Christine Rosenfeld We are happy to announce Jeff D’Onofrio as the Tutor-of-the-Month for March! Jeff has made a great impression on his students, the families he works with, and the staff at Educational Connections. In addition to being a tutor, Jeff is a history teacher and department chair at an Arlington middle school. He has an M.Ed. … Read more
The biggest myth about the ACT science section is that you have to be a science whiz. Guess what? You don’t!!! You just have to know science enough to not get intimidated and bogged down with science graphs and tables, even if they are of concepts you are totally unfamiliar with. After you realize that … Read more
Your 3rd grader comes home from school and proudly flashes her spelling test with an A+ and a sticker, posts it on the refrigerator, and you say “You’re so smart—you got a perfect score!” Then your 11th grader reports during dinner that he got a 34 out of 36 on the ACT and you say … Read more
Helping your child with math can be tough, but throw the Common Core way of doing things into the mix and the situation is ripe with frustration. Common Core is a new way of teaching students more critical thinking skills than the standard methods of teaching mathematics and language arts do. Students are expected to … Read more
Does your child’s computer desktop have random folders and loose documents scattered over the screen? Ever encounter a situation in which your son or daughter is trying to complete homework but cannot find it on his or her chic (and expensive…) iPad or laptop? Although tablets and laptops can ease the flow of hardcopy papers, … Read more