By the final years of high school, something begins to change. For many students, curiosity gives way to routine. Learning becomes increasingly focused on completing assignments, preparing for exams, and earning grades. The sense of wonder that comes so naturally in childhood (remember that feeling?) can slowly be replaced by simply getting through the next semester. Recent research highlights some of the challenges students face in today's classrooms. According to...
Read MoreFrom the day I was born, my path had already been traced in the eyes of society and my close-knit family. The plan was for me to go to school, get good grades, graduate high school with a science oriented baccalaureate and a ridiculously high G.P.A. As my father held me in his arms for the very first time and gazed into my new born eyes, he could not foresee that a rebel to the old-fashion educational system would put an end to his perfect plan. This rebel is known as…