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Friday, May 11, 2012

Chinese students use IV amino acids to study for high-stakes tests - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post

Chinese students use IV amino acids to study for high-stakes tests - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post:


Chinese students use IV amino acids to study for high-stakes tests

How’s this for extreme? Students at a Chinese high school hooked themselves up intravenously — with the help of teachers — to amino acid supplement drips to study for high-stakes exams in an effort to boost their performance.
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Teachers: Tell us what you’re doing this summer

Calling all teachers:
Are you planning to work at a summer job when school gets out for the year, because your salary doesn’t pay the bills?
Are you going to teach summer school, or work on a graduate degree, professional development or some other special sort of training?
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