Robert J. Sternberg often writes about a lecture-style psychology course he took as a college freshman in which he got a C. “There is a famous Sternberg in psychology,” the professor told him at the ...

Many college graduates are devoid of practical skills, according to new evidence from the provocative book, Academically Adrift. Fed up with the disconnect between employers and schools, two new tests ...

HERE’S JANINE DONALDSON WITH TONIGHT’S EDUCATION ALERT LEARNING HOW TO BE AN ADULT INCLUDES A LOT OF PRACTICAL SKILLS LIKE PAYING BILLS, FIXING THINGS, EVEN SIGNING YOUR NAME. BUT YOU MAY OR MAY NOT ...