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Tips for Applying to Scholarships and Awards 150 150 SchoolTutoring.Staff

Tips for Applying to Scholarships and Awards

Know your Strengths It is important for students to know their own assets. Although a majority of scholarships are based on a student’s grades and academic performance, some scholarships are based mainly on their extracurricular activities. It is crucial for students to make a list of all their extracurricular activities as a reference for applying…

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Mental Math in the Classroom 150 150 SchoolTutoring.Staff

Mental Math in the Classroom

Mental math is the act of performing calculations in one’s head without the assistance of an external device such as a calculator or an abacus. In this article, the calculations and the applications of mental math in different areas of mathematics will be discussed. For Which Types of Calculations is Mental Math Used? The most…

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Staying Sharp Over the Summer 150 150 SchoolTutoring.Staff

Staying Sharp Over the Summer

The summer is almost upon us, and school will soon be out! The time for studying and classes is replaced by vacations and relaxation. In between the tanning, beaches, travel and summer camp, it is easy to let everything students have learned over the past year be put aside to rot away in the dustiest…

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Dealing With Exam Stress 150 150 SchoolTutoring.Staff

Dealing With Exam Stress

Exams are often the most stressful time of a school term for Secondary and College/University students. Many people have trouble dealing with this stress and it can often affect a student’s performance on their exams or even interfere with their every day activities. Stress is an unavoidable part of life, but there are many strategies…

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Encouraging a Reluctant Reader 150 150 SchoolTutoring.Staff

Encouraging a Reluctant Reader

Reading is a skill that is crucial for academic success, however a lot of parents notice that as their child gets older their interest in reading for fun wanes. This can be a concern because becoming an effective reader is mostly developed through practice. Remember that not every child is born a bookworm, so here…

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Effective Teamwork Strategies: Approaches to Conflict Resolution 150 150 SchoolTutoring.Staff

Effective Teamwork Strategies: Approaches to Conflict Resolution

An earlier article this month discussed the effective methods of assigning group roles and structuring a team. However, even though a group might be structured, different conflicts can still arise during the group members’ interaction with one another, perhaps through disagreements between group members about each others’ methods or conclusions. These conflicts not only cause…

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Maximizing Student Performance on Standardized Tests 150 150 SchoolTutoring.Staff

Maximizing Student Performance on Standardized Tests

For over a decade, the public school system in North America has seen an unprecedented amount of pressure placed upon educators to have students performing at higher levels than ever before.  In the United States, the introduction of the No Child Left Behind legislation in 2011 established that each state have some form of standardized…

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Managing Your Morning Schedule 150 150 SchoolTutoring.Staff

Managing Your Morning Schedule

Mornings can be a very hectic time of day for families. Getting your children to school on time can be a challenge especially if they are fighting for the bathroom or finishing up homework at the breakfast table. Teacher’s appreciate having students ready to go in the morning so it is important to make sure…

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Effective Team Strategies: Understanding Group Roles 150 150 SchoolTutoring.Staff

Effective Team Strategies: Understanding Group Roles

Quite often during a student’s educational career, he or she will often encounter various group creative assignments where cooperation between team members is essential to the success of the project. Proceeding without this cooperation would lead to a lack of productivity and a failed project or assignment, should the group fail to rally itself with…

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Motivating Students Without Rewards 150 150 SchoolTutoring.Staff

Motivating Students Without Rewards

One of the most common concerns among parents revolves around student motivation, and how to get students motivated.  The easy answer is offering rewards for students, whether it is money, free time, or other “bribes”.  However, providing these types of incentives could result in students expecting rewards constantly and relying on incentives in order to…

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Hobbies and Activities to Stimulate the Educational Mind 150 150 SchoolTutoring.Staff

Hobbies and Activities to Stimulate the Educational Mind

A common problem amongst children in modern times is the general disinterest in anything and everything educational. Many parents are having a difficult time trying to inspire their students to focus and complete all of their schoolwork because students are simply not seeing the relevancy of their assignments to their interests. However, stimulating the desire…

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Building Great Parent-Teacher Relationships 150 150 SchoolTutoring.Staff

Building Great Parent-Teacher Relationships

Establishing a strong relationship between parents and their child’s teacher is vital in ensuring the academic success of the student.  Here are some tips for creating a positive relationship with your child’s teacher and establishing good communication habits. Parent-Teacher Interviews Parent-teacher interviews can seem insignificant especially if your child is doing well in class, but it is…

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The Importance of the Arts in the Classroom 150 150 admin

The Importance of the Arts in the Classroom

Too often in today’s schools, an emphasis is placed on subjects like Mathematics, Language Arts, and Science.  Although these topics certainly have their place in the curriculum, subjects like visual arts and music have found their way onto the back-burner of education.  However, the importance of the Arts in the classroom have been proven to…

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Setting Goals the SMART Way 150 150 admin

Setting Goals the SMART Way

It is a common occurrence for educators to tell their students to set goals during the school term. However, just as common is the inability of students to meet all of the goals they have set for themselves.  This can lead to students becoming frustrated with the process of goal-making and subsequently lead to a…

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Tips to Be “Green” at Home and School 150 150 admin

Tips to Be “Green” at Home and School

With global warming and pollution continuously in the news today, it can be difficult to know where to start when it comes to making a difference. Here are some easy tips to help your household stay green; it turns out helping the environment can help give your family budget a boost as well! Recycle & Reuse…

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Public versus Private Grade School 150 150 admin

Public versus Private Grade School

One of the most difficult educational decisions for parents involves determining whether they should send their children to a public or a private grade school.  There are a number of different factors which should be taken into consideration, and below are a few of the options which families may wish to consider: Finances Perhaps the…

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Fostering a Love of Learning in Your Child 150 150 admin

Fostering a Love of Learning in Your Child

Learning begins from the minute we are born, and it’s never too late to get your child excited about their educational journey. It is important to remember that a large portion of a child’s learning occurs through observation. They will model their behavior around the behavior of a trusted party. By being a positive role…

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Understanding Learning Styles Based on the VARK Learning System 150 150 admin

Understanding Learning Styles Based on the VARK Learning System

Understanding Your Learning Style It is a widely-accepted concept that each individual in an educational setting has a different method of taking in and understanding information, a process that is represented by their unique learning style. Discovering your own learning style will not only tell you which courses or subjects you are proficient at, but…

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ACT Science Test 150 150 Teaching Staff

ACT Science Test

The Importance of Goal Setting 150 150 admin

The Importance of Goal Setting

As we enter a new year, many of us establish resolutions which we wish to accomplish in 2012.  These resolutions are normally created because we desire to improve an aspect of our lives, which should result in a general improvement of ourselves.   Resolutions provide us with something to aspire to, and serve as an ending…

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