Everyone is talking about COVID-19 and dealing with uncertainty. Uncertainty often causes us to worry about what lies ahead in the future. It can make us anxious, confused, afraid of trying or failing. The COVID-19 pandemic has definitely brought with it an abundance of uncertainty. There has been a wide range of ripple effects...
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As time elapses, the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on the wellbeing of children becomes easily visible. Succeeding the implementation of social distancing measures, educational and recreational facilities temporarily ceased functioning for indefinite periods. Families experienced inescapable increases in stress following job losses and the inability to meet their daily needs. Children also feel the impact...
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It is vital that African American students are encouraged to succeed academically. There are several ways teachers can help these particular students. Positive words and actions will encourage these students to strive for academic success. These suggestions given today stem from my experiences of being an African American student and teacher of African American...
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When most people think of a traditional college student, they envision someone in their late teens or early twenties strolling around campus with coffee in one hand and their computer in the other. However, the National Center for Education Statistics reports that about 74% of college students now fall under one or more of...
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The pandemic has undoubtedly changed education. COVID-19 has disrupted the education system in ways unimaginable before this year. However, some may argue that it has only sped up technological and structural changes that were meant to happen eventually. Below, we are going to discuss the different educational trends on the rise and how students...
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Evolution, ecology, conservation, reproduction…the list of biology topics seems to go on forever. Every biology student wishes that they could learn the array of topics through the “magical” process of osmosis. Unfortunately, it is never that simple for us human beings. We need to rigorously study for our brains to retain all this information....
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“Yoh! Chemistry is so difficult and takes so much time!” “I studied so hard, but I still failed!” “I don’t know why I need Chemistry for my degree!” “I just need to pass.” Does this sound familiar? Read on… I am a Bioinorganic Chemistry researcher at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South...
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Things are changing so fast at the moment, and by now many Golden Key International Honour Society members are working from home due to the closure of universities, schools and offices. This means that, for many people, your private space is now your office space. So how do you make this work? We want...
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