When I first realized that the taking the Graduate Record Exam © was on my horizons, I trembled a good bit. As my friends burned, sold, and threw away their textbooks after finals, I ordered two test preparation books and settled down for two months of math, reading, and writing prep. It was in the midst of my math study doldrums that Tom Grosh IV [Associate Director of the Emerging Scholars Network] asked me to consider writing a post about preparing to take the exam. I told him I would brainstorm some ideas, but I … [Read more...] about Faithfulness In the Preparation
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Quote: Simone Weil on Studying
The Week in Review is taking a vacation during the month of August, so that Tom and Mike can focus on preparing for the upcoming academic year. In its place, we'll be posting good quotes on the connection between faith, life, and learning. If you have a good quote, share it with us in the comments or by emailing it to Mike. Thanks! Simone Weil on school studies, from Waiting for God (HT: Academic Faithfulness blog) Students must therefore work without any wish to gain good marks, to pass examinations, to win … [Read more...] about Quote: Simone Weil on Studying