by Sarah Green | May 15, 2015 | Student Issues
With the release of the American Bar Association’s statistics on job opportunities for law school graduates, many are asking—Which are the best schools to go to if you actually want to put that degree to use? In a challenging market where recent grads are struggling...
by Sarah Green | May 14, 2015 | Parent Issues, Student Issues, Teacher Issues
Parents are often a teacher’s toughest ‘customers.’ Hardest to please, least likely to show it when they are. It’s easy for that important relationship to get strained and adversarial. Your child’s teacher does so much for your family,...
by Sarah Green | Apr 28, 2015 | News, Parent Issues, Student Issues, Teacher Issues
Recently, 175,000 students in New York state have opted-out of taking standardized tests. The students, and their parents, as well as educators and politicians, see the new, Common Core aligned tests as unworthy of their time. The tests are harder than in previous...
by Sarah Green | Apr 24, 2015 | Student Issues
Letters of recommendation are something that get little mention in school, but for anyone headed to college, anyone in need of a loan or a scholarship, they’re important. This guide is addressed to students, so we’re mostly talking about getting letters...
by Sarah Green | Apr 15, 2015 | Student Issues
Falling asleep in class is inevitable. We all do it. Students have long, variable hours of classes, extracurriculars, and jobs all compete for limited energies. It feels like a victim-less lapse, but mid-lecture naps impact the whole class room. They distract...
