Having never played any FF game until FF7R, I was pretty surprised to learn how vitriolic fan wars were over Tifa vs. Aerith. Apparently, the love triangle between Cloud, Tifa, and Aerith has fed heated debate within Final Fantasy 7 fandom for over 20 years. In contrast, FF7R makes an…

I spent hours playing the Final Fantasy VII Remake at the peak of the pandemic. At some point, I switched the language settings to the game’s original Japanese and discovered fascinating translation choices that completely changed my experience of the story. For example, Reno’s Japanese speech patterns are noticeably, distinctly…

Our computer and phone screens have gotten us through the pandemic. We have been able to go to school, work, see doctors, go shopping, entertain ourselves, and socialize (to some extent) through our devices. But spending so much time in front of a screen is also leading to major Zoom…

A simple introduction to radians. You may learn about radians for the first time in a trigonometry class. Simply, a radian is another way to measure an angle instead of using degrees. You are merely switching the unit of measurement. It is like measuring your height in centimeters instead of inches. This simple introduction will…

My friend’s first-grade child was recently denied an IEP because he has grade-level academics. His severe ADHD results in frequent classroom outbursts, hours in the principal’s office, learning delays, anxiety-driven school refusal, low self-esteem, and excessive hours of tutoring but school staff said he could not qualify unless he was…

Biology is the field of science that studies life itself. While biology is fascinating and fun, studying life as we know it is no easy feat. From classifying kingdoms of living things or understanding cell meiosis or community ecosystems, biology students have a wide range of sub-topics to cover. If…

We know that sleep is important for learning. But what happens when all-day Zooming, household chores, commuting, and work crowd out time for sleep AND studying? We need to know the best way to learn as much as possible, in the least amount of time, and with minimal stress. Thanks…

Daylight savings time begins next week on March 14, 2021. We’ll say goodbye to dark winter days….and one precious hour of sleep. Exhausted students may find themselves revisiting the familiar debate: is it better to stay up to study more or sleep? Losing an hour of sleep might not seem…

You may be one of the thousands of students that will be taking the SAT exam on March 13. Congratulations on making it this far! It has been a bumpy road to the testing room. Months of COVID-era test delays, location changes, and interrupted study plans were stressful. After all…