Middle School Archives - Page 8 of 10

Mar 24

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Hear From Our Tutors! What Tutoring Style is Most Effective?

By Angela B. Elementary School, High School, Middle School, Tutor Spotlights

What is a tutoring style you might wonder. Well, it’s pretty much the same as a teaching style. It can be loosely defined as the way an educator approaches the lesson. When you start hunting down tutoring companies and going over their recommended tutors this is the first place where tutoring style plays a key…

Mar 18

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The Don’t Care Kid: Ways to Help Show Your Kids That School Matters

By Angela B. Elementary School, High School, Middle School

If you haven’t already noticed I am all about honesty. And I’ll be honest, I was not a huge fan of school. While I was an excellent student, a classic overachiever, and a master of befriending every clique, I didn’t feel excited to go to school. I knew it was a means to an end.…

Mar 04

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Learning Styles and Online Teaching: Best Methods to Improve Academic Success

By Angela B. Accommodations, Elementary School, High School, Learning Differences, Middle School

First let’s begin with the basics of learning styles. Learning style refers to the way you absorb new information best. Everyone is born with the ability to process information in various ways. Some children are born with more visual learning skills. Others are excellent at listening to the sounds around them. There are even children…

Feb 05

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How to Foster Trust and Independence With Your Teenager

By Angela B. High School, Learning Differences, Middle School

1. Be honest and open with them about your expectations for their academic career. I think this is the hardest one. If you’re like me, you grew up in a household with expectations that were never spoken of, but were known. My parents, both with graduate degrees and more, expected me to go to a…

Dec 30

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Private School Admissions: Insider Tips and Ways to Prepare for the Mysterious New Writing Sample

By Angela B. Elementary School, High School, HSPT, Independent School Admissions, ISEE, Middle School

Tis the season! Well...it’s that time of year again. Interview Time! If you’re a stressed parent of a private school applicant you’re probably going into a mild panic attack-style sweat waiting for the highly anticipated interview. As many schools have adapted this year to the pandemic and need for online schooling, they still haven’t quite…