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• 10 Alarming Statistics About the U.S. Education System and How Study Skills Can Help

  Posted on April 25, 2012 | by Teena Kamal

  For the past decade, there has been a heated and ongoing debate about the state of public education in America.

  Although few people can concur on exactly how to solve the problem, there is one thing that we can all agree on: our public education system is broken and has been for some time. The statistics speak for themselves:

  • 30% of US students drop out of high school.
  • 40% of US students are required to take a remedial college course.
  • 50% of US college students drop out before getting a degree.
  • 66% of US high school HONOR students fall behind in college!
  • 70% of US students graduate college without having a job.
  • The U.S. ranks 12^th among industrialized countries in terms of how many adults have college degrees.
  • Education spending per student has doubled since 1971, but reading and math skills have shown no improvement.
  • Approximately 7,000 kids drop out of school in the US every day.
  • The unemployment rate of high school graduates is three and a half times that of college graduates.
  • Americans with a minimum of a Bachelor’s degree earn approximately $18,000 more per year than those without a college degree.

  The Solution? Teaching Study Skills

  As simple as it may sound, teaching our students study skills—real study skills —is the solution to this problem. Unfortunately, most kids in public Read More >>Leave a Comment >>

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• Student Success Readiness Assessment

  Posted on April 24, 2012 | by Grace Ann Stanford

  

  Is Your Child Ready for Success?

  Find out by Taking the Student Success Readiness Assessment. As parents, we’re all proud of our children and look for the very best in them. We want to think of our children as bright, capable individuals who possess the knowledge and ability to succeed. At the same time, we worry about exposing them to the harsh realities of life and the competition that exists in both the academic and professional realms.

  As our economy becomes an increasingly global one, it’s our duty to ensure that our children are equipped with the necessary study skills to achieve academic success.

  Find out if your child is indeed ready for success by taking our Student Success Readiness Assessment.

  Simply read each question and rate your child’s ability in the area addressed on a scale of 1 to 5 with 1 being completely lacking and 5 being ideal. Be as honest as possible in your evaluation in order to receive an accurate assessment. Then, use the score calculator found at the end of the test to determine your child’s level of success readiness. Click here to take your Student Success Readiness Assessment.

   

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• 7 Strategies to Prepare for a Transition from Homeschool to a Classroom

  Posted on April 17, 2012 | by Rick Kamal

  If you’ve been homeschooling, but have recently decided to send your child to a public or private school, you need to prepare yourself and your youngster for a significant transition. Even if your child is excited about the upcoming change, you can count on dealing with a little discomfort and even some stress as he or she becomes accustomed to attending school in a traditional classroom environment. Planning ahead and arming yourself with some tried-and-true strategies can make this transition a bit more manageable for both you and your child. Here are some things you can do to plan ahead and ease any fears your child may have:

   

  1. Talk with your child about what to expect.

  Once you’ve decided to make the change from homeschooling to a regular classroom, the first step is to talk to your child about what to expect. Of course, the main difference will be the presence of many other children in the same class as your child. Since he’s likely used to having the teacher’s (in this case—your) undivided attention, this will take some getting used to. Discuss some techniques your child can use to be patient when waiting for the teacher’s assistance.

  2. Visit the school administrator.

  As soon as you identify the school that your child will be attending, make an appointment with the school administrator. Introduce yourself, and explain your child’s academic history. Ask for a course guide or similar document which can provide you with information about the subjects and content standards you child will be learning as well as those she will be expected to know already. The sooner you do this, the better. If you have the information well in advance, then you’ll have a greater opportunity to ensure that your child is academically prepared for her new school curriculum.

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• NCEE Calls for the U.S. Education System to Learn How to Study From Its Competitors

  Posted on March 21, 2012 | by Rick Kamal

  Whereas the U.S. used to dominate the developed world in terms of how well we educate our children,

  the pendulum now seems to be moving in the opposite direction. Our schools and students are performing at an all-time low, and unless we begin to take a hint from our competitors, the future is looking bleak for public education.

  According to the most recent report from the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) which assesses the academic abilities of 15-year old students from 70 different countries, the United States placed 25^th in mathematics, 17^th in science, and 14^th in reading.

  These discouraging results have dire implications, not just for the public education system, but for the American economy as a whole. As more and more companies are outsourcing work to other countries and the Internet is bringing us all together in a global economy, the students of today will need to be prepared to compete—not just with one another—but with their peers from all over the world.

  What’s A Nation to Do? Learn How to Study the Competitor’s Strategies

  Despite innumerable attempts to reform our public education system, not the least of which was the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, our education rankings have continued to decline. The new strategy according to the National Center on Education and the Economy (NCEE) report, “Standing on the Shoulders of Giants: An American Agenda for Education Reform,” suggests that the best way to learn a new and effective approach is to learn from our competitors, namely China, Finland, Canada, Japan, and Singapore. The goal of this new reform is to apply the strategies of these leading countries to match their performance, and then eventually exceed it.

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• Top 10 Tips to Help Your Child Succeed in School

  Posted on December 3, 2011 | by Teena Kamal

  As the parent you can be instrumental in assisting your child to succeed in school

  A child wants his or her parents to care about what they do. They long to learn from their parents what is expected of them, what they need to do to fit in with the family, the responsibilities they have within the family, in school, with friends and in the community. It is the parents that helps the child develop his or her self-esteem and discover the difference between right and wrong. If done right, then all of these things come together to help the child succeed in school.

  Some of this may come naturally for a parent and simply calls for them to guide their children as their parents guided them. Some of this may be intuitive to the parent. Something that they picked up on their own due to their own passions and interests. And some of this may have to be discovered through reading articles like this one.

  In the end, it is all about the child and what you can teach him or her to succeed in life and succeed in school.

  Here are 10 tips to help your child succeed in school.

  1) Get Involved

  Engage your kids. Find out how they are doing in school. Praise them for their successes. Help them with their homework. Encourage them to read. Help them create goals. Assist them to develop study strategies. In short show them that you care.

  2) Create a structured environment at home

  Set up rules about studying. For example, no television until homework is finished. No visits by friends during the school week. Set a bed time so they are well rested and prepared to succeed in school.

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