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The Most Overrated College Degree, According to Mark Cuban
As the outspoken owner of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks and star of ABC’s Shark Tank, over the past 10 years, billionaire tech entrepreneur Mark Cuban has become a household name.After starting his life in an average neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and later attending Indiana University for h...
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Kevin O'Leary Says This College Major Is Key to Future Success
There's nothing more important than an education, we know that. We know if we want our best chance of success, we need to go to college and do our best while there... but is it that simple? What do we study once we get in? How much does your major really matter, anyways? Turns out, it matters a lot....
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Setting SMART Goals for Teachers and Educators
Teachers are the unsung heroes of our society. Our educators and their teaching skills shape future generations not just educationally but socially and emotionally, helping children (and adults!) learn and grow. When teachers set goals in their professional life, they can better serve their students...
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SMART Goals for Students That You Can Actually Achieve
Creating goals helps set you up for future success, especially if you start setting professional and personal benchmarks for yourself at a young age. But the way you think about your goals can affect whether or not you actually achieve them.As a student, you want to make goals that you can meet so t...
7 min readJennifer Lawrence Reveals She Struggled Through School and Dropped Out at 14
A first Academy Award nomination at 20 years old, a first Oscar win two years later, being named the highest-paid actress in the world in 2016... These are some of Jennifer Lawrence's career accomplishments. Pretty impressive track record for a 27-year-old, right? But in a recent 60 Minutes intervie...
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Tips for Students to Ace the Art of Essay-Writing
It's that minute every student fears - when you’re sitting there, with a sullen face, and taking a look at the sheets of paper before you. The due date for submitting your essays is quickly approaching and you have no clue what to work on. It is this moment when you have to take the extra responsibi...
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Expand Your Horizons: 5 Powerful Reasons to Learn a New Language
It was Nelson Mandela who famously said, “If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his own language, that goes to his heart.” Through those words of wisdom, Mandela revealed the most important reason we should learn to speak a new language: with...
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8 Things They Definitely Should Have Taught You in School
Most of us realize very quickly that when you graduate, the real education begins. But why is that? Is that just how it is or is the average school system out of whack? I don’t know if you feel the same way, but most of what I learned in school has never been of any use in actually helping me live b...
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This Futuristic School Teaches Kids How to Be Happy - And It's Working
Land of tulips, raw herring ice-cream and supreme engineering, The Netherlands is widely famed for Amsterdam’s Red Light District and tolerant drug policy. Contrary to popular belief though, the tiny European country isn’t a nation of hedonists lost in clouds of weed smoke -- it is an economic power...
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Dedicated Teacher Goes Viral For Teaching Computer Lessons...Without a Computer Available
A teacher in Ghana has become a global sensation for his dedication to his students. An information and computer technology (ICT) teacher, Richard Appiah Akoto had been struggling to teach his subject for years now, as his school has not owned any computers since 2011, according to the BBC. So he’s ...
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This Alternative Education Method Can Help Close the Income-Achievement Gap
Ever since I was little, my mom talked about the amazing experience she had attending a Montessori school.Photo Credit: Mike Fox on UnsplashI can’t remember much in the way of details, but I always remember her mentioning the freedom and unorthodox structure of the teaching. She always said it had a...
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5 Books that Will Make You Appreciate the Wonders of Science (Even If You Think You Don't)
Science makes everything we do and see possible, but many of us don’t know a whole lot about it. Canadian-American psychologist Steven Pinker recently shared his recommendations for science books we don’t have to actually be scientists to enjoy in an A.V. Club video. Any of us can pick the books he ...
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Bill Gates Says You Should Be Reading This Often-Ignored but Extremely Important Type of Book
Even if you love reading, it's natural to gravitate towards specific genres or authors. But we should all seek to challenge ourselves and read things that are out of comfort zone, according to Microsoft co-founder and self-made billionaire Bill Gates, an avid reader who loves to share his favorite b...
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5 Books You Need to Read This Summer, According to Bill Gates
Do you have a goal of reading more books?Reading more seems to be one of those aspirations that most of us have but few of us ever follow through on.And yet, consuming new knowledge is a key habit for success.As a child, Tesla CEO Elon Musk was said to read for more than 10 hours a day. And, apparen...
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7 Free (or Almost Free) Kindle Books to Check Out Right Now
Nowadays, the work of geniuses and enlightened beings from all over the world can be acquired with the snap of a finger. The greatest stories ever told and the greatest lives ever lived are at our fingertips for us to enjoy, explore, and be transformed by. Believe it or not, some of the most incredi...
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5 Successful People Who Didn't Get Good Grades in School
It’s commonly believed that to be successful, you need to be a star student and then go on to a snazzy university.However, that’s just not the case.What makes someone successful is far more complicated yet also far simpler.For the right person, years of formal training and education isn’t necessary,...
2 min readBill Gates Says Everyone Should Know These 3 Facts About the World
Bill Gates knows a lot about many things. The billionaire is not only the co-founder of one of the biggest companies in the world, but he’s also a well-known philanthropist. So when he says there are three facts we need to know to better understand the world, we’re going to listen -- even if these f...
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Six Must-Read Books that Will Make You Much, Much Smarter
How would being a little smarter help you?It’s widely believed that intelligence is a static quality. However, there are a lot of different ways we can become smarter -- and a lot of different types of intelligence.From developing insights into emotional intelligence to advancements in our knowledge...
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3 Lessons from Legendary The Lord of the Rings author, J. R. R. Tolkien
With March 25th being Tolkien Reading Day, it’s as good a time as any to reflect on the legend of The Lord of the Rings author, J. R. R. Tolkien. Originally intended as one volume but published in three parts between 1954 and 1955, The Lord of the Rings (or simply LotR for short) is considered by ma...
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5 Life-Changing Books That Inspired Meryl Streep to Live Her Most Colorful Life
As one of the most renowned and respected American actresses, Meryl Streep’s long-lasting career is an inspiring and impressive one at least. Because of her captivating ability to take on a vast variety of roles and adopt accents effectively, it’s no wonder she holds the record nomination for Academ...
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