Archive for August, 2007

Should You Go To School?

Friday, August 31st, 2007

“Self-education is, I firmly believe, the only kind of education there is.” – Isaac Asimov
Are you asking yourself, “Should I go to university or college? Is it an investment worthy of my time and money?”
If you need the credential to perform the job you want, then, yeah; kind of hard these days to practice [...]

Critical Thinking Help

Saturday, August 25th, 2007

Critical Thinking:
“Critical thinking is a term used to refer to those kinds of mental activity that are clear, precise, and purposeful. It is typically associated with solving complex real world problems, generating multiple (or creative) solutions to a problem, drawing inferences, synthesizing and integrating information, distinguishing between fact and opinion, or estimating potential outcomes, but [...]

Writing and Style Guides

Saturday, August 25th, 2007

“To improve one’s style – means to improve one’s thoughts – and nothing else!”
– (Nietzsche, the master of the aphoristic style)
Writing and Style Guides
11 Rules of Writing
A Research Guide for Students – Tools and guidelines for students
A Student’s Guide to Proofreading and Editing – A guide for [...]