Education links

Is college a waste of time?

New! For Most People, College Is a Waste of Time

What is a "gap year?" - more on "gap years"

Eight things for freshmen to remember - UCSB

Twelve things all college students should know

Freshman advice form Princeton Review

Virginia Tech study skills

Time management skills, 23 time management techniques

Time management, more tips, more

Study skills (Liverpool)

Education: egalitarianism vs. competition

Good reference on learning skills

Overview of metacognition - Metacognition

Metacognition - learning to learn

Adult learning projects
Keyboarding
Dvorak keyboard - more
Keyboarding skills - freeware - more

Jack Thompson (established and sponsored EN Thompson Forums)

Survey of computer use

Private schools

Education and social class

The achievement gap - John Ogbu

Student evaluations

Teach for America - problem schools

Self-help books

Anti-intellectualism in education

Mickey Mouse degrees

The importance of magical thinking

Failure to learn grammar

Is grade inflation a myth?

What bores teenagers?

The major perversions of education

Federal financial aid imbalance