The home of the Nittany Lion, Happy Valley and Coach Joe Patterno is now number one! Number one, on Princeton’s List of American party schools. continue reading...
With American tuition fees of roughly US$25,000, and many families strapped for cash, some American students are now taking their higher learning north of the border. Many Canadian universities are of an Ivy League caliber; however the total cost of attending the schools is markedly less. For international students, one year of tuition at Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia is CDN$14,060, versus Boston University’s CDN$44,975. Not to mention housing expenses, etc. About 9,000 American students studied in Canadian Universities this year, versus roughly 2,300 12 years ago.
Students face the decision after graduation, however, about whether to move back to the U.S. or to stay in Canada. Read more… continue reading...
Not only is cursive writing being taught less in schools today, but there has also been a shift from writing attractively to just writing efficiently. In the United States, there is some debate as to whether teaching cursive is necessary at all, as most homework tends to be typed anyway. Read more… continue reading...
Apparently 37 per cent of Americans cannot locate the U.S.A. on a map. Of those who couldn’t find it, their most common answers placed it at the red marks seen on that map. It gets better when they try to name the capital. (It’s funny cause it could be true.) continue reading...
