My constant challenge as an art student is to represent a three-dimensional object, person, or scene on a one-dimensional piece of paper. To be successful, I must draw it so that the viewer sees all dimensions even though it is a flat plane. I am, in effect, translating what I see so that others see [read more] …
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Picking High School Classes
It is the time of year families are making decisions about next year’s course selection. These choices are important whether the student is in junior high or high school. By planning carefully, we can balance the load over multiple years and give our children time to enjoy life and live creatively, while at the same [read more] …
Stressed Out Moms
During college application season, students just think they are the most stressed member of the family. If the truth be known, it is usually the moms, especially those who’ve homeschooled. It seems there is so much riding on the outcome: our child’s future career and earning potential, their happiness and well-being and, to be brutally [read more] …
Cohesive Applications
Many people look at college applications as a bunch of information to fill out; however, I would encourage you to view it as a story to be told. There are many moving pieces in our children’s applications: Personal essay Supplemental college essays Short answer questions Activities Honors Interviews Interview resume Biographical information Teacher recommendations [read more] …
Managing the Senior Year
If your student has just started their senior year and summer has been busy, you have likely found yourself in the situation of staring down the gun barrel of college applications. It is the time of year that parents begin to panic and kids wonder where the time will come from to actually write essays [read more] …