Four Tips to Make Your Kid a Critical Thinker
What skills will your child need to enjoy a rewarding career and life? We keep hearing about the importance of STEM – science, technology, engineering and math. Because we live… Read more »
Category Archives: Academic Tutoring
Will the Path to College Be Tougher for Your Children?
In the past month we’ve seen many disturbing reports about some parents who took an ugly path through the challenging college admissions process. What impact will Varsity Blues have on… Read more »
Helicopter Parenting Can Be Good for Kids
Helicopter parenting and hyper-involved parenting are not usually considered terms of endearment. But new research by Northwestern University and Yale economists shows that this style of parenting brings life-changing benefits… Read more »
Reading Is Critical for Your Child to Get into College
We take it for granted that our children should be active readers. What we don’t realize is the huge role that reading plays in the college admissions process. If your… Read more »
Ten Ways for Students to Relieve Stress
High school students face pressures from school, friends, family and our society in general. A NYU study identified many specific causes as well as some unfavorable outcomes like inadequate sleep… Read more »
Will Colleges Agree Your Student Is a Great Writer?
Only 23 colleges in the country ask applicants to write the optional ACT or SAT essay. None of Georgia’s 26 public institutions are on this list. Does that mean writing… Read more »
What Makes AP Courses So Important?
It used to be enough for graduates to have all A’s on their high school transcripts to be admitted to highly selective colleges. Not any more! Now the top college-bound… Read more »
ADHD: What Every Parent NEEDS to Know
Let’s start with a clarification. ADHD is a medical condition, not a personality flaw. Just as you need to be aware of, monitor, and support any other medical condition your child might… Read more »
Why Kids Can’t Write
When your daughter gets to college, will she be able to write high quality papers… or will she need remedial writing help like so many students? Will your son’s employer… Read more »
How To Navigate a Gap Year
A College Application Guide for Gap Year Students By Kyle DeNuccio — New York Times April 6, 2017 Applying to college is onerous enough. Asking to defer enrollment for a… Read more »