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Teens and Test Taking Skills

January 27, 2011

Teens not only go to high school for basic education but also to prepare them for college.  According to the National Center for Education Statistics, approximately 57 percent of first-time students seeking a four-year degree complete the process in six years or less.  That is a very low amount, considering that this is over a [...]

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ADHD and Teens: The one size fits all society

January 24, 2011

ADHD is becoming a norm of teen society, almost to the point that we are conforming to a “one size fits all” approach. This approach is extremely visible when addressing medication management of ADHD / ADD, highlighting an important concern with medication in that it often does not address any of the underlying problems associated [...]

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Reduce Anxiety / Improve Test Scores with Writing

January 17, 2011

Teens and adults often deal with anxiety on various levels through-out the day.  A  study conducted by Sian Beilock, from the University of Chicago, reveals that a simple task of writing down ones “fears” 10 minutes prior to an exam will help boost test scores. Teens taking tests often have worries and fears of performing [...]

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Parents! You do have help for your Teen

January 2, 2011

Day after day, I see requests and talk to parents that are at that tipping point with their teenager, not sure of where to go or what to do.  Looking on the internet leads parents down a path of various results and uncertain courses of actions. Looking into therapeutic programs becomes a daunting task, spurred [...]

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Framing the Inauguration for Our Students…

January 22, 2009

Image by megabeth via Flickr We’re told that as teachers you have to connect; you need to start where the students are at.  This came home to me yesterday after the inauguration. My 16 year old students weren’t nearly as taken with events as I was.  Curious, I asked them why? One student said, “Why [...]

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The Inauguration from this Corner

January 21, 2009

Image by Getty Images via Daylife Four years of waiting. Then another four (who would have thought?) . I cringed nearly every time I heard George W. Bush on the radio, or read about his latest foibles in the news . Now, finally it is reality. Change is upon us, in the form of the [...]

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