Every young student in the US education system thinks they know one thing: if they work hard and try their hardest, they’ll get into a good university and secure their future. Nowadays though, is this really true? Demographics are changing all the time, and that has meant some huge changes for US colleges. What’s happening, […]
How Can Time Tracking Help Students Learn Faster?
We all know how hard is to focus on learning while everything around distracts us. Meetings with friends, emails and social media notifications – all of them seem to be more important than studying, especially when the exams are coming. We realize the time mostly when it is too late to work hard. It causes […]
How Emerging Technologies Dominate the Education App Industry
Education in itself is a broad term. Innovation in the education industry is being driven by the growing adoption rate of technology by today’s generation. The expectation of learning and inheriting knowledge has changed drastically with time. The growing edtech industry is an example to same. The edtech learning is swiftly moving ahead to be […]
Do You Need a Business Degree to Start a Business?
Entrepreneurs start businesses in many ways. Some dive right into building their companies. Others complete training and education first. Do you need a business degree to start a business? Though there is no rule saying you must earn a degree; many successful startup stories begin with a college education. Do you need a business degree […]
Learning Management Software or LMS Trends that Schools Should Know
Learning Management Systems (LMS) are used by universities, colleges, and schools to offer e-learning courses in addition to their conventional courses on campus. Companies also utilize this type of software to offer online education and training to their employees. For these reasons, the LMS market is expected to boom to more than $7 billion by […]
Should Schools Start Later In The Morning?
Every parent knows their kids would rather school happened later in the morning. Who hasn’t had to yank their kid out of bed in the morning, in order to get them to school on time? The question should be asked though, should school start later in the morning? It has to be said that school […]
Who Invented School?
There isn’t a school child alive today who hasn’t, at some point, wished that schools had never been invented. If they hadn’t, they’d be free to play all day right? Who is the person who’s responsible for creating schools in the first place? There isn’t actually a simple answer to this question. Rather than being […]
Do We Need Art In Our Lives
No one will be surprised to hear that the arts are under fire in this day and age. Any child who expresses an interest in pursuing a career in the arts is advised to pursue other talents instead. We view the arts as something of a hobby, something that’s fun but certainly can’t pay the […]
Who Invented Homework?
Homework is the bane of all students’ existence, and something they’ve tried to get out of more than once. Almost no one likes doing it, so who invented homework in the first place, and why? It’s almost universally acknowledged that Roberto Nevilis was the first to issue homework to his students. He was teaching in […]
Is Online Learning As Good As Face-to-Face Learning?
Nearly everyone has some experience of learning in a face-to-face classroom environment. Because of that, we’re often more comfortable learning in environments that look like classrooms. However, online learning is becoming more and more popular in recent years. Is online learning as good as face-to-face, or will the personal touch always be better? There’s no […]