Are your children motivated to improve their grades? Are some of their grades below expectations? No matter what their grades are now, it is amazing how much they can boost them during the last ...
The National Assessment of Educational Progress, known as the NAEP, is the gold standard federal exam to test children nation-wide on their math and reading skills. The most recent test given to ...
Do you ever wonder why some students appear motivated and successful in school while others do not? Is it genetic, learned, or both? Most importantly, how can we redirect unmotivated students? Ma...
Happy 2024! January is a time many of us make resolutions. Concerning our kids’ habits, however, our hands seem to be tied. We want them to come out of their rooms, spend less time on their pho...
Are you taking a family trip this winter break? What a great time to listen to a recorded book in the car or plop down on the couch to read! Read a book of choice, maybe something silly, somethin...
Do you have homework battles in your family? Is your child disorganized, inefficient, unmotivated, or afraid of doing homework? Here are some tips to make homework a more positive experience. Be ...
Our children are unique, have various talents and and abilities, and struggle with a variety of challenges. We parents do our best to help our children shine, grow, and develop strategies to succ...
As many of you know, the SAT will go from paper to digital beginning in 2024, and the PSAT will go digital in October of 2023. For current high school juniors, there will be a split – paper thr...
Since last fall, many of us have been using chatbots such as ChatGPT. Since ChatGPT is so popular, I am going to focus on the benefits and pitfalls of this conversational AI, which are similar to...
When I first moved to Virginia, school started after Labor Day, a Fall month with cooler days, following a grand finale long weekend. I think it is harder for kids to adjust to school in mid-Augu...