A Hefty bag filled with vegetable soup? 7 May 2011 | 07:55 am

If you're experiencing writer's block, check out these sweet analogies/similes culled from high school student writing. Sure to get the creative juices flowing! "She had a deep, throaty, genuine laug...

50 Things Everyone Should Know 5 May 2011 | 08:10 am

-The word "queue" is the only word in the English language that is still pronounced the same way when the last four letters are removed. -Beetles taste like apples, wasps like pine nuts, and worms lik...

Neko vs. Necco 3 May 2011 | 12:13 pm

Did you know that Necco wafers were mentioned in the Gettysburg Address? ...Or were they? "Indie" rock/alt-country singer, member of the band The New Pornographers and candy authority Neko Case exerc...

Kids Killing It 19 Apr 2011 | 06:24 am

Realms of Inquiry Art Attack at HGL 4/15/11 14 Apr 2011 | 05:24 am

Dave Eggers 2008 TED Prize Wish: Once Upon a School 7 Apr 2011 | 05:17 am

WWED? 24 Mar 2011 | 08:39 am

Eric would take a break and go outside. It's really nice out!

HGL HOSTS THE FIRST EVER TEEN POETRY SLAM! 22 Mar 2011 | 04:14 am

On February 25th, 2011, Higher Ground Learning hosted the first ever Teen Poetry Slam! The poetry slam originated in Chicago, Illinois in 1986 by a construction worker named Mark Smith (So what!) and ...

WWED? 15 Mar 2011 | 10:02 am

Eric knows that comma's represent a natural pause in spoken English. While not a perfect system, checking to see if a pause is appropriate or awkward can help test if a comma is needed. Take a look at...

Feeding the Problem - Trailer 10 Mar 2011 | 08:42 am

Feeding the Problem - TRAILER from Danny Schmidt on Vimeo. Legendary HGL tutor Danny Schmidt has been hard at work. Check out the trailer for Feeding the Problem, this movie was just picked up by PBS...