Category: Education
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17 Lessons at 25
Photo from Unsplash by Toa Heftiba Due to my utter neglect of my website and turning 25, I will start off my new year going around the Earth with the lessons that I have learned (again you don’t have to take my advice, do whatever you want, I am just some chick on the internet)…
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The Ballerina Paradox
Photo from Unsplash by Wan Chen It Starts with One Single Step Once upon a time there was a little girl who wanted to be a ballerina. The average ballerina would spend about 8-10 years to train and become a professional. From the simple 2-3 classes a week, by the time they are midway through…
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Socioeconomic Disparities in Second Language Education in the United States
Photo by Matt Hoffman on Unsplash With the rise of the travel industry as well as the interest in modern languages, we can anticipate a drastic increase in multilingualism in the nearby future. According to iLangugues.org, 60% of the world identifies as bilingual/trilingual/multilingual while the remaining 40% identifying as monolingual in predominately English-speaking countries. With…
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The Psychology of the Underdog
Photo by DISRUPTIVO on Unsplash They have always had the odds stacked against them but, when push comes to shove, they always keep trying their best; the underdog knows that their chances of victory are small but, for them they just need to know that they have a chance to keep going. We have seen…