Non-traditional student

using iPads during the class, the integration of tweets during the presentation and the student's uncertainty during the use of smart TV. We know the many benefits of incorporating technology we teach, how to add diversity to lessons, will increase student interaction and bring new perspectives and knowledge into the classroom. But there may be disadvantages due to inappropriate and excessive use of technology, and that the negative side can have serious and long-lasting achievements. To make…

home is challenging, exciting, and difficult. I came to the United States in 2013 from Saudi Arabia to attend school. I, like many other international students have left family, and friends for the experience. I didn’t solely come for school as I have always been critical of the traditional education system-I came for independence. However, many students travel miles away from home strictly for school. What is school anyway? And, what makes it special? Here is what I discovered based on my…

At Donna Klein Jewish Academy’s high school (DKJA), the decision-making process, along with many other procedures, seems to be non-existent. Although the school has been in existence for over two decades, with an enrollment of 650 students from kindergarten to high school, looking at its government and organization, one would think that it was in its inaugural year, with rookies running the show. DKJA prides itself on its “family” environment and caring faculty and staff. This “family,”…

which defined by the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, is “a one-year hiatus from academic studies to allow for non-academic activities.” Many European countries are doing this method, where students take a year break after graduating high school but before college to give themselves time to do what they please without the anxiety and stress of academics. The Gap Year is a great solution for students to figure out exactly what they would like their future to be, and get an idea of the real world.…

stressful and become a physical and emotional strain on a person. Time management is an area of many people’s lives especially college student’s lives that need to be worked on. Although many students want more hours in a day, which is just not a possibility; therefore, time management is the only alternative. Students should be able to develop a research strategy to aide in solving this time dilemma. Today, time management is…

countless all-nighters and one too many cups of coffee. While many students can skate by using these techniques, according to CHADD, the national resource for ADHD, approximately “2 to 8% of the college population has ADHD”. ADHD is defined as “A chronic condition marked by persistent inattention, hyperactivity, and sometimes impulsivity”. These students have to put in the extra effort to navigate college. As stated on CHADD, “Students with ADHD typically tend to have lower GPAs, depression,…

had any problems with controlling her classes even when compared to other male teachers. Furthermore, this reinforces that female teachers hold just as much authority over a class as their male counterparts and the insubordination of students is more based on the students in the class than the teacher of the…

Masterpiece for an Elegant Future” sounds heavy and fancy right? Well it is, or at least it can be, depending on the choices you make as a student because today , tomorrow and the rest of your life is all about you , what you make of it and the decisions you make . Yes, student life is full of distractions, rather they make the crux of the life that students live. Friends, new city, college life, demand for a very prominent social life, social networking sites are just one of the many…

Brofenbrenner’s ecological paradigm, conducted a study in 2012 that aimed to examine the mesosystem of honors students’ living experiences. The study hypothesized that there would be reported significant differences in living experiences between mesosystems for honors students at Midwestern University. The study examined three various living arrangements: living-learning community, honors floors, and non-honors floors. The living learning community was the living experience that reported the…

theory with particular applicability to low-income, first-generation students enrolled in higher education. Rendon (1994) defined non-traditional students as those from “diverse racial/ethnic and cultural backgrounds who often doubt their academic ability” (p. 33). However, validation theory offered a new approach that instructors, counselors, academic affairs staff and all other professional faculty can use to validate students and acknowledge that they are capable of succeeding in a college…