Frank Bruni On Why Where You Go To College Is Not Who You'll Be
See this great Interview from Boston Public Radio. Up until minute 6:00 is what I'm sharing. The final two minutes are unrelated and not relevant.
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Help with College Applications
Follow these Links for Help with the College Application Process: In general, Mytonomy is the best source for short videos on every aspect of the college application process. I'm posting the links to some of those that I think will be super helpful here: The Common Application Common App: Learn More about It The Common Application: Picking Colleges Advice for writing the college application essay: College Essays Best Practices for Writing College Essays: Start Early and Revise Later Introduction to the FAFSA - Free Application for Federal Student Aid Introduction to FAFSA
Free SAT practice on your child's phone or device
Have your child, in grade 9-11, download this app to their device for "One Question a Day". For more information, click HERE .
Recommended for Parents of Teens
The following book titles and videos are among my favorites about educating teens and parenting teens. Blessings of a B- by Dr. Wendy Mogel Video: Dr Wendy Mogel 'Smart empathy: raising resilient children and teenagers'
Anti Israel Academics on College Campus
American colleges and universities have been seeing anti-Israel and antisemitic activities. This recent article suggests a link between the antisemitism on campus and the anti-Israel attitude coming out of a particular Liberal Arts program and professor. To read the article, click this link: http://observer.com/2016/03/swastikas-on-campus-anti-semitism-blamed-on-anti-israel-academics/#.VuYyVWAQg24.mailto
Introduction to Junior High for 5th & 6th Grade Parents
Click HERE to see my prezi from the Information night for CTA 5th & 6th grade parents. January 20, 2016