Hi Danielle

[Anoree]

Originally Posted by RonTheLogician

Anoree, do you have suggestions for English-language sources which can bring Danielle up to speed on breaking developments in the information technology world?

My sources for current IT developments are German for the most part.
I'll look for English sources to relay here.

Anyways, I don't think that Danielle has a problem with learning the course contents. Danielle finished high school as valedictorian AND a year or two earlier than usual, and the homework and projects she turns in regularly get A grades. I think it's about staying focused and interested in the courses long enough to finish them. The heavy load of courses she signed in looks to me like an attempt to not get bored. It seems the attempt wasn't that successful.

I see similarities to highly talented students that fail classes because they're not challenged enough. Once enlisted to schools for talented students (and there challenged more), they get better grades.

That just were my two cents.

[RonTheLogician]

Hey Dani,

I thought you might be interested in learning that the US Department of Education has started publishing the "college scorecards" that had been promised. See the White House press release here.

Find the scorecard for Arizona State University, Tempe here. Nearly 3 in 5 ASU Tempe students who matriculate full-time for a four-year degree graduate within 6 years - rather better than the national average of only 4 in 9.

[RonTheLogician]

Hey Dani,

Check out a recent half-hour documentary by VICE on some sexual applications of virtual reality technology, titled The Digital Love Industry, here. Then shoot a vlog to discuss what you think about it. (For extra credit, pull a frame or two from the original video and overlay it, full-screen, on a temporal portion of your final video, as you talk about the subject of its contents.) I hope this helps inspire you to persevere in your college education!