The web is swamped with more TEOTWAWKI. The end of the world as we know it. Rants abound. The planets are going to line up at the end of the Mayan calendar. Yikes cubed! We’re all GONNA DIE! For the first time in 22,000 years, and the earth will wobble and sun flares will erupt! The sun will...

Canada, why go to college in Canada? For one thing, Canada, as a society, has earned so many accolades over the years. And not only in their fine system of education. The famous economist, John Maynard Keynes, called Canada “a place of infinite promise.” He went on to say that he liked...

Big news all over the media this week. British psychologists point out a link between web use and depression. Are their study results exaggerated? Let’s take a look. At GRAD2B, students are our number one concern— and this study should alert all students to guard their body, as well as...

Competition is tough. The game is employment. We are all becoming World Citizens. Whether you live in Europe, Asia, the Americas, Africa, wherever, the playing field is no longer your home town— its the worldwide job market. That’s where you compete now. Wherever you live on this ball...

It could happen wherever you live. In fact, it will happen. It’s only a matter of time, before its your turn— some totally unexpected horrific disaster will strike you, your loved ones, everyone you know will suffer terribly, and many will die. Who will come? Who will care? Who will...

Dr King was an entrepreneur— a moral entrepreneur— his profit was for others, measured not in dollars, but in freedom. And Dr King was an educator— a moral educator— a great lifter of the bar of human equality and opportunity. “Intelligence plus character is the true meaning...

So, you lived much of your life in the country. But, you now have many more life choices. You have those choices, because now you’ve earned your degree, or you’re about to graduate. How will you use that knowledge? Will you take your degree to the big city, and find work, and climb the...

How different would your life be, if you couldn’t read? Others would tell you what they believe, from what they’ve read. Everything you hear would be hand-me-down thinking. Ignorance is slavery to others, ignorance guarantees exploitation. Without the ability to read, how can anyone...

There was a golden age— a time, not so long ago— when teachers were like the messengers of the Gods. Mysterious bringers of enlightenment! And then there was that handful of even more amazing mortals— the GREAT TEACHERS. We students admired them, wondered about them, hung on each...

Secondary school students, you are entering a time of historic opportunity. And responsibility. Why? Because of a rising global tide of anti-intellectualism. What does anti-intellectualism mean? Intellectualism is a function of being educated and informed. Moreover, it means the ability to think...