Minasuk/ August 15, 2015/ Uncategorized

Why you should take notes by hand — not on a laptop | Vox | March 2015 “Pam Mueller and Daniel Oppenheimer, the psychologists who conducted the new research, believe it’s because students on laptops usually just mindlessly type everything a professor says. Those taking notes by hand, though, have to actively listen and decide what’s important — because they

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Minasuk/ August 14, 2015/ Uncategorized

How To Annoy Your Professor | FemaleScienceProfessor | February 2013 THIS. THIS THIS THIS.

Minasuk/ August 11, 2015/ Uncategorized

Message to My Freshman Students | Huffington Post | May 2015 First, I am your professor, not your teacher. There is a difference.

Minasuk/ August 10, 2015/ Uncategorized

5 Ways to Get On Your Professor’s Good Side | Lifehacker | September 2014 TL;DR version: 1. Read the syllabus and browse the class site. 2. Follow instructions. 3. Put in at least some effort. 4. Don’t ask “Will this be on the exam?” 5. Don’t say, “I need to pass this class.” Seriously, people.

Minasuk/ July 30, 2015/ Uncategorized

Advice for New Students From Those Who Know (Old Students) | New York Times | July 2015 New supplies, new clothes, new start. Freshman year is a chance to redefine yourself, to challenge assumptions, to lay the foundation for the rest of your life. Upperclassmen and recent grads share words of wisdom below. 

Minasuk/ July 30, 2015/ Uncategorized

College is not a commodity. Stop treating it like one. | Washington Post | June 2015 The courses the student decides to take (and not take), the amount of work the student does, the intellectual curiosity the student exhibits, her participation in class, his focus and determination — all contribute far more to her educational “outcome” than the college’s overall

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Minasuk/ May 10, 2015/ Uncategorized

What’s the Point of a Professor? | New York Times | May 2015 We used to be mentors and moral authorities. Now we just hand out A’s.

Minasuk/ April 25, 2015/ Uncategorized

What is it like to be poor at an Ivy League school? | Boston Globe | April 2015 High-achieving, low-income students, often the first in their families to attend college, struggle to feel they belong on elite campuses.