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Three things a virtual environment should offer students to facilitate their learning: I. Interactivity. Students should be able to interact with each other and the professor during lectures. Encouraging interaction among students can promote active learning and improve social cohesion. Best Formats: Zoom and Microsoft Teams are great choices, as both offer a chat featureContinue Reading “Teaching Virtually: A Student’s POV”
Homo Sapiens have existed for roughly 200,000 years, while as far as we know the universe has existed 13.8 billion years. In an attempt to wrap your head around the inconcievably large 13.8 billion years of the Universe’s existence, think about it this way: On the cosmic calendar (a 12 month calendar), homo sapiens cameContinue Reading “A Dot on the Cosmic Calendar”
In American culture, bieng bad at math is often viewed as normal or even cool. The phrase “I can’t math” is a common utterance among people of all ages. However, in order for a society to flourish it must keep innovating, and math is essential to innovation. Throughout history, the society on top has oftenContinue Reading “Why are Americans Falling Behind in STEM?”
Last night I was reading The Elegant Universe. In the part I was reading, Brian Greene was proposing that string theory might be the glorified universal theory that relates Einstein’s theory of relativity(the physics of the very large) to quantum physics (the physics of the very tiny). Then, this evening my dad and I wereContinue Reading “Is Freedom A Conservative Force?”
With my finals being less than a week away, I thought I would break down how I study for these tests. Finals can really help your grade (duh). If you are currently close to the letter grade above you, they can be what pushes you over top. Conversely, however, they can also bump you downContinue Reading “5 Steps For Final Exam Prep (in order)”
For those of you who have been living under a rock, Hulu has recently released (try saying that three times fast) a new Hulu original TV show called Thee Handmaid’s Tale, based on Margaret Atwood’s 1985 novel. The show is suspenseful, artsy, and eerily relevant to the world today. If you have yet to watch theContinue Reading “The Handmaid’s Tale – Episode 4 Review”
Wow. Just wow. Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon isn’t your typical “sick teenager who finds love then tragically dies” novel. The novel is undeniably similar to these “sick kid finds love” YA novels, but Yoon’s creative writing style and plot twist ending set her apart. The novel is told from the point of view ofContinue Reading “Everything, Everything Book Review”
“All grown-ups were once children… but only few of them remember it.” ― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince