Top 5 Reasons To Switch Schools Mid-Year
Our culture has conditioned us to think of late summer as the time for our kids to go back to school. Usually, an assumption has been made well-ahead of time and the location is a given with few...
View ArticleWhen High School Grads Aren’t Ready For College
Thinking about what to do after high school can be scary. We all know that additional education and training beyond high school are valuable. Attending a traditional four-year college right after high...
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How Learning Technology Enables Individualized Education
Increasingly, a computer has the power to learn about the person using it. In the world of online learning, the goal of the engineer who designs the computer’s code is to fuel an individualized...
View ArticleIs It a Learning Disability? Know the Symptoms
He is a smart child and he’s motivated, but he struggles to keep up in school. It’s a frustrating scenario for parents and children, but this divide between ability and academic achievement may be a...
View ArticlePreparing for Your Parent Conference
If you have a child in school, you’re likely about to have your first face-to-face conference of the year with your student’s teacher in the near future. Parent involvement can play an important role...
View ArticleDoes Your Struggling Student Need a School Change?
So, it’s a couple months into the school year and you’ve watched the smile on your child diminish with each passing day. There may be tears at homework time, random tummy aches or rough mornings...
View Article10 Resources for Understanding, Identifying, and Teaching Dyslexic Students
All students face challenges at school, but dyslexic students have greater difficulty than others. Their disability makes it a challenge to read. They transpose letters, have difficulty concentrating...
View ArticleHow Can We Prevent Teenagers From Dropping Out of High School?
When it comes to teenagers dropping out of high school, I think it is worth opening with the good news. For starters, the dropout rate has declined from 12 percent in 1990 to approximately 7 percent in...
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