All Posts Tagged With: "good grades"
Tip of the Week: Monitor grades from the comfort of your home
If your child’s age has moved into double digits, no one needs to tell you that grades count more than ever.
Colleges are raising their admissions requirements. Grade point averages are on the rise. (Among high school seniors, GPAs went from 2.68 in 1990 to 2.98 in 2005, according to the National Assessment of Education Progress, also known to education insiders as the nation’s report card.)
So what’s a smart parent to do? Keep a close eye on grades from the beginning of a semester until the end. Here’s a quick way to stay on top of grades from the comfort of
22Feb2009 | | 0 comments | Continued
Education is its own reward, but the financial payoff is huge, too
We have a small, heart-shaped chalkboard hanging near our kids’ bedrooms with the phrase “Good scholars earn more dollars” written on it in all capital letters.
My husband wrote it more than a year ago. We used to change the message every once in a while, but this one stuck. And for good reason.
13Feb2009 | | 0 comments | Continued
Great tips from great teachers for a great semester
Looking for great ideas to help your child have a successful semester? These tips are specifically to help with the second half of a school year, but they most definitely apply all year long.
The suggestions come from three award-winning teachers in San Diego County. One teaches elementary school, one middle school and the other [...]
30Jan2009 | | 1 comment | Continued
Want to ace your finals? Get top tips from some smart students
With the end of the semester not far away, high school students are gearing up for finals.
When I decided to seek out tips for studying for finals, my first instinct was to talk to teachers. But I realized the true experts are students who have a track record of acing finals. It didn’t take [...]
9Jan2009 | | 1 comment | Continued
