by Becky Cooley | Mar 2, 2023 | College Admissions Process, Goal Setting, News, Writing
To AI or Not to AI – THAT Is the Question! Many of you have heard the news – AI is here and it’s not going away! In fact, many of your teens have recently come home from high school commenting on how their teachers have threatened big time trouble if they...
by Moira Ritter | Jan 10, 2021 | College Admissions Process, Goal Setting, High School Junior, Motivation, Tips, Writing
Are you feeling lost when it comes to guiding your high school junior on upcoming college applications? Are you unsure when and how to start the actual college application process? Last week, we talked about how important 2021 is for high school seniors. While...
by Moira Ritter | Jan 3, 2021 | Goal Setting, High School Freshman, High School Junior, High School Senior, High School Sophomore, Motivation, News, Study Habits, Study Skills, Tips, Well being
It’s finally here. 2020 is over. As we enter the new year though, your teen feeling nervous about the year ahead? Feeling anxious at the beginning of a new year is normal, but especially after a year like 2020. There is a lot riding on 2021’s back, especially for...
by Moira Ritter | Nov 30, 2020 | e-Learning, Goal Setting, High School Freshman, High School Junior, High School Senior, High School Sophomore, Junior High, Reflections and Musings, Tips
Student success story – connections improve school performance. Last spring, about eight weeks into quarantine and e-learning, I received a phone call from a parent of a failing student. This poor teen literally had a 40% in his English class, and by the time...
by Moira Ritter | Nov 16, 2020 | e-Learning, Goal Setting, High School Freshman, High School Junior, High School Senior, High School Sophomore, Junior High, Motivation, Reflections and Musings, Seasonal, Tips, Well being
Tips to free yourself from worrying about the holidays and create a warm, happy time together with your family. You are officially less than two weeks out from Thanksgiving and approaching a lot of “ends:” the end of the semester, the end of the college application...
by Moira Ritter | Nov 2, 2020 | College Admissions Process, e-Learning, Goal Setting, High School Senior, Motivation, Tips
You’ve always heard about college applications. Maybe you watched your friends struggle with their teens. Maybe you watched your niece or nephew try to manage senior year and college applications. It’s something that always seems to happen this time of year. But now...
