Ann Dolin The SAT exam has always been the college admissions test of choice along the East Coast. However this trend is changing as the ACT gains popularity. The ACT, for years dominant in the central states, is now also gaining popularity on the East Coast. Students are now presented with a choice of college admissions tests. … Read more
If you attended this week’s free webinar, “Avoid the Summer Learning Slide: Simple Solutions and Useful Tools”, you already know that reading over the summer is incredibly important. In case you missed it, here’s a video of the webinar on our youtube channel. Studies show that students who read four or more books over their … Read more
Not every student is college bound, but there are two ways we can predict whether a student will attend a two or four year college. The most accurate indication is actually a standardized test — the PSAT. This “practice” SAT is typically taken in the student’s junior year, but more and more students are taking … Read more
More than half of American students consistently do homework using some sort of technology such as a laptop or smartphone. Sometimes they are using these tools to complete their work, but often times, these gadgets are merely a distraction and cause homework to take even longer. In my last blog, I mentioned the myth of … Read more
Today, I appeared on News Channel 8’s Let’s Talk Live discussing how technology is impacting this generation of students. Scientists are just beginning to study brain changes by looking at MRIs to determine if constant texting, facebooking, tweeting (you name it!) is changing brains. Don’t panic; the news is mostly good. Take a look at this short … Read more