Innovative Online Education for Grades 5-8

In my experience, the answer is a definite, “No!” Do not read the questions before reading an article. Why? I have found that when...

How do you keep your student’s skills alive and well during the summer vacation from school? There are various ways but it is important...

The G.P.A. stands for grade point average. This is the average of all courses taken for college entrance credit. It is one of two most...

Organize, Organizing, Organization and Organized One of the best skills for anyone of any age is to be organized. It is extremely...

Teachers announce when tests will be given. They tell their students to study. What they do not give are daily assignments for learning...

Where to start? Most students experience the frustration of not knowing where to begin in writing assignments. Planning is the solution....

Homework amounts vary by grade level and by course content. Homework itself is something that all students and families struggle with and...

Missing assignments plague students in grades 3-12. When a student is absent, it is the responsibility of the student to find out what...

Talking in class by students at times that are not appropriate is a long standing problem. It is important for students – of all ages- to...

Most students and parents do not look at the copyright dates of textbooks being used. The textbooks are accepted as a tool that is not to...

First Step: Gather Information The starting place for getting ready to take a test is gathering all of the information that needs to be...

Most students- of any age- are familiar with cramming for a test. Cramming means that a student tries to learn all the material one or...

Students often state that they have anxiety when taking a test. This is true for students of all ages – including adults who must renew...

When a child says to a parent that the teacher does not like the child, the parent has a tough choice. It is important to remember that...

Homework anxiety is the most difficult issue for many families. Not only do the kids have anxiety about doing the homework but the...

Sometimes students have trouble staying focused in class. They may tend to wander away from the activity that is happening and then lose...

Learning Styles are important for people to understand how to put information into memory in a way that retrieval is easy. People use a...

One of the most important pieces of distance learning is organization. It is important for the students’ work areas to be very organized....

Parents can be a good help for their students in distance learning. Here are some important tips. Make sure the internet connection is...

Distance Learning can be Positive. It is important for the instructor to “read” the actions of the students to understand who is paying...