There was a recent article in the U.S. News & World Report recently that caught my eye. The idea behind the article was that American students waste much time at school with nonacademic things. They compared the number of hours that students in American spend learning to the number that students in other countries spend. They found that Americans are in the books less. To be honest, the article did not convince me or intrigue me that much. However, it did start a line of thinking for me. I began thinking about my day at school and how much time … Continue reading →