It’s funny how quickly you figure out the difference between being a high school senior is from being a college freshman. All of the things your parents did for you back at home are your responsibility now. Think the towel on the floor is going to clean itself on its own? Your free time you […]
Reading is an enjoyable activity, yet time-consuming too. It is easy to fall out of the habit if you don’t have a set reading routine, be it listening to an audiobook on your commute or reading in the evening to wind down from the day. If you’ve fallen out of the habit of reading, you’ll […]
The University of Al-Karaouine is currently recognized as the oldest university in the world. It was founded in 859 by Fatima al-Fihri adjacent to a mosque. Some other old universities include the ones established in Bologna, Paris, Toulouse, Salamanca, and more. The history of the concept of education and schooling is fascinating. Psychology Today overviews […]
If the average person reads 250 words per minute, it would take about 1 hour to read a 12,000-word classic like “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” by Mark Twain. Also, it would take 72 hours to read the entire Harry Potter series, which has a word count of 1,073,288 words. Authors have thrilled us with […]
There’s no sugar coating it, learning to read is hard. All the grammar, vocabulary, and spelling required to put a piece of text together and understand it is enough to make any grade schooler’s head spin. Once they get the hang of it, the next step is to increase the rate at which they read. […]
As an avid reader, Bill Gates has his fair share of book recommendations. During the summer months, Gates reading list increases significantly. Reflecting on his childhood he says, “I’d check out so many books that the librarians wouldn’t give me new ones until I returned some.” As funny as that is, it is the one […]
