. For instance, the country’s […] … learn more→
Learning from the enemy: A look at a diversity guide
Of all the corrupt, money-sucking fiefdoms on campus, none is more dangerous than the Diversity fiefdoms. Most people think our campuses are divided into departments and those certainly exist, but the departments only generate revenue for the school, providing classes for students to take. Much of that revenue pours in “institutes,” little fiefdoms which few, […] … learn more→
Chicago’s Urban Prep Academy – known for 100% college acceptance rates – put reputation ahead of results
When I joined Urban Prep Academies in 2006 as the founding math teacher at what was to become the nation’s first all-boys public charter high school, the school’s faculty and staff had one central goal. We were on a mission to get black boys from Englewood – a racially segregated and economically distressed neighborhood in Chicago, and […] … learn more→
All you need to know about hiding your real IP address by using private IP service
This year has brought many changes around the security of paid survey sites. Those of us who managed to make a profit have been “stranded” without knowing how to continue and the new ones without knowing what to do. That’s why we have to evolve and learn everything related to the proxy with private IP. In fact, […] … learn more→
The role of SMM for business: The Big 8 social networks
SMM technology is familiar to all of us because we all subscribe to various informational publications, groups, pages of popular newspapers or magazines, favorite brands, and companies on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc. Almost every well-known publication has its own representation in social networks. Confidence in it increases the check mark at the left above the […] … learn more→
The SAT’s new ‘adversity score’ is a poor fix for a problematic test
The College Board recently revealed a new “adversity score” that it plans to use as part of the SAT in order to reflect students’ social and economic background. The mere fact that the College Board sees a need for an “adversity score” is a tacit admission that the SAT isn’t fair for all students. But will the […] … learn more→