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Research suggests that people choose—or are unconsciously drawn to—careers that resemble their own names. The effect is stronger for women’s first names and men’s last names; psychologists hypothesize that women are less attached to their last names because they anticipate taking their husbands’. In a 2002 paper in the journal Attitudes and Social Cognition, psychologists […]

  (By Joanne Lipman) I had a teacher once who called his students “idiots” when they screwed up. He was our orchestra conductor, a fierce Ukrainian immigrant named Jerry Kupchynsky, and when someone played out of tune, he would stop the entire group to yell, “Who eez deaf in first violins!?” He made us rehearse

  It isn’t an unknown fact that celebrities like Justin Bieber and Wizkid attract attention from both fans and agitated observers alike. However, I began to wonder if several thousand fans were suffering from an undiscovered breed of paranoia after the word “hater” appeared in the comments section of several different articles about a million

All-nighters are a bad idea. Whether it is a ten-page paper or a midterm exam, do not put it off for a marathon session the night before. Several previous studies have shown that the reasons often connected pulling an all-night study session are as bad as the actual sleep deprivation itself. Even if the test

  A student from London was left temporarily blind after surgery to change the colour of her eyes. Shenise Farrell travelled to Panama, in Central America, for the unregulated procedure to change her eye colour from dark brown to light brown. She spent £8,000 on the operation but it went wrong and she was almost

  Online education gives students access to courses that may not be available locally, but they must have the right tools to take full advantage of these classes. Online learning has become very popular. Many students take online classes that aren’t offered at their local university, and some secondary school students even take their entire

  (By Taiwo Akinlami) I came to value the attributes of a visionary teacher because I did not have the opportunity of being taught by too many. I think the two teachers, who  stood out in my life was Mr. Tugbobo, My English Language teacher in class 4 and 5 in the secondary school and

(By Taiwo Akinlami) Abuse is the number one threat to THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CHILD. Abuse is a distraction too hard for the fragile but promising mind of the child to handle. Abuse is a jealous occupier. He runs a fortified monopoly, which does not allow the child any breathing space. It arrives on