by Sarah Green | Oct 14, 2014 | Parent Issues
Tutoring centers and private tutors are both options to help struggling students or those seeking extra attention. But which is better? The debate has gone on for years, and at the end of the day it comes down to what is best for each individual student. Here we will...
by Sarah Green | Oct 6, 2014 | News, Parent Issues, Teacher Issues
Researchers at the MIT Media Lab, Tufts University, and Playful Invention Company have designed ScratchJr, an iPad app designed to teach the basic principles behind coding languages to very young children. ScratchJr’s main audience is students as young as 5–7 years...
by Sarah Green | Sep 19, 2014 | Parent Issues, Student Issues
With another school year beginning, students are heading back to college and most of them are ready to hit the ground running. Hopefully, these tips to success will help you start off the school year on a positive note. 1. Make good use of your syllabi. Class syllabi...
by Sarah Green | Sep 16, 2014 | Parent Issues, Student Issues, Teacher Issues
Experiential and collaborative learning is a new trend in the field of education, which aims to provide a more engaging hands-on experience for students. As this pedagogy has gained popularity, it has become clear that new spaces are needed to encourage a culture of...
by Sarah Green | Sep 8, 2014 | Guest Author, Parent Issues, Student Issues
Educators and lawmakers are always looking for ways to improve the education system, and lately those improvements have focused on teaching STEM, or science, technology, engineering, and math. The idea, say policymakers, advocates, and executives, is that more focus...
