No matter what the grade level, if a student is suffering from low self-esteem, it can affect every avenue of their life. It impacts their ability to socialize with others and presents them with constant academic challenges. On the other …
Whether you are a parent of a child or an educator in charge of 30 children, you have probably realized that organizational skills just don’t happen overnight. Plus, reminding the children over and over again (they may call it nagging) …
Although it may look it, success does not happen overnight. All of those so-called overnight sensations that seem to pop out of nowhere actually spent several years, if not decades, preparing their craft. Here are a few success stories that …
Both the SAT and ACT exams were basically introduced in 1959. While these tests have had little changes to them throughout the decades, they are essentially the same as they have always been for the last 60 years. You may …
It’s that time of year: the weather is warming up, birds are chirping, and the daylight hours are getting longer. With the exuberance of Spring also come perhaps the hardest months of the school year: the last few. As the …
While it is completely normal to feel nervous before a big test, some students experience debilitating anxiety. Test anxiety is a combination of physical and emotional symptoms that are uncomfortable and distracting during a test; test anxiety can manifest as …
Anxiety and stress are real; we adults know this all too well. But sometimes, perhaps, we underestimate the effect worry can have on adolescents. But the reality is that young people are often as affected by persistent worry and stress …
Recently in the county I live in, a high school junior shot himself to death in the parking lot of his church. It was revealed after the fact that he had suffered from a long history of depression. To be …
Everyone has a story. When we fail to understand others’ stories, we fail to understand their experiences, their perspectives, and their struggles. We can’t truly know someone without knowing his or her narrative. Case in point: I tutored a student …
Across much of America, spring means testing season. Students, parents, and even teachers tend to lament the season’s arrival. Standardized assessments remain controversial and polarizing. Most students will face them in one form or another in the latter half of …
