10 Tips for SAT Math Students Teaching Staff

10 Tips for SAT Math Students

The SAT Mathematics test challenges student on various topics. The test is intended to assess basic knowledge and is used to measure a student’s readiness for college.  Here are few tips to perform well on SAT Mathematics. 1. Use a highlighter Many math questions are not challenging, but may be worded in a tricky manner.…

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Study Smart – Not Hard 150 150 Teaching Staff

Study Smart – Not Hard

If there’s one thing that I’ve learned throughout the course of my university career, it is that there’s a difference between studying hard and studying smart. Too many times have I seen so-called “great students” study for 20 hours straight all through the night and come out with an average or just a decent grade.…

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The Importance of Pleasure Reading 150 150 Teaching Staff

The Importance of Pleasure Reading

With the exponential growth of our technologies’ abilities, it is difficult to find teens that enjoy a good read. Generally, the youth of today opt for a more fast paced form of past-time – the twenty four million sales of the video game “Call of Duty: Black Ops 2” really bring this point home. Rarely…

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Time: Everyone has the same amount 150 150 Teaching Staff

Time: Everyone has the same amount

In this fast paced world, everyone is running around attempting to accomplish multiple tasks at once. Students especially feel the need to maintain a constant balance between classes, studying, assignments and extracurricular activities. As a result, students tend to get less and less sleep. School is so competitive (especially postsecondary schools) that a student who…

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How to Succeed in Post-Secondary Studies 150 150 Teaching Staff

How to Succeed in Post-Secondary Studies

There are many stories about university/college students dropping out of school. The sheer magnitude of these dropouts is overwhelming and can be very discouraging to an aspiring young student. Do not be discouraged however, there is hope! In fact, excelling in post-secondary school is really quite easy. Please consider the following points, as they are…

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Five Reasons Struggling Students Can Benefit From a Personal Tutor 150 150 Emma Taylor

Five Reasons Struggling Students Can Benefit From a Personal Tutor

Struggling in school is a situation that many children in the United States face on a daily basis. This daily battle can result in a child no longer being interested in their studies and even ceasing to feign any sort of desire to go to school. While challenges at school are particularly difficult for children,…

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Are Tutors Really That Effective? A Guide for Elementary School Parents 150 150 Emma Taylor

Are Tutors Really That Effective? A Guide for Elementary School Parents

Most parents want their child to excel at their studies from the time they are very young to the day that they graduate from college. However, this ability to do well starts extremely early on in a child’s elementary school days. If you’re worried that your child is struggling with their studies and have heard…

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Timeline for College Preparation in High School 150 150 Teaching Staff

Timeline for College Preparation in High School

The transition to high school is often accompanied by big changes. Freshmen are often overwhelmed by increased schoolwork, various extracurricular activities, and bustling hallways. This transition can cause students to forget about university or college applications. Many students today procrastinate, and are unnecessarily stressed by the lack of planning. Students should realize the importance of…

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The History of the ACT and its Advantages for Students 150 150 School Tutoring

The History of the ACT and its Advantages for Students

For high school students, making the leap from the safety of high school into a university setting can be intimidating. But, before the worries over student loan debt and what to major in begin, the entire process starts with a simple test,the ACT. If you are a high school student debating over whether or not…

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5 Ways to Help Students Learn With Dyslexia 150 150 Emma Taylor

5 Ways to Help Students Learn With Dyslexia

In order to learn and be successful in school, students must develop proficient skills in reading and writing. For students with dyslexia, this learning disability can cause them to struggle in these areas. School can become frustrating and may make them feel that they are below their peers. Often, a student’s underachievement can seem like…

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Tips and Strategies on Note-Taking 150 150 Teaching Staff

Tips and Strategies on Note-Taking

The ability to take good notes is highly-desirable among all ages. Ideally, students should focus on listening, in addition to writing down good notes. Note-taking skills allow students to learn during and after class; the best class notes are legible, concise and contain any information that is helpful. These skills are developed over time and…

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The Importance of Midterms 150 150 Teaching Staff

The Importance of Midterms

Midterms provide students with a very accurate representation of how they are doing in their classes. Students who perform well in their midterm exam should not be easily fooled into thinking that they will pass the class with little effort for the remainder of the semester. On the contrary, students will need to ensure that…

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College Preparation in High School 150 150 Teaching Staff

College Preparation in High School

Students have many mixed views towards starting college. Some students are anxious and unsure of what to expect while other students see college as a beacon of hope and freedom, a place where they may explore their individuality and independence. No matter what the reason, each student must still make the effort to get into…

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What is considered a High SAT Score? 150 150 Teaching Staff

What is considered a High SAT Score?

Overview: In order to discuss whether a SAT score is high or not, we must first discuss how the SAT are scored, and what they are for. The SAT is a tool designed to assess your academic readiness for college. Every SAT test should only test what students have already done in class, and all…

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Why Sleep is Important 150 150 Teaching Staff

Why Sleep is Important

What is sleep? Living in a new generation of technology and exponential progress, there seems to be a general trend of students and teenagers sleeping less and less. Nighttime studying, pre- bedtime gaming, and midnight cellphone checks are taking a toll on more and more students. To assess the impact that all of these activities…

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Science Fair Project Ideas 150 150 Teaching Staff

Science Fair Project Ideas

It’s that time of year again where you and your child have to prepare for the annual school science fair. Science fairs are a great way for students to show off their research and innovative skills, which will set them apart from crowd, while still having some fun! The most difficult part of any science…

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What is an acceptable SAT score? 150 150 Teaching Staff

What is an acceptable SAT score?

Every year, high school students are required to write the SAT tests in order to help colleges across the United States determine whether or not a student will be successful in their undergraduate program. This puts a lot of pressure on students, especially in cases where it is difficult to determine whether or not a…

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The SMART Model 150 150 Teaching Staff

The SMART Model

How to Keep up (And Succeed) in School When a new semester begins, there can be a lot of excitement for the new school term with new courses to take and new teachers to meet. However, there can also be a lot of anxiety as students prepare to face the new material, tests, and exams.…

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Tips on Time Management 150 150 Teaching Staff

Tips on Time Management

An important skill for any student or professional is time management.  Planning ahead and allotting time for certain activities prevent a last-minute scramble before a deadline. As the year progresses, students take on more responsibility with assignments, tests, exams and extra-curriculars. As such, it is vital that students start time managing their days as early…

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AP Classes: Worth It? 150 150 Teaching Staff

AP Classes: Worth It?

What is the Advanced Placement (AP) Program? The Advanced Placement (AP) Program is run by both the United States and Canada and allows students to take college/university level examinations in high school to gain the respective college/university level credits. AP Exams are written in the month of April and scored from 1 to 5. Each…

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