Here is what I think about in the shower, as I drive, while I’m folding laundry. “How can I make sure students know that there are multiple professional trade journals for the candy manufacturing industry?” (I know of at least two, by the way— Candy Industry and The Manufacturing Confectioner.) What is wrong with me, you … Read more…
As I am now a freshman in college, I’m able to look back on Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy’s Research Program, including both the Junior Research Project (JRP) and Senior Research Project (SRP), and I’m glad that I was required to participate in such a rigorous research program. At first, most of my friends and I were very intimidated and frustrated with … Read more…
Selecting a research topic is probably the most critical and the most frustrating part of the entire process, as discussed in my prior post about the emotional spectrum of the information search process. It is fraught with uncertainty, which is the enemy of the grade-conscious high school student. According to Project Information Literacy, 37% of college … Read more…
This is the first in a monthly series of posts about FHSA’s Junior and Senior Research Projects written by librarian Nora Murphy. Completed Senior Research Projects from the 2014-15 school year are highlighted throughout this post. Research at FSHA: Is It Working? Rounding the corner into my fifth year at Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy, I have now … Read more…