Homeownership Trends: The Good and The Bad
I purchased my first home almost one year ago. Besides the steep learning curve of home financing, plumbing and electrical systems, and texturing walls, I have begun to pay [...]
Education
Lowering Studying Abroad Costs For College Students
College students. When we look around at the people who are working the cash registers at fast food restaurants, waiting tables, and the trendy clothing stores such as Hot [...]
Finland: An Educational Utopia?
The month is October, and already schools around the nation are in full swing. Thousands of American high school students are piling up coursework from their AP classes, [...]
7 Things You Should Know about Pinterest
What is it? Not unlike social bookmarking, Pinterest is a tool that enables users to visually share and discover new interests online. They can use it to make a wish list, [...]
7 Things You Should Know about Screencasting for Learning
What is it? A screencast is a recording, frequently accompanied with narration and illustrations, of one’s screen. It often demonstrates to or communicates with the [...]
7 Things You Should Know about Tablets for Learning
What are they? Tablets are a fairly new technology equipped with portability. With their slim design, enhanced functionality and reasonable pricing, tablets have [...]
What I Thought I’d be Doing at 19
I have been fantasizing about college since I was in middle school. Back then, I thought I would go to school for creative writing at a prestigious university on a full [...]
The Good Die Young, But Do The Great Always Last?
Gen Y will forever be known as the YOLO Generation, characterized by our attitude towards money and work environments and how often we’re dying. Millennials are [...]
Will The Children of Millennials Be Able To Afford College?
High school kids have a number of roads to follow when their public school career ends. They can enter a job training program. Maybe they’ll choose to join the military. A [...]
