High School: Social and Emotional Articles
Mind the Gap!: 11 Amazing Ways to Spend a Year Off Before College
A growing number of high school seniors are deciding to take a breather before heading to the dormitory. It's called a "gap year" and it's been standard procedure for students in England and Australia for years.
When Your Child Says No to College
The road to college can be a rocky one. Between SATs, ACTs, tough courses, teacher recommendations, a cutthroat pool of applicants, extracurriculars, college essays, and everything in between, it’s an exhausting journey. So what should you do if your child says she doesn’t want to take the trip?
Summer Internships 101
Now is the time to help your child score a great summer internship.
10 Ways to Deal with a Teen who Talks Back
Here are some ways to deal with a teen who talks back and shows disrespect.
Keeping Your Teen Out of Trouble
Teens and trouble: think they go together like bread and butter? Well, you may be wrong. While teenagers do tend towards risk-seeking" behavior, and seem to enjoy pushing boundaries, troublesome behavior can be anything but typical.
Kids and Credit Cards: 7 Things Parents Need to Know
Teens with credit cards are not exactly new, but the credit crisis is. Here are 7 tips for how parents can teach financial responsibility to their children.
Keeping Prom Night Safe
In the glow of graduation, college acceptance, and teen romance, even the most sensible kids take risks they shouldn't on prom night. Here's what you need to know to keep your teenager safe.
High School Rankings: What Do They Mean?
First came lists naming the country's "best colleges." Then magazines began ranking high schools. With a click of the mouse, parents can read whether their local school is considered one of the top 100 in the country, one of the top 1000, or whether it fails to make the cut.
Teenage Social Pressures and Depression: What You Need to Know
Most teens experience some symptoms of depression on a regular basis. So what kind of behavior is cause for concern?
Getting the Best Help for Your High Schooler
From the classroom to the playing field, standardized tests to college applications, getting outside help in high school - in the form of SAT prep classes, individual subject tutors, athletic trainers, and private college counselors, among others -has become as mainstream as studying the ...
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- Top 10 Signs of a Good Kindergarten Classroom
- Do Grades Do Any Good?
- Private vs. Public: The Great Debate
- Barack Obama on Education
- Teacher Quality and Student Achievement
- Self-Directed Learning
- The School-Within-a-School Model
- Waldorf Education: Four Successes and Four Failures
- The Advantages of Small Schools
- No Homework: A Growing Trend?
