Archive for May, 2010
Spelling Game: Miss Spell’s Class
Friday, May 7th, 2010Miss Spell’s Class (geddit?) is a spelling game in which you pit your spelling skills against the most commonly misspelled words on Dictionary.com. Quickly decide whether each of 20 words is spelled correctly or incorrectly, as speed and accuracy count to get to the top of the class! Both the game and the dictionary are also available as free iPhone/iPod Touch apps.
Thanks to Jeffrey Hill for this helpful resource.
41 Ways to Prepare for Exams
Friday, May 7th, 2010Are you ready? Exams will be here soon; they will be bringing a mound of frustration, stress, and a more than satisfying fill of studying. The best way to fight back against the anxiety and pressures from exams is to start preparing early.
1. Use flashcards.
2. Join or form a study group.
3. Eat well.
4. Eat foods that boost brain power like: dark chocolate & berries.
5. Get plenty of sleep.
6. Exercise regularly.
7. Gather old notes.
8. Reread textbook chapters.
9. Set a study time.
10. Stick to a study time.
Continue reading here
Source : CollegeThrive
What do you know about Cinco de Mayo?
Wednesday, May 5th, 2010Last year, MTV Tr3s sent comedian Cristela Alonzo to Los Angeles’ historic Olvera Street to report on the community’s deep understanding of Cinco del Mayo. While the holiday has historic roots, Alonzo acknowledged that many participants view Cinco de Mayo as “an excuse to get drunk and party.” But as Alonzo learned, enjoying the rowdier aspects of Cinco de Mayo doesn’t have to come at the expense of forgetting the holiday’s cultural significance.
“What’s important is to remember the meaning behind the holiday,” she reported of her findings. “It’s about freedom and to celebrate those who had the courage to defend it.”
So as you immerse yourself in today’s festivities, make sure to put your ice cold cerveza down long enough to acknowledge the true meaning of Cinco de Mayo, a holiday built on the foundation of freedom.
More Information about Cinco de Mayo
- Cinco History here
- Celebrate Cinco de Mayo in Los Angeles here
Hispanic Higher Education
Monday, May 3rd, 2010Latinos are the fastest growing segment of the US population, but Latino students are the least likely to get college degrees. According to the Hispanic College Fund, that’s mainly because of the lack of role models, poverty and being unprepared to navigate through the American educational system.
The nonprofit is working to change that by providing Latino youth with the information and tools they need to pursue a college degree in order to become more competitive in the 21st century economy.
State Department program pairs foreign students with Community Colleges
Monday, May 3rd, 2010Growing up poor in Pretoria, South Africa, Lesego Ellis Makhubela watched with frustration as foreign aid flowed into his Continent. His fellow Africans didn’t need a handout, he believed, but rather higher education to help advance their economies. “What Africa needs,” Mr. Makhubela, 22, says, “is skills.”
So when he spotted a notice at a library operated by the U.S. Embassy there about a new State Department scholarship programme to provide foreign students practical training at American community colleges, he leapt at the chance. He won one of the awards and spent the 2007-8 academic year studying computer science at Parkland College, in Champaign, Ill.
Educational exchanges and Fellowships are not new, of course; the best known, the Fulbright Program, is more than 60 years old. But the Community College Summit Initiative Program, as this fledgling effort is known, reflects a growing recognition among American government officials that the US must do a better job in its public-diplomacy outreach to those who are not members of their countries’ socioeconomic elite. Continue reading here
Comment : The CCID is definitively great program that enables individuals, from historically undeserved populations and who may not have had opportunities for formal job training or higher education, to spend one year studying at community colleges in the United States and earn a vocational certificate. Participants are recruited in Brazil, Egypt, Ghana, Indonesia, Pakistan, South Africa, Turkey, and selected countries in Central America. Read about the program here
Annual Jazz Festival Kicks off in New Orleans
Sunday, May 2nd, 2010The 41st annual New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival is taking place in the city where jazz was born. (April 25 and April 29-May 2). Over a period of seven days the Festival will be visited by approximately 400,000 jazz music fans from around the United States, as well as from foreign countries. Proceeds from the Festival will go to support educational and cultural programs, and to aid struggling musicians. The Festival combines the music, culture and traditions that are unique to New Orleans. Zorislav Baydyuk produced the following story, which is narrated by Wayne Bowman.
