This post is part of a series inspired by Dream School: NYC, a SundanceTV docu-series that follows 15 New York City teenagers who left high school and are now trying to get back on track to graduate.
I’ve been an educator for many years, and have been asked by numerous friends how to deal with a conflict that crops up in their child’s school. Students come home at the end of the day filled with social and academic stress.
This post is part of a series inspired by Dream School: NYC, a SundanceTV docu-series that follows 15 New York City teenagers who left high school and are now trying to get back on track to graduate.
I’ve attended dozens of graduations in my lifetime. They often follow the same format: a couple of prominent speakers (relative to the audience), a little laughter, a few tears, and graduates who don’t remember much about the ceremony a year, a month, or sometimes even a day after the fact. Yet
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Hooray! Winter vacation is almost here! Students throughout the country will be running out of school in the next week and gleefully forgetting everything that they’ve learned in the past four months of school. Everyone needs a break, but here are some easy tips that will keep that information
One-on-one attention from the right tutor can make all the difference in your child’s academic success.