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Catching up on overdue assignments
  • Calendar Dec 20, 2021
  • User Vincent Perry
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Parents, this article outlines a process that your student can go through to start catching up on overdue assignments in classes they’ve fallen behind in, as well as a worksheet they can use here. When you’ve fallen behind in your homework, it can snowball. Pretty soon, you haven’t looked at your powerschool account in weeks. You know things are bad, but you don’t want to know how bad. Throughout the day, you try not to think too much about your Read more
Two (Out of Ten) Lessons Your Children Are Learning in School
  • Calendar Apr 05, 2018
  • User Jared Wells

Lesson 1: “I don’t know” is shameful and bad. In school, “I don’t know” is a bad grade on a[...]

Looking for answers for a student with poor planning skills?
  • Calendar Apr 05, 2018
  • User Jared Wells

Of all the skills that are going to lead to your child’s success, executive function (the ability to organize and[...]

Creating a Distraction-Free Workspace
  • Calendar Apr 05, 2018
  • User Jared Wells

Creating a distraction free workspace. Where does your son/daughter do his or her schoolwork? One of the important things that[...]

The Power of Pre-Reading
  • Calendar Apr 05, 2018
  • User Jared Wells

When I ask our students when they read the chapter to prepare for a test, the most common answers are[...]

Getting Ready for Finals
  • Calendar Apr 05, 2018
  • User Jared Wells

I’ve already begun asking my students what their plans for finals are, and generally I’m getting blank stares. They know,[...]

Doing Homework Isn’t Enough
  • Calendar Apr 05, 2018
  • User Jared Wells

"How do you know you're ready for the test?" A student's having "done the homework" and "read the chapter" are[...]

Are your kids “bad test-takers”?
  • Calendar Apr 05, 2018
  • User Jared Wells

...or just not preparing for tests effectively? Certainly, test-taking is a skill, and like any skill, some people are more[...]

How to Deal With Distractions
  • Calendar Apr 05, 2018
  • User Jared Wells

Everyone has a plan until... ...a friend sends a text message ...or they remember they have something else they need[...]

Ten Ways Students Can Use Their Smartphones to Stay Organized (Part 1)
  • Calendar Apr 05, 2018
  • User Jared Wells

I "exercise my idea muscle" (credit to James Altucher) by coming up with a list of ten ideas every day.[...]

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