Alternative Admissions Test

In a move to re-establish standards for college admissions, top tier schools like MIT and the “Ivies” (except Princeton and Columbia), now require an admission test: either the SAT or ACT, the two largest college entrance exams in the country.  Approximately 83% of...

Unintended Consequences

Educational technology (EdTech), such as tablets and computers, appears to impair rather than benefit learning. Although EdTech has the capacity to enhance critical thinking skills, it can also negatively affect attention spans and lower retention if misused....

What’s the Good Word?

English is a vibrant, living language. Derived from the Indo-Euorpean family of languages, it has evolved or “borrowed” from a variety of languages, including Latin, German, French, and a host of others. It can also prove a confusing and complicated language for...
Laura Maniglia