It is August, the beginning of a new senior year, the culmination of everyone’s hard work and the launching point for the future. It can also be a time of major anxiety for parents and students alike. Instead of panic about the future, I encourage you to cultivate a joyful reflection of the past and [read more] …
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It’s Time!
The Junior year is filled with much to be done from rigorous academic classes, to extracurricular achievements, to testing, to looking at colleges. It is certainly a marathon, not a 100-yard dash. Those hardy kids have already passed many mile markers, but the toughest leg of the race is still ahead of them here in [read more] …
Career Questions and College Applications
The summer after the junior year in high school may be the first time that students have wrestled with which major they will declare on those looming college applications. While that choice will most likely change once they are in college, this is certainly the time to think hard about what the future might look [read more] …
Finding a Test Site
Homeschoolers can face unique challenges when it comes to finding a place to sit for standardized tests such as the ACT, PSAT, or SAT. Even more difficult can be finding a site for specialized tests such as SAT Subject tests or AP exams. Some school districts are hostile to homeschoolers and will not allow them [read more] …
Which Risk?
Risk, by its very definition, is the embracing of uncertainty, potential harm, or even danger. By choosing risk, we walk into the unknown, rich with promise that could go either direction. We are accepting the fact that we must have the resilience to cope with any outcome. Years ago, I had agonizing choices to make. [read more] …