by Cindy | Jun 1, 2017 | Blog, College Preparation, Educational Achievement, Test Taking, Writing
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Advocating for their child, some parents lobby the teacher for good grades. Could your hard-working student’s grades be nullified by her peers’ grade inflation?by: Carol Lloyd | April 27, 2016 Print article. A friend who...
by Cindy | Apr 24, 2017 | College Preparation, Educational Achievement, Test Taking
Jeremy seemed bewildered the first day that Anthony-James Green arrived at his door to help him prepare for the SAT. At that point, Green had been working as a private SAT tutor for six years and had seen this deer-in-the-headlights look before.A conscientious...
by Cindy | Apr 24, 2017 | College Preparation, Educational Achievement, Personal Growth, Technology, Test Taking
For nearly all people, in nearly all situations, multitasking is impossible. When we think we’re multitasking, most often we aren’t really doing two things at once – but instead, individual actions in rapid succession.The neuroscience is clear: We are wired to be...
by Cindy | Oct 19, 2016 | College Preparation, Educational Achievement, Personal Growth, Reading Comprehension, Technology, Test Taking, The Right Read Blog
Even with Facebook, Netflix and other digital distractions increasingly vying for time, Americans’ appetite for reading books — the ones you actually hold in your hands — has not slowed in recent years, according to a study by the Pew Research Center.Sixty-five...
by Cindy | Oct 18, 2016 | College Preparation, Educational Achievement, Personal Growth, Reading Comprehension, Test Taking
Anton Oberländer is a persuasive speaker. Last year, when he and a group of friends were short of cash for a camping trip to Cornwall, he managed to talk Germany’s national rail operator into handing them some free tickets. So impressed was the management with his...