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Redefining College Admissions

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2016/09/06

The college application process is known for being a complicated and daunting endeavour but that is changing. Listen to what this college is now accepting in the place of traditional applications.

00:06:25

College or Resort? Hard to Tell.

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2016/09/06

College Tours aren’t what they used to be. Colleges have always been competitive in an academic sense, but that drive to outdo one another is creeping into other areas. The result is an impressive and growing list of campus “extras”.

00:01:44

Why it Isn’t Only Teachers You Should Thank

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2016/09/06

Apple for the teacher? What about those who teach our kids in ways we don’t always see?

00:01:21

How a Teacher Can Change a Life Course

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2016/09/06

Never underestimate the power of a teacher. Listen to this man’s story of a teacher that inspired a powerful change in his life path.

00:08:21

The Power of a Mentor

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2016/09/06

A powerful story, featuring Arel Moodie, that will remind all the educators out there why they do what they do.Moodie has been quoted in The New York Times, Forbes, Businessweek and USA Today. He has given presentations to over 250,000 students in 48 states and 5 countries. President Obama personally acknowledged Moodie for his youth engagement work.

00:01:15

Teachers loved & lost but not forgotten

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2016/08/02

Remember that one teacher who changed everything for you? So does Anna. Listen to the full episode at www.hobsons.com/upgraded

00:05:08

The Surprising Benefits of Volunteering

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2016/08/02

American teenagers do more community service than any other age group in the country - a collective 1.3 billion hours a year. And more of them are doing it. Almost twice as many 12th graders volunteered in 2014 than in the year 2000. You might think these kids want to get a leg up on the college admissions race, but there are academic benefits to volunteering.

00:05:48

Experiential Learning on New York’s Harbor

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2016/08/02

At this school in New York - the day starts on a boat and then moves to the beach. Its city-dwelling students are learning through nature.

00:02:58

The Economics of Love & Sex

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2016/08/02

There’s an off-the-beaten-path course being taught at a Canadian university. It involves love, sex and economics.

00:08:13

Diversity On Campus: What Lies Ahead

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2016/08/02

We live in an increasingly diverse and global society. We need to be able to learn and work and live alongside people from a multitude of backgrounds. Increased diversity on our country’s college campuses is a goal for most institutions, but what still lies ahead?

00:07:16

Timely Texts Cool the Summer Melt

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2016/08/02

There are many reasons freshly graduated high school students experience summer melt. That is, failure to follow through on their college-bound intentions. But research has shown that well-timed texts with specific, actionable messages can counteract this trend.

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Studying literature of the sea, on the sea

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2016/06/07

When students of this English course come to class - sometimes they need life jackets.

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