Getting Little Hands Dirty: Lessons Culled from the Garden

Here are three habits you can adopt now to boost your grades. Habit #1: Visit your teachers’ office hours. You can do this to discuss homework specifics, quizzes, test dates and topics covered or to ask a question you have. Maintain a good rapport with your teachers weekly because they have the “Golden Ticket” to better grades….

With this math trick, you will be able to multiply any two numbers from 11 to 19 in your head quickly, without the use of a calculator. I will assume that you know your multiplication table reasonably well up to 10×10. Try this: Take 15 x 13 for an example. Always place the larger number…

On Spring Break, most students either go south to the beaches to party, stay home and hang out or go to visit family and friends. I’d like to offer a few ideas on how you can actually spring towards your goals this Spring Break. The average Spring Break lasts at least seven days. I suggest…

When the temperatures soar and the beach beckons, the last thing students want to do is think about school. But if students are serious about maintaining good grades and attending a good college, they have to keep your educational edge during the vacation months. Studies show that students lose up to three months of academic progress during the summer, a phenomenon called…

Did You Know? Quizzing students about what they learn is the best way to help them retain more of the information, according to researchers at Washington University in St. Louis. The best combination of testing? Students remembered the most when they were given a quiz before a lesson was taught, a second test immediately after the lesson and a…

Want to keep your students academically sharp while school’s out? Check out the link below for 24 Blogs Letting You in on the Secrets of How to Keep Your Kids Smart This Summer.   A big thank you to our blogger friend Carrie Dotson at “Summer Nanny Jobs” for sharing.  Click here.