Study Skills

Home School: How to Help, Not Hinder, Your Child

Melissa’s mother accused me of having no classroom control, though she’d never observed me teaching. I was a young English teacher in a room with a vaulted ceiling and fabulous […]

College Readiness

A number of years ago, I found myself involved in three different conversations with parents who eagerly shared their high school seniors’ college plans. In each case, the student had significant struggles with […]

 Homework: Taming the Beast

I don’t think anyone likes homework. You might be interested in something you’re learning, and you might even enjoy working on a paper or project…but not at home. Home is […]