by Cindy | Apr 17, 2017 | College Preparation, Educational Achievement, Personal Growth
Why Parents Pick the Wrong Colleges For Their KidsJohn Katzman and Steve CohenApr 14, 2017IDEASKatzman, the CEO of Noodle companies, was founder and CEO of The Princeton Review and 2U; Cohen, an attorney, is the co-author of Getting In: College Admission in the...
by Cindy | Apr 10, 2017 | College Preparation, Educational Achievement, Personal Growth
Miguel Flores was excited when he got into San Francisco State University. But after his freshman year, Flores decided not to go back. Reflecting on that decision two years later, Flores says he left because there was “too much focus on partying. I just didn’t spend...
by Cindy | Apr 2, 2017 | Educational Achievement, Personal Growth
I’ve seen my children thrive with teachers they loved — the science teacher who encouraged my daughter’s love of animals and nature; the humanities teacher who helped my son through an awkward middle school phase by fueling his fascination with history; the physics...
by Cindy | Feb 27, 2017 | Educational Achievement, Personal Growth
“You have to write about cannibalism!” I fume at Zenobia, my fifth grade daughter. “Your teacher, your classmates, everybody wants to hear about people eating people.”She’s constructing her big social studies report. Zenobia’s decision — all on her own — is to create...
by Cindy | Jan 22, 2017 | Educational Achievement, Personal Growth
Can you explain the link between reading aloud and school success?It’s long established in science and research: the child who comes to school with a large vocabulary does better than the child who comes to school with little familiarity with words and a low...
by Cindy | Dec 1, 2016 | Educational Achievement, RTS Success Blog, Technology
Lack of sleep affects intelligenceRECOMMENDED FOR YOU Here’s How This Whole Hatchimals Craze Is Going to Play Out PromotedHarry’s Releases New Razor Blade, Keeps Price at $2Recommended byMissing an hour of sleep turns a sixth grader’s brain into that of a...