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Help Your Child Develop Grit

May 11, 2018

If Grit was simply will power or self-control eventually most of us would be exhausted and there would be few of us who would be able to keep up with the work. Although these characteristics are important, for the persistence needed to be gritty we need to develop a different strategy. The strategy of consistently Read More...

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Preparing for AP English: Free Printable!

May 3, 2018

Enrolling in an AP English class can feel both exciting and intimidating. AP Language and AP Literature are great opportunities for students to leap into texts which contain interesting characters, beautiful language and important ideas. It also gives them a chance to explore those ideas in their own writing as they develop their analysis and Read More...

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Get Involved with Government: 5 Ways to Get Your Student Invested

April 17, 2018

Be informed – Statistics show that approximately 50% of eligible adults don’t vote in many elections. One reason is that it takes work to be informed about the issues and candidates. Take the time to understand how the government works and research some key issues. Visit candidate websites or call them for clarification of their Read More...

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The Importance of Science Labs (and how to make them happen)

April 2, 2018

From the first lab science I took in ninth grade, biology, I had a terrible time understanding what the importance of labs was. I figured I could learn anything that needed to be learned from a book or the teacher’s lecture. Labs were just a waste of time. As a student that lived Read More...

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The Importance of Science Labs (and how to make them happen) Part Two

April 5, 2019

In the last post we talked about two great reasons why having your kids complete the lab component of a course is integral to their success and why the benefits this produces may not be obvious. This post will cover the other two reasons I feel that labs are truly important to the study of Read More...

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The Importance of Science Labs (and how to make them happen) Part Three

April 10, 2018

In the last two posts, I talked about how lab activities benefit your student, but now I’d like to switch gears a bit and discuss how you can help your student get through labs and make a success of those assignments they may be avoiding. But first, it helps to understand some of the reasons Read More...