Parent-teacher conferences have a reputation for being lengthy and onerous yet it doesn't have to be this way. Parents and teachers have a special relationship built on a simple, often forgotten fact: they have the same goal. Parents and teachers both want to see a child excel in school. When differ...
Read more ›When you have a group project at hand, you want to be able to effectively communicate with everyone in the group. Here are a few tips for improving communication among members of a group during a project to ensure your project's success:
Have the right team
You need to choose the right people to w...
Read more ›By now, everybody knows what a great communication tool email can be. However, if it is not used properly, email could be a "dead end" form of communication; or worse, it could communicate something never intended. That being said, here are some guidelines you should adhere to when using email to co...
Read more ›Separation anxiety is not a far cry from what many parents experience when a child leaves for university. It's normal to feel ill at ease about a child moving away from home, no matter how far. Learn how to cope with saying goodbye by following these 5 steps:
1. Prepare him or her for the big day
...Read more ›During your academic career you will have a number of opportunities to work in groups, whether it be informal work groups occasionally during a lecture or more structured and regular groups in labs. Some instructors assigned projects to be completed by a group, with that work comprising a significan...
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