Monthly Archives: October 2013

As we are nearing the final month of our semester here at Virginia Tech, I’ve been thinking about the semester system which separates the year into fall and spring semesters. It seems a fair assumption to make that most Universities … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Homeschooling, the term is not familiar to me because the system is not existed in my age or even if it is existed, it is not a good education system at that time. Only maladjusted students take this system because … Continue reading → Continue reading →

In the last class, I introduced Korean education system for a few minutes, but I think it is a little lack of information and accuracy. I am trying to find more accurate and specific information. Most of my introduction parts … Continue reading → Continue reading →

This past week, students in my COMM 2004- Public Speaking course completed a midterm evaluation of the course. Although they were first wary of the phrase “midterm,” they soon discovered that this assignment was similar to the SPOT evaluations they … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The last class we talked about educational system in different countries. Here, I would like to use this opportunity to bring up the Stereotype treat subject. Stereotype treat is an inseparable factor of diversity. I believe that regardless of how much we try to keep … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Today, I am thinking about increasing the number of international students in the US universities for their higher education. Pros and cons are always existed on every issue. This social phenomenon, increasing the number of international students in the US … Continue reading → Continue reading →

This past week I fulfilled my TA duties by running the scantrons for a large introductory course exam. I thought this would be no big deal. In past years, I had just dropped off the exam at Innovation Space and … Continue reading → Continue reading →

When I found the data of average faculty salaries, 2012-13, I am very curious about the relationship between the average salary and the university reputation. I created a table to compare between two simply as below.         … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Individuals are defined and somehow judged based on their communication with their surroundings. Each one of us has a unique analogy in our brain, which lies behind our unique life, that subconsciously categorizes people in our mind: smart, beautiful, nice, … Continue reading → Continue reading →