An Open Letter

An open letter to the current education system,   As a student of the digital age, a millennial, I have a slight bone to pick with the educational system. Those in charge of our schooling might think similarly to how Mark Bauerlein views education: that one’s intellect is derived from the ability to memorize facts […]

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The basis of written word

Writing can be very systematic. It consists of various rules and guidelines that help writers create a well-rounded text. Guidelines like these are sometimes called “writing thresholds and concepts.” According to Linda Alder-Kassner and Elizabeth Wardle’s book Naming What We Know, threshold concepts are “concepts critical for continued learning and participation in an area or […]

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