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Just a reminder: Elizabeth officially blogs at StayOutOfSchool.com now. We didn’t want to let this slide by: if you are class of 2013 and beyond, you need to be aware of changes coming to AP courses, particularly AP Bio and … Continue reading
Elizabeth has launched a blog devoted to creativity, critical thinking, problem solving, and intelligence over at Stay Out of School. Provocative title, no? Please drop by and check it out. It may not be what you think.
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Posted in education Tagged creativity, critical thinking, problem solving, stay out of school
Posted in education Tagged creativity, critical thinking, problem solving, stay out of school
If your student has been invited to participate in the Duke Talent Identification Program (TIP) and you’d like her to prepare for the SAT or ACT, here are a few things you might like to know: –Duke doesn’t actually suggest preparation for either test, … Continue reading
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Posted in education Tagged ACT, duke, duke TIP program, SAT, talent identification program, test prep
Posted in education Tagged ACT, duke, duke TIP program, SAT, talent identification program, test prep
As some of you may know, I started my tutoring career in south Florida; that means that I’ve got through throngs of kids applying to the University of Florida and slaving to receive acceptance. It came as no surprise then Bernard … Continue reading
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Posted in education Tagged college, education, financial crisis, safety schools, state schools, tuition
Posted in education Tagged college, education, financial crisis, safety schools, state schools, tuition
In 1981, the Princeton Review “revolutionized” the way that students prepared for standardized tests: the Review showed students guessing strategies and elimination tactics to use when they were unsure of how to tackle a particular problem. This seemed great: techniques … Continue reading
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Posted in education Tagged Outsmarting the SAT, Princeton Review, SAT scores, work ethic
Posted in education Tagged Outsmarting the SAT, Princeton Review, SAT scores, work ethic
We’ve all been hearing about The Secret for a while now…. Oprah’s talking about it, your community is talking about it. Perhaps you’ve read the book. Now it’s coming to your movie theater? I can’t take it anymore. I’ve got … Continue reading
I’m really excited about this initiative within high schools to move away from quotas of volunteer hours and toward meaningful projects that impact those schools’ immediate communities. I can’t tell you how many college applications I’ve seen that yammer on … Continue reading
I’ve been giving a good deal of thought to the idea that’s been swirling around about Obama’s new role as archetypal American Dream success story—namely that he’s an inspiration and example to us all of what hard work, ethics, and … Continue reading
