AP vs. Honors vs. IB vs. Dual Credit: Which is right for me? Course selection is a matter of both planning and luck in many districts. What courses are students prepared for, which courses fit their schedule, and which still …
As Advanced Placement courses become more widely available to high school students, more families are looking at the exams and wondering what constitutes a passing score? However, the College Board (also maker of the SAT exam) is very careful not …
Imagine a scenario: Your child is entering high school, a brand new 9th grader. They’re coming from a smaller, familiar middle school, where they were comfortable with all the teachers, schedule, and layout of the building. But on the first …
September is just around the corner: every store already has school supplies on the shelves. But why and how is the beginning of the school year so important? Start as you mean to go on Beginning the year …
We often hear from parents that a student wants to take the ACT because they are stronger in math and science (and since the SAT does not have a “science section”, they feel the ACT is better suited to the …
Have you ever had a friend tell you that your son or daughter should take the ACT because their child took it and scored SOOOO much better on it than the SAT? Or that skipping questions on the tests are …
In March of 2016, the College Board made significant changes to the SAT test. Among these changes was an increase in content. Prior to 2016, the SAT reviewed basic math content, Pre-Algebra, Algebra I, and Geometry. Now, the test also …
Time Management Parents and students complain to me all the time that there isn’t enough time in the day to get everything done, and while that may be true, there are usually plenty of untapped resources students and families …
It is no secret that parental involvement is associated with higher student achievement outcomes. In fact, a recent report from Southwest Educational Development Laboratory[i] found that regardless of family income or background, students with involved parents are more likely to …
Most kids (and, honestly, most adults) don’t know how to study. They either assume that simply going to class and taking basic notes are enough, or that rereading the material or said notes over and over again will embed the …