Got a big test coming up? Think you've tried every study tip available? Think again... Here's one you likely haven't heard of: read a short story by Franz Kafka before your exam and you may come out of it with an improved test score. The short story in question is a surreal work by Kafka…
Category: Education
Powering Up: Social Media and the New Classroom
Just a few years ago, when kids began having their own phones in large numbers, schools freaked out. At my daughter's junior high, phones had to be hidden away in backpacks or lockers. Any teacher who observed a student with a phone was required to seize it. The phone was then taken to the office,…
The Sound of Silence: NASA Probes Record Earth’s ‘Chorus’
Here's a question for Science teachers to ask their classes: If space made a noise, what would it sound like? The reverberations of Neil Armstrong's footsteps? Space junk clanging together? The chatter of little green men? Or perhaps, early morning birdsong? An illustration of the earth's magnetosphere, where our planet's magnetic…
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Does “AP” stand for “Absolutely Pointless”?
My 12-year-old son began his first semester in junior high this year. In July, all of us parents were rounded up for a three-hour information seminar. We visited each of the "Pre-AP" teachers' rooms, a total of seven different potential course offerings. In every session, the message was the same: you enrolled your kid in…
Curiosity Killed No-One: A Round-Up of eNotes’ Answers Across 10 Subjects
No matter what subject interests you, eNotes has you covered. Check out these recent answers from our expert editors, below: Literature: In Of Mice and Men, who deserves to be punished for Lennie's death? History: What was the Holy Roman Empire? Science: What is the final product of translation as a part of protein synthesis? Math:…
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Would You Tattoo for Education?
Private schools, well-known for their tolerance of the off-beat, surely welcomed Kari Smith's son into their fold (sarcasm). In 2005, unable to afford the pricey tuition, Kari did what...well, almost no one, I had hoped... would do. She offered her forehead as advertising space online and soon had a taker, the virtual casino "Golden Palace.com."…
New Essay Help! A Round-Up of the Week’s Best Q&A
Hey eNoters! Do you have papers coming up? Would you like some help with that? (You're all nodding your heads, aren't you?) Well, hey presto, you're in luck! We've just added twenty recommended questions to our Essay Lab topic that are sure to help you conquer that tough persuasive essay or that seemingly insurmountable research…
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“I want to be under the sea”: Google Releases Street View of the Ocean Floor
Attention Jacques Cousteau, Steve Zissou, and general oceanographer wannabes: you can now visit the sea beds of the world from your very computer. That's because this week Google unveiled its latest addition to Google Maps--"street views" of six of the world's most breathtaking coral reefs.
Via this new addition, you can now view…
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