Category: Academics
21st Century 21-Year Old or: How I Learned to Embrace $7.75 Beers
“I find I’m so excited, I can barely sit still or hold a thought in my head. I think it’s the excitement only a free man can feel, a free man at the start of a long journey whose conclusion is uncertain.” – Red, “The Shawshank Redemption” (The following diary takes creative license in formulating [...]
English Teacher Kryptonite: The Latent Homosexuality Thesis
My freshman year of college a gay friend highlighted for me the single most effective way to get an A on ANY English paper. His secret was, ARGUE LATENT HOMOSEXUALITY. He tossed me a link to some resources on Queer Theory, and I was on my way to a much higher GPA.
I tried it out, and as expected I got an A.
From that point on literally every paper I wrote was geared towards proving that the author was a latent homosexual. This works for a flotilla of reasons.
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Why Flashcards Burn Facts Into Your Brain [Infographic]
This infographic from Course Hero breaks down how flashcards actually help you study. It shows how active recall and recognition based recall differ, it highlights the different situations in which studying with flashcards is effective, and goes into depth on the psychology of using flash cards.
Check out the infographic and head on over to Course Hero if you’re looking for some awesome flashcard resources.
The 7 Habits of Highly Ineffective Professors
1) Sticking around after the ability to teach is long gone (due to tenure) At some point in your college career, you’re likely to encounter a professor who really shouldn’t be teaching. Perhaps they are the only one qualified to teach a specific subject, or even worse, perhaps they’ve been relegated to teaching introductory classes [...]
Questia’s “Most Valuable Professor” Competition – Nominate Your Favorite Professor
We get a lot of requests at The Campus Companion to do press releases, but most of them are garbage. However, when Questia got in contact with us about their “Most Valuable Professor” Competition we thought it was a really cool way to give some credit to our nation’s educators.
That Kid’s Wicked Smaht – Student Owns Teacher During Religion Debate
I’m a big fan of heated mental exchanges. Especially those in which one individual is completely shown up and logic is exposed in its essence. Thus, I thought this would be a fun exchange to highlight. I found this post tear-assing its way around Facebook today. It goes as follows…
