Just come with us on this one… eNotes’ intern offers more advice on how to savor college and prep for the real world, which in foodie-terms can only be likened to that salad bar at the Souplantation–a bottomless pit of …
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Tips from the eNotes Intern: Getting Over the Post-Winter Break Blues
Here at eNotes, our intern evidently doesn’t pull any punches. Following are the straight up facts about the post-winter break blues (aka ‘WAA’) and how to overcome them with this six step program, straight from your fellow student’s mouth: WINTER …
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Why Children Make the Best Scientists
The intersection of science and play. We are taught from a young age that authority in any academic realm must be allocated to adults only–or more specifically grey haired men in tweed jackets staring down their noses at us from …
Why College Students Today Can’t Write
Today’s post is brought to you by Braintrack.com, an online resource for university, college, and career searches. You can check out their blog here! College professors have been bemoaning the lack of solid writing skills in their students for decades (see this …
For Students: The Keys to a Happy Dorm Life
Now that summer has drawn to a close and the school year has arrived, many of you will have left the nest for the first time and moved into that staple of college comedy: the dorm. As a recent college …
World Class: Snapshots of Classrooms From Around the Globe
The ever-curious Brain Pickings yesterday shed light on a fascinating project, “Classroom Portraits.” Since 2004, photographer Julian Germain has captured images of classrooms the world over, progressing from his small corner of North East England to include schools from North and …
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For Students: eNotes’ Intern Offers Writing Tips
5 Writing Habits to Ditch Now Our fabulous and world-worn eNotes intern returns to share cautionary tales from the battlefield of her college experience. Okay, so really she just graduated from UCLA and is dead smart, but that just means you …
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