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Back to Basics, Entry #3: Phones vs. Finals

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During a recent session with my Center’s Paul Robeson and Anna Julia Scholars (a program for interdisciplinary academic engagement and social justice work at the University of Pennsylvania), we were discussing final exams preparation, and I floated what I thought was a fairly simple question. As we unpacked it — via healthy debate — I quickly realized that it was much more complicated than I had imagined.
 
The question was, “Would you consider turning your phones off while you were in serious exam prep mode?” Read the rest on BLAVITY.
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NYT: College Admissions
What Colleges Want in an Applicant (Everything) by Eric Hoover

The admissions process is out of whack. Just ask the heartbroken applicant, rejected by her dream school. Ask high school counselors, who complain that colleges don’t reward promising students for their creativity, determination or service to others. Even the gatekeepers at some famous institutions acknowledge, quietly, that the selection system is broken. Read more at NYT


It’s time our educational institutions instilled some civic-minded values in students by Andre Perry

Read at Hechinger Report.
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