I’ve been a public school educator for more than a decade. I attended public school for my whole education when I was younger. I want to think that I am pretty knowledgeable about both the good and the bad of …
Back in the day, when I worked with many high school students interested in going on to college, I would often get asked whether colleges and universities were more likely to prefer the ACT or SAT standardized exam. The students …
The college application process can sometimes be confusing. There have been times when high school seniors are left wondering why they were not accepted into their college of choice when their classmate was accepted, and they had a lower overall …
With the holiday break almost here for high school seniors, it is the perfect time to nail down the college you will be attending in nine short months (if you haven’t already done so). And that is only one …
As an educator for 20 years, I have worked with students of all ages and for almost every subject possible. Through the years, I have helped struggling students that never thought they could achieve good grades become some of the …
Class size has been one of education’s most significant issues for the last several decades. With school budgets limiting the number of educators they can hire and the physical school size limiting the number of classrooms in the building, it …
A million years ago, when I was a high school senior, I took the ACT standardized exam and scored a 21. My guidance counselor then told me this was a good score because he said a score of 18 was …
Kids are excited to find out who their new classroom teacher is and which of their friends are in the same classroom. Even the students who are not all that fond of school are intrigued with the newness of the …
Although there are some places of higher learning that are not requiring prospective students to take either the ACT or SAT, don’t be so quick to forgo either standardized test. According to the Wall Street Journal, 1.7 million high school …
Sometimes it can be difficult for parents to commit to hiring a tutor to help their child. After all, there is not only the time commitment involved but also a financial aspect. However, that’s the difference between a professional tutor …