Archive for 'Beyond GP'
Teens who don’t get enough sleep might be at risk for packing on the pounds
Posted on 19. May, 2010 by webmaster2.
Obesity has been linked to several lifestyle factors, including sleep. Studies have shown a connection between lack of sleep and higher body mass index in adults and children, but that relationship may hold true for teens as well.
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At Maryland school, students will be burning the midnight oil , in class
Posted on 03. May, 2010 by webmaster2.
BALTIMORE — It would be a disaster, Paul Vinette figures, to read from PowerPoint slides when he teaches his introduction to psychology class this fall at Anne Arundel Community College. Students might tolerate a droning lecture at 2 p.m. But at 2 a.m.? No, that’s not a typo. Vinette will teach a psychology class from midnight to 3 a.m. Thursdays this fall. It’s the latest, and perhaps most drastic, example of the steps community colleges are taking to deal with rapid increases in demand. “We’re trying to be as innovative as possible,” Vinette said. “This is honestly one of the most unique applications I’ve seen at a brick-and-mortar institution.”
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Illinois high school investigates ‘anonymous’ Facebook page that slams students
Posted on 03. May, 2010 by webmaster2.
CHICAGO — Police in Evanston, Ill., are investigating a Facebook site called “Evanston Rats,” and have contacted several Evanston Township High School students who appeared to post comments attacking other students. But the students denied posting the offending comments and suggested someone had cut and pasted their photos without their knowledge, according to Evanston Police Cmdr. Tom Guenther.
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Historically black colleges still necessary, educators and students say
Posted on 20. Apr, 2010 by webmaster2.
When she is asked about the future of black colleges, Florida Memorial University’s interim president points proudly at her campus, a seat of learning since 1968 whose roots reach back to 1879. “Our graduates make a difference, not only in the African-American community, but in the community at large,” said Sandra T. Thompson. But with integration firmly entrenched at institutions of higher learning, are historically black colleges and universities still necessary?
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College loans, no middleman
Posted on 20. Apr, 2010 by webmaster2.
The primary obstacle for young adults seeking to complete a college degree isn’t that their public schools failed to prepare them or that their colleges somehow alienated them to the point of dropping out. It’s money. Even solidly middle-class families can seldom cough up the more than $160,000 that private college will cost over four years. Working-class families must struggle to send their children to public colleges, which cost anywhere from several thousand dollars a year for live-at-home commuters to $25,000 a year for students at the University of California.
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Toughest college test: No cell phone, no Facebook
Posted on 25. Mar, 2010 by webmaster2.
MINNEAPOLIS — Heather LaMarre calls her students “the wired generation.” The University of Minnesota professor sees that they don’t listen to an iPod, talk on a cell phone or surf on a laptop — they do all three at once. She reads articles about their numbness to technology and knows that if one e-mails her at 10:30 p.m. on a Saturday and she doesn’t write back by 11:30, he’ll freak out. So she did something about it.
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Kids sing of ‘Scholar Ladies’ , not Beyonce’s ‘Single Ladies’
Posted on 14. Jan, 2010 by webmaster2.
MILWAUKEE—The middle school students at HOPE Christian Schools may be single, but more important, they are scholars. The Milwaukee school has become an online sensation by posting a video called “Scholar Ladies,” mimicking Beyonce’s hit “Single Ladies.” Instead of singing about seeking an engagement ring, the girls boast with attitude about earning top grades, preparing for college and staying free of trouble.
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Kindness taught in school’s online class
Posted on 08. Jan, 2010 by webmaster2.
SEATTLE — If you recently found a shiny gold dollar coin in downtown Bellevue, Wash., thank the kindness class. Ditto if you stumbled upon a piece of glass art in Seattle’s Pioneer Square, or a lottery ticket taped to a bus shelter with a note saying, “This may be your lucky day.” Since mid-September, the 250 people in Puget Sound Community School’s online course learned about kindness by practicing it. Along the way, they took emotional risks, repaired relationships, improved their outlook on the world, and realized kindness is contagious.
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Colleges see increase in number of video gaming degrees
Posted on 29. Oct, 2009 by webmaster2.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Menacing, metallic and mega-gun brandishing, the cyber super soldier looms over Richard Fleming’s desk.
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Professor opts for ‘crowdsourcing’ over traditional grading
Posted on 07. Oct, 2009 by editor.
In one English class this fall, Duke students will grade themselves.
That’s the idea behind Cathy Davidson’s “This is Your Brain on the Internet” course, an exploration of thought in the rapidly changing age of digital technology.
