Valuable Tools for Learning: The Post-it Note – Part II
To continue our blog post about the value in the little post-it note, continue to read on about how you can encourage your child to use post-it notes as an academic tool. Both in the classroom and at home, students are able to communicate to themselves, in a very visible and tangible way, the information they are acquiring. [Read more]
Valuable Tools for Learning: The Post-it Note – Part I
The Post-it note is a simple piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side, designed primarily to be stuck to an object or surface and easily removed when deemed necessary. Most often, these multi-purpose, inexpensive, and simple-to-use tools are used for day-to-day reminders. However, this modest resource is just as effective as the most trailblazing technology. Sticky notes can have a high impact on learning and retaining information. [Read more]
The Coalition Application – Part II
There is so much NEW information about the Coalition College Application that we decided to break up the information in two segments. To continue with our information, here is what you and your student needs to know about the Coalition college application. [Read more]
The Coalition Application – Part I
A diverse group of eighty leading private and public colleges, including all of the Ivy Leagues, has joined together in a collaboration called the Coalition for Access, Affordability, and Success. The free online platform, slated to launch in April 2016, is reshaping the way students apply to college. [Read more]
Does It Matter Where You Go To College?
As parents, does it matter where your child goes to college? Frank Bruni, in his new book, Where You Go Is Not Who You’ll Be: An Antidote to the College Admissions Mania, challenges the belief that the college you go to seals your fate and determines how successful you will become in the future. During the crucial spring months of late March and early April, as high school seniors around the country anxiously await their admissions letters, it is a maniacal season fraught with competition, hysteria, and stress. [Read more]
