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Study Says Some Colleges Admit Students Based on Gender

I recently had the television tuned to the world news (which I was not watching) and a headline caught my attention. The newscaster began by saying that girls or women were more likely to attend college. Being an educator, I had to listen for more. He then added that girls often worked harder in school and had more academic ambition than boys. The news story interviewed several teenage girls who commented that they never had any question on whether or not they would attend college. They all said that it was just something that they knew that they wanted to … Continue reading →

Wallowing in College Choices

The college admission packets have started arriving five or six at a time now. Every day I pull a nice colorful stack out of the mailbox and they are all addressed to me oldest daughter. Colleges I’ve never heard of from every town and state one can imagine. I’ve suggested we put up a map with pins and mark all the various places from where these glossy, snazzy marketing packets are coming from. What I don’t know is how all these schools are getting her name and mailing information—she explained it has something to do with testing and some online … Continue reading →

Preparing a Learning Disabled Student for College

Assisting your LD child in preparing for college can be an exciting passage into his adult life. With the proper planning it is no more challenging than any other aspect of parenting. Preparing should begin by his freshman year in high school, starting with your student’s IEP (Individualized Education Program) and incorporating an ITP (Individualized Transition Program) at a later time. Including your high school student in both meetings will give him a voice in preparing for his future. Your child should learn to be his own advocate. Part of growing mentally is understanding the extent of his disability(ies), knowing … Continue reading →

More Tips for Writing Papers

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In a previous article I discussed some tips on how to write a research paper. Very few students make it through school without writing a research paper. Research papers can be stressful and cause much anxiety if they are not well planned and prepared for. In the first article I discussed planning adequate time to create your paper. As a general rule a research paper may take up to 36 hours to complete. While yours may take a much shorter amount of time, do not procrastinate when it comes to getting your work completed. Another key element to having a … Continue reading →

Massachusetts Plan May Allow 16 Year Old Students to Graduate

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Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick plans to unveil a report in the near future that will change the way that children cycle through education. The report comes from the Readiness Project that was created over a year ago. In the report the governor suggests that students in high school be allowed to take an exam that would allow them to graduate early. Students could possibly graduate from high school as early as 16 years of age. The plan also involves the recommendation that all college credits earned be universal throughout the college system. Therefore once a credit is earned it could … Continue reading →

Government Proposal on Student Loans

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With rising tuition prices, very few students attend college without some type of financial help. Government loans are one of the most common. However, they may not be as easy to obtain as they once were. It seems that once again the federal government is taking action in the issue of education. Recently Senators Patty Murray of Washington and Christopher Dodd of Connecticut introduced a proposal that would stop lending institutions from picking and choosing which schools and students were eligible for loans. The proposal came about after an article was published that stated that several lenders had stopped allowing … Continue reading →

Interview with a Graduating Unschooler: Andi Enns Part 2

I was contacted recently by a young lady who had created a guide to unschooling for teens. I found her personal story quite interesting and new I had to interview here. Part 1 of this interview addressed her early homeschool years and her switch from homeschooling to unschooling. Here is part 2 of that interview. How did you fulfill requirements for graduation and college admission? Something I read in a book entitled “What Colleges Don’t Tell You” by Elizabeth Wissner-Gross really summed up my college admissions process. She said that colleges don’t necessarily want well-rounded students, but a well-rounded class … Continue reading →