Social networking sites are popular with youngsters and schools are encouraging constructive use of social networking among students. A large majority of students with access to internet use social networking sites and apart from other things, they also discuss schoolwork on the sites. Schools have students working on wiki projects and on interactive learning websites. […]
Higher Education – Statistics of People Returning to School
Millions of workers are returning to college or graduate school to further their educations and seek additional training , due in part to recession trends in U.S. economy. The number of adults age 30 and over enrolled in some form of higher education is currently 5.5 million, a 322% increase from 1970. Expert projections predict […]
Education Around the World
While education in United States is tumbling a bit with ongoing budget cuts, where the other countries stand? Some people believe U.S. has a long way to go when it comes to education system, and whether or not it’s hitting the mark in school systems. Here’s an infographic comparing countries like Germany, South Korea […]
Using The- 3
Today we will take a look at the last set of rules explaining use of ‘the’. ‘The’ is used before: * certain proper names of seas, rivers, mountain ranges, island groups, deserts and countries. the Himalayas, the Yamuna, the Sahara desert, the Netherlands * names consisting of noun + of + noun the Bay of […]
Using ‘the’-2
Let us today see a few more places where ‘the’ is used: ‘The’ is used before: * superlatives ( third degree of adjectives ) the best day, the happiest moment, the most amazing experience * numbers used as adjectives the first row, the last week, the twelfth man * ‘only’ used as an adjective the […]