Following up on our blogs about improving academic performance, we have teamed up with Mindprint Learning to go into the science of learning to help parents understand that there isn’t one learning trait shared by all students. This blog post by Mindprint will go through 10 different traits that drive learning.  Be sure to join us for our live webinar in January where Nancy Weinstein, the founder of Mindprint, will share how parents can identify where student’s strengths and weaknesses lie, and use that information to improve learning and help students succeed academically. 

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We all know that self motivated students who are interested in what they are studying, do well in school and get good grades. Students who are engaged in the class, in the specific subject, and connected to teachers will do better and get better grades. However, as much as we would love for our children to love learning for the sake of learning, it is common for teenagers to disengage and not do as well as they could. Even those highly motivated students often have subjects that they are not excited about. So what can we do to help our teens become better students and improve their grades…

By: Valerie Erde

In my work as a tutor, many teens have walked through my door reluctantly, to say the least. They weren't interested in studying for the ACT or SAT, and at times weren't even interested in college at all. Sure, they knew that it was important for their future in a general way, but they definitely wanted to do something more fun than ACT/SAT practice tests with their limited free time.

I'm also a parent, so I know just how frustrating it can be to watch your child fritter away time and talent and fail to reach success or mastery of a skill. Of course you…

Splash is back virtually this year. Splash, run by Learning Unlimited, is “a weekend extravaganza of classes at a local college or university, where pre-college students are invited to learn about everything and anything from passionate university students.” For a nominal fee of $0-50, middle and high school students can sign up for 1 or 2 full days of weekend classes on college campuses. Splash currently runs at MIT, Stanford University, University of Chicago, Duke University, Yale University, Boston College, and many more! Few schools have cancelled Splash due to Covid, but most have…

Fall is here, and many families have heard the news that their schools will be conducted 100% online or will take a hybrid approach where each portion of the student body will attend school 1-3 days a week. A compilation of reopening plans from Education Week, a trade publication focusing on K-12 education, shows that more than 80 school districts including Los Angeles, Houston, Fairfax VA, and Montgomery MD are reopening or have reopended with remote learning only. Families that were incredibly disappointed (an exhausted!) by the spring distance learning experience are looking for…

COVID-19 has forced schools to venture into remote learning through online instruction, with varying degrees of success. We all know that the quality and execution of instruction this spring varied greatly, and understandably, not all schools were able to successfully adapt to remote instructions. However, the experience certainly gave many families a taste of what possibilities lie with online schools, and there has been a significant interest in already existing virtual schools. Online high schools were created for the purpose of online learning. The teachers have years of experience…

By: Sohini Surapaneni

Summer doesn’t mean your child has to stop learning. Even during these upcoming months of  social-distancing, our digital world provides a platform for students all over the world to continue their education online. We compiled a short list of online resources your child may use to learn or expand their skills in:

Reading and Writing Math Science Coding Languages Public Speaking Visual Arts Performing Arts

You may also scroll to the end for a section on virtual museums and tours.

This blog post. will specifically be geared towards…

1. Read: 

Summer is a time to get away from it all. Books are the perfect way for tweens/teens to immerse themselves into any world they can imagine. There is no better way to spend a lazy summer day than being engrossed in a good book. It also has the benefit of helping middle schoolers get ready for the amount of reading ahead of them in high school. The earlier they get used to and love reading, the less of a chore it will be when they have a ton of it in high school. Although it is best to let your kids choose what they want to read, it is also not a bad idea to get them to…

Technology is an essential tool in today’s society. As a result, it has become a valuable resume building asset for students interested in STEM, business and many other fields. Whether your teen intends on majoring in STEM or not, coding can be an important skill that demonstrates critical thinking, problem solving abilities, and even persistence.  Fortunately, with all of the online sources available today, learning to code can be a relatively simple process. We have compiled below a list of the most popular and effective websites that teach coding to students with varying levels of…

By: Rosemary Laberee

Compliments of a very scary pandemic, many parents have been thrust into the role of facilitator of their children’s education. Many feel ill-equipped and worried about what these next few weeks will bring. The prospect of keeping children engaged in their school work, free of anxiety, and gainfully occupied for the hours of the day they are not online, receiving and uploading lessons, is overwhelming. This is a fact, whether you are a veteran home educator or not.

These are waters that home educating parents navigate daily. The added component of…