Study Skills
Why High School Students Should Worry About Test Scores
The average composite SAT score is 1068 while the 75th percentile composite SAT score is 1215. Similarly, the average ACT score is 21 while the 75th percentile score is a 24. The difference between an average an exceptional score on either of these standardized tests is only a few questions, however, those students which score…
Read MoreWhat to do if you SAT or ACT Test Date Was Cancelled Because of COVID-19
Thousands of rising high school upperclassmen have been and will continue to be denied the ability to take the SAT and ACT over the coming months because of COVID-19. While some students were able to take the March test dates, all later tests were canceled. The College Board and ACT—the companies that offer these tests—have…
Read MoreSchooling at Home during Covid-19 ~~ Part 1
It’s been around a month since we have all been home with our children. In the beginning, it may have been fun – you are ALL set to help teach them at home. However, as the weeks dragged on, the wonderful teachers out there started using a variety of methods to continue learning. Regardless of…
Read MoreOnline Resources to Add Excitement to Your Time at Home
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Read MoreUnique ways to practice spelling words
Are you banging your head against the wall because you and your child are so bored of just writing out a list of spelling words over and over again? Mindless repetition obviously does not work. There are many simple ways you can help your child succeed with spelling. Make a chant or a rhyme for…
Read MoreIt’s Back to School Time!!!
New backpacks, shoes, colored pencils, and notebooks. Those are just a few of the things that come with the back to school season. For some children, the start of a new school year is pure excitement. Finding out who their new teacher is and which of their friends will be in their class is enough…
Read MoreSuperheroes and Education
Everyone loves superheroes! Get ready! It’s a bird… it’s a plane… NO IT’S SUPERMAN!! Superheroes are all over the place these days. You can’t walk through Wal-Mart, the mall, or even the sidewalk without seeing Superman, Batman, Captain America, Iron Man or The Incredible Hulk hanging around. How do we use Earth’s Mightiest Heroes…
Read MoreDinosaurs and Education
Imagine this… you are sitting there quietly in your home and all of a sudden the water in your glass starts to shake a little, and then the whole glass starts to shake… and then the entire room. You look out the window and find yourself face to face with something from 65 million years…
Read MoreHow to help your student athlete be a better STUDENT
Student Athletes If your child plays sports, they most likely have dreams of going pro or at least play in college. I’m sure that you are hoping they get a full ride from sports to play a Division I so that they get that “Free Ride” for college. However, did you know that only 5%…
Read MoreWill the right school supplies REALLY help your child?
As much as I LOVE supplies, they will never really help your child be the star student you want them to be no matter what Office Max says in their new commercial. Do you know what will really help so they can make the most of this, and every other, school year? Someone who CARES…
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