Should it also give students a chance to specialize in a particular field, like science writing?

"I'm not sure how much of an edge this would give students."

Give students engaging subject matter and place them in charge of where they want to take it.

So give students who might not have benefited from an ideal environment a chance.

But are courses giving students what they need to survive in the real world?

Q: What advice do you give students leaving for the summer?

Both forces, he said, gave students outside the state's cities a more equal educational opportunity.

Typhoon season is just about over, with no days used, so officials decided to give students and teachers the day off.

It can also give students who didn't get into their first choice of college an opportunity to reapply.

"Giving students this experience makes them more active in regard to the university system," Walter said.