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When you meet someone and hold a conversation with him or her for the first time, what do you pay at...

Let’s face it, as a high school student, you’re busy. After a long day of school, you have club ...

When colleges and universities must make admissions decisions, the people making those decisions loo...

All of my students invariably get my spiel on the number of languages I have studied and know with s...

At some point, you just have to accept that there will be clichés in your writing. That’s the bad...

Conan O’Brian used to be the only person who could motivate me to work late at night. That is, tel...

Parents who want to help their students do well on their standardized exams face a tough decision wh...

Sleep and education never seem to get along. Kindergarten disrupts our nap schedule (one we all wi...

So the world didn’t end after all, and 2013 is over. By this time next year, you’ll probably be ...

Almost every prospective college student goes through this: You turned in your application materials...

Here’s my official message: don’t waste time on the internet. Of course, even while I’m writ...

Below are some excerpts from job descriptions I’ve come across in the last few years: 1. From a ...