Best, Worst College Majors For Finding A Job

“Not all college degrees are created equal.”

Georgetown’s College Course on Jay-Z: Good Idea or Bad Idea?

An article on USAToday.com—Jay-Z provides the blueprint for college course—has rekindled the polarizing topic of whether or not author, radio host, and Georgetown professor Michael Eric Dyson‘s course on the hip-hop mogul and entrepreneur is a good idea or bad idea.

One thing is for sure: It’s brilliant marketing and publicity. The class has been mentioned in the news plenty of times. Critics and supporters have been quoted in major news outlets. And here I am writing about it on a blog that’s mainly about soft skills, personal development, and youth empowerment.

So…

Good idea or bad idea?

It’s not that simple.

High School Dropout Factory

Recently, I was reading How to Identify a High School Dropout Factory (U.S. News and World Report). I haven’t quite decided how I feel about what was presented—need to do a little more research—but the article was interesting. It suggests 5 main areas of concern:

Touchdown In a Wheelchair?!

Wow… how cool is this?! Touchdown. In a wheelchair. Awesome.

14 colleges with the best overall dorms | USA TODAY College

There’s an article on the  USA TODAY College website that lists the colleges with the best dorms.

1. Georgia State University

2. University of Missouri-Columbia

3. Winona State University

Go here to see the rest of the list:14 colleges with the best overall dorms | USA TODAY College

Announcing Teen Voices’ 20 Under 20 Short Story Competition! | Teen Voices

A lot of you have been asking me about getting your fiction writing published. Check this out.

Announcing Teen Voices’ 20 Under 20 Short Story Competition! | Teen Voices

Q & A: Help with My Brother?

Q: I have a personal question to ask about my brother. Your story of your brother kind of taught me, because I am sort of in the same situation.

My younger brother is acting up. He used to be this passionate kid. He worked harder than hard working. He would always be in competition with me. If I got an B in a class he had to get an A. He used to cry at the sight of even having less than an A-.

Now-a-days as he is in high school I have no idea where his motivation went. He is doing horrible in school. He is basically failing every class and does not care. He is also behaving bad too, from talking back to my mother to stealing the cars at my house for a joy ride. He is only 16 years old. I tried talking to him, but all he does is shake me off.

I do not know what to do. Do you have any input?

—Gabriel S.