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America's medical education needs major surgery

One of the most important people in your life is your physician. His or her diagnosing and treating you properly can be a matter of life or death. So, it may be disconcerting to know that doctors are trained mainly, not by master cl [...]

Posted On : Jan, 06 2012 | Comments : 0

An online education in American slang

Jessica Beinecke, 24, films her Web video show in her Capitol Hill living room. "OMG! Meiyu" ("meiyu" means "American English" in Mandarin) has become a huge hit in China, where she has more than 100,000 foll [...]

Posted On : Sep, 15 2011 | Comments : 0

Many Americans Say U.S. Higher Education System is Inadequat...

A majority of Americans say the higher education system in the U.S. fails to provide students with good value for the hefty price tag, according to a pair of surveys by the Pew Research Center released on Sunday. Of those polled, a w [...]

Posted On : May, 17 2011 | Comments : 0

Teach for America & Traditional Teacher Training

The reviews are very good from principals who have hired Teach for America teachers. Just who are these teachers? They come from other fields of expertise, decide they want to be teachers, go through a five-week training period, and end up [...]