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On Thursday, May 15th, the Texas senate passed Bill 1031, which may very well put an end to what has become an exercise in fear and stress for tens of thousands of students across the state — the TAKS test as we know it. While in theory, the TAKS, spawned by The No Child Left Behind Act, was a brilliant concept, in practice, well….let’s just say it didn’t quite meet benchmarks. (more…)
Note taking is practically mandatory if you want to be successful in college and, unfortunately, most professors expect that students learned how to take notes in high school. However, in reality, very few freshman are effective note takers. The skill is simply not emphasized enough at the high school level. As a result, many college students use voice recorders to capture their instructor’s lectures, but depending on playback alone is a recipe for disaster. It’s too easy to let your mind wander when you listen to the playback, and one technological malfunction could erase the whole lecture. (more…)