“We want to do well at school for an obvious reason: because – as we’re often told – it’s the primary route to doing well at life. Few of us are in love with the A grades themselves – we want them because we’re understandably interested in one day having a...
“Schooling and education. Two words that I did not see much difference for most of my life, or did I take a moment to even think about the vast meanings each word can take on. I see in some situations, the words may in fact be synonymous, but in real life, there are...
Did high school ever feel somewhat like a prison? Did it ever feel like being in a machine that had its own purposes and goals separate from yours? This feeling is not uncommon, and an examination of the development of the school explains why. Rather than being a tool...
Research shows that chasing after perfect grades discourages creativity and reduces academic risk-taking. Here’s why good grades don’t always translate into success in...
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