“In school, many of us procrastinate and then successfully cram for tests. We get the grades and degrees we need to get the jobs we want, even if we fail to get a good general education.” —Stephen Covey

Tens of millions of animals are killed each year, all because of medical testing.

Having a good attitude is the key to a successful life.

Nobody laughed. I was standing on stage at the 7th grade coffee house, and my first joke of the night died. I smiled at my friends in the back of the room, and they smiled back. So, I tried my next joke.

One of the most time -honored traditions of school may be its biggest problem: Grades.

If you drive drunk, you are a lethal weapon.

A 2012 study found no relationship between time spent on homework and grades.

Oftentimes children and parents disagree on the child's life decision. Have you ever felt as if you do not have control over your own life and that you are not allowed to do certain things or that your parents always have the last say?

Your eyes quickly travel down the list: A, A, A- , and then, there it is: a .C. What? How did you get a C? That’s right; it’s report card time, the time when your performance in school is reduced to a single letter.

What does an A really mean? Or a C, for that matter? When a student gets an F, does it mean he didn’t learn anything?

Melissa Thomas thought she was learning a lot in social studies this semester. She had developed a fascination with the ancient Greeks, could tell you all kinds of things about landforms on a map, and was finding herself watching the Histor