Last week I had the pleasure of getting an in-person tour of Primavera Online High School‘s Blended Learning Center (BLC) where Engineering for Kids is hosting full-day and half-day summer camps for kids ages 4-14 in Chandler and the surrounding East Valley in Arizona. As I walked from class to class seeing kids as young as 4 …
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So you open the door to your SAT testing center…and you’re naked. And you don’t have a pencil. And everyone around you is some version of that girl who was so mean to you in 7th grade. And she’s dating your ex. And thumbtacks start to fall out of the sky. And pizza no longer …
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When you have college admissions, scholarship money, and possibly bragging rights over your sister hanging on your SAT score, the question stops being “When should I take the SAT?” and turns into “How many times should I take the SAT?” Yes, you want to get the best score possible. And at some point, taking the …
If you hear the word “vocab,” what do you think of? Personally, I remember hours of memorizing words on flashcards. Or spelling tests in middle school. Or Spanish class, when I desperately tried to make up songs to remember the differences between conducir, encontrar, and comprar. Or snooty people at dinner parties with bigger vocabularies …
What does the average high school student get on their SATs? Drool. The SAT has a reputation for being a teenager’s worst nightmare. Your child moans and groans at even the slightest mention of the test, and you roll your eyes in response. You probably remember taking the test yourself when you were in high …
Have you been worried about getting the “perfect score” on the SAT’s? Have you been freaking out about how you’ll be able to study enough on top of your normal school workload? Well, now you don’t have to stress about figuring out what, exactly, a great SAT score is. You see, I’ve looked up a few things to …
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Disclaimer: This article is for the 2005 SAT. Click here to learn about the new, 2016 SAT. Beep! Beep! Beep! It’s early on a Saturday morning, and your alarm clock is telling you it’s officially time to rock and roll. There’s no time to waste–you’ve got to brush your teeth, grab a pencil, and head …
Parents, did you know?… Your child can get thousands of dollars in scholarships for college by getting “decent” grades. Even with as low as a 2.7GPA, a student can still get $6,000 per year to ASU with solid SAT scores in merit-based scholarships. Imagine what even higher grades and higher scores can garner. Since money …
Some families may not have it in their budget to get tutoring help come to their home. Or maybe their child’s schedule is so packed it is hard to set aside time. But everyone can benefit from this amazing free resource! Many have already heard about the free online math tutoring tool called The Khan …
The Importance of Reading and Literacy: Grim Statistics and How to Help Your Kids Let’s start with some shocking facts about reading and literacy in the U.S. according to research. 1) Between 1993 and 2003: – the average ‘prose literacy’ decreased for adults at most levels of educational attainment – the average ‘document literacy’ decreased …
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