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Advice on designing scientific posters
A scientific poster is a large document that can communicate your research at a scientific meeting, and is composed of a short title, an introduction to your burning question, an overview of your trendy experimental approach, your amazing results, some insightful discussion of aforementioned results, a listing of previously published articles that are important to your research, and some brief acknowledgement of the tremendous assistance and financial support conned from others—if all text is kept to a minimum, a person could fully read your poster in under 10 minutes.
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august 2009 by jtth
do not stand at my grave and weep - bereavement poem
While generally now attributed to Mary Frye, the hugely popular bereavement poem 'Do not Stand at My Grave and Weep' (often shown as 'Don't Stand at My Grave and Weep) has uncertain history and origins. Debate surrounds the definitive and original wording of this remarkable verse, and for some people the authorship is unresolved too. The best evidence and research (summarised below) indicates that Mary Frye is the author of the earliest version, and that she wrote it in 1932. However, many different variations of the poem can now be found, and many different claims of authorship have been made, and continue to be made.
death  literature  poetry  poems  poem  school  quotes  mary  frye 
may 2009 by jtth
WSJ.com
Your parents might have worried when you chose Philosophy or International Relations as a major. But a year-long survey of 1.2 million people with only a bachelor's degree by PayScale Inc. shows that graduates in these subjects earned 103.5% and 97.8% more, respectively, about 10 years post-commencement. Majors that didn't show as much salary growth include Nursing and Information Technology.
education  work  money  statistics  School  career  college  usa  jobs  salary  salaries 
december 2008 by jtth
The American Scholar - The Disadvantages of an Elite Education - By William Deresiewicz
A codemnation of the Ivy League American schools from one of their own. He sounds like one, too: An elite education gives you the chance to be rich but it takes away the chance not to be.
academia  academics  america  articles  blog  book  education  culture  college  essay  class  school  politics  art 
july 2008 by jtth
The Frontal Cortex : Algebra Education and John Dewey
If the teaching was done right, the children wouldn't even realize they were being taught.
school  education  john_dewey  teaching  algebra  math  article  blog 
march 2008 by jtth
The Grim Neurology of Teenage Drinking - New York Times
A NYTimes.com article about teenage drinking and its neurological consequences.
drugs  alcohol  drinking  school 
july 2006 by jtth
Madbook.com
earch results are based on the contribution of all of our users. When someone lists a book, the course information becomes available for everyone to see. This social-networking type approach results in some of the lowest textbook prices on the internet!
book  education  books  law  school  search  shopping  social  store  tools  web2.0  university  college  textbooks 
january 2006 by jtth
Beyond Chapstick
Well, throughout my lifetime, I've learned one thing. Scantron tests are a bitch. So this text will hopefully help you out. I'd like to point out that the results that the methods and results I write about came from ACTUAL experiments with ACTUAL Scantron
article  hacking  hack  hacks  school  security  scantron 
january 2006 by jtth
The TeachScheme! Project
A revolution is changing the design and teaching of introductory computer science curricula. The TeachScheme! Project is a leading innovator in these new curricula at the high school and college levels. The curriculum is in use at hundreds of high schools
computer  cs  education  lisp  programming  reference  scheme  school  tutorial  language  teaching 
january 2006 by jtth

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