Science
OPINION: The liberal arts hold significance not measurable by conventional statistical analysis
|Perhaps the most common and most bothersome question every student is asked, starting in the latter years of high school and ending—I hope—after college graduation, is in regard to one’s intended area of academic pursuit.
“ What is your major?”
“ What do you want to study?”
Fall for the Blog: Hope for GMU
|Fourth Estate follows events of the Fifteenth Annual Fall for the Book Festival through
OPINION: General education is vital to the ultimate success of university students
|As a freshman, my courses this year are varied; many of them are not particularly relevant to my major—this being a product of the dreaded general education requirements at Mason, or “gen eds.” Overall, many students feel that gen eds are an unnecessary waste of time. I, quite honestly, beg to differ.
OPINION: The dilemma concerning standardized testing and educational success
|What makes a student successful? In an attempt to assess students in an easy and cheap manner, many schools use test scores to determine who will make a successful student. Two recent articles in the national media, each focusing on the beginning and ending of one’s high school career, highlight the troubles facing schools as they attempt to better understand test scores. An analysis of these two articles will allow Mason to better understand what role a university will play in shaping the lives of these high school students.
