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Education
The Prestige of Patty Flipping: China’s Hamburger University More Exclusive Than Harvard
Surely there’s no ivy on the Golden Arches, but Chinese students are trading big-name colleges for Big Macs.
Why Are College Students So Stressed Out?
College is supposed to be the “best four years of your life.” But a study shows students are reporting record levels of stress. (via Healthland)
Can’t Buy Me a Job: Woman Graduates with First Master’s in Beatles Studies
The first Masters degree in ‘Beatles studies’ has been awarded to a lady in Liverpool … And before you ask, her name’s not Eleanor Rigby.
So What Does China Think of ‘Tiger Mother’ Amy Chua?
In America, Amy Chua’s a “Tiger Mother.” In China, she’s something else entirely.
Ohio Mom Jailed for Sending Her Kids to a Better School
Much of the poltical rhetoric on education reform has centered on the ability of parents to send their children to better schools, particularly in situations where they were forced to send them to schools that were failing. But …
New Research Shows Testing, Not Cramming, Key To Learning
Turns out, studying for hours on end isn’t the best way to learn something new. Great, now they tell us.
$80,000 For Beer Pong? Report Shows College Students Learn Little During First Two Years (Besides Party Skills)
Turns out, students spend more time learning how to master a beer pong than they do completing homework for Psych 101.
Gross: Florida High Schoolers Too Embarassed to Shower After Gym Class
“Hit the showers!” These words have struck terror in gym class students for generations. But the school shower marks more than an opportunity to towel-whip the undersized or mock the hairless or hirsute: it is a right of passage …
School Ties: Man Sues Alma Mater For Not Accepting His Son
Well, that’s one way to handle rejection.
The Most Buzzed-About University? Wisconsin
The Badgers may have lost the Rose Bowl Saturday, but they can still boast that they’re the coolest school in America.
Need Cash Fast? Go To Community College in Florida
Because at first, you’ll earn more getting an associate’s degree from one rather than a bachelor’s from a state university. About $11,000 more.