by Dave, GPA-Calculator Society has an unhealthy passion for average scores. A three-digit number represents the sum of a student’s academic achievements in a supposedly uniform form. Our dependence on it is reinforced in its use in the awarding of specific awards (e.g., with honors), in obtaining and maintaining fellowship status, in hiring internships, or […]
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by Wendy Taylor State-wide school closures for an extended amount of time due to a worldwide pandemic is truly unprecedented. Families, school systems, and entire communities are now in a position like we have never known before. Aside from the logistics involving everything from last-minute childcare to methods for providing meals to local FARMS (free
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By Laura Perillo, Oak Knoll School of the Holy Child Many children are reluctant readers. They’re uninspired by the content, struggle with vocabulary or are simply more interested in other things. It’s possible your child has trouble putting down a book, but so many parents pull their hair out trying to figure out how to
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by Wendy Taylor Regardless of a student’s eventual career path, time management skills are bound to be a necessity. The ability to manage one’s time is sometimes a skill acquired from trial and error, but it doesn’t have to be this way. Students don’t need to miss a deadline in order to learn better time management
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By Wendy Taylor Vowel Phonemes The English alphabet contains the following five vowels: A, E, I, O, U. The letter Y is also considered a vowel when it represents a vowel sound, like “fly” or “lonely.” Vowels make up a small percentage of the letters in the English alphabet; however, the list of vowel sounds that these letters
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By Charlotte Foster, English Department Head, Westminster School Does your child lose motivation as the school year ends? He is not alone, and many parents find that their child seems to do so well at the beginning of the school year but then struggles more and more as the year begins to wind down. Parents
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By: Gretchen Herbst, Director of Admission and Financial Aid Congressional School, Falls Church, VA After 15 years of working in independent school admission, if there’s one thing I’ve learned, it is the importance of a strong parent-school partnership. I am lucky to work in a school where everyone knows one another by name. Small classes
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By: Devorah Heitner, Author, founder of Raising Digital Natives: At curriculum night, the teacher told you to expect 45 minutes of homework each day, but your kid has been sitting at his Chromebook for over an hour. Homework that needs to happen on the computer or tablet seems to take longer. And it can be
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by Kim Bair, Director of Admission & Financial Aid, Washington Episcopal School As you visit area schools to observe teachers, you may be asking yourself, “What should I look for when evaluating a teacher and school’s faculty?” If you have thought this, know that you are not alone. For many of us, it’s been several
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