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High School Summer Reading
Vote for TeacherCast Pro: Educational P… for Best Teacher AppNo high school student enjoys summer reading. Well, at least the books assigned to high school classes to read. Books like Frankenstein and Catcher in the Rye aren’t exactly Hunger Games in terms of readability in today’s youth. But there are a few things that you should […]
Special Education: A broken system?
Vote for TeacherCast Pro: Educational P… for Best Teacher AppAmerican special education: a broken system? I am a child of the American special education system. I was in the system from the time I was coded because of my learning disability at age five, until June 14th, 2008, the day I graduated from high school. […]
The Extended Stay at College
Vote for TeacherCast Pro: Educational P… for Best Teacher AppThe typical Bachelor’s degree takes four years to earn, but sometimes those four simply aren’t enough. More and more college students take five or more years before they actually hold that diploma, and many people see this as the curse of being a lazy or confused college […]
Take the LSAT? Go to Law School? Perhaps not?
Vote for TeacherCast Pro: Educational P… for Best Teacher AppWhen you’ve been doing this as long as I have (ten years!), there are some questions you get asked every year, on the one hand, and there are questions that return in waves every four/five years, on the other hand. Questions of the latter type include: “Is law school […]
To Be or Not To Be (Living Off-Campus)
Vote for TeacherCast Pro: Educational P… for Best Teacher AppAs the semester approaches its conclusion, many students have to decide whether or not to move off-campus for the next school year. This can be a big decision and one that should not be taken lightly. Living in the dorms and living in an apartment are night […]
American history textbooks: Fact or Fiction?
Vote for TeacherCast Pro: Educational P… for Best Teacher AppHistory Books: Is the truth really in them? I was reading an interesting book a few weeks ago. As a college student, I read a many books for school but this I was reading for pleasure. It’s called Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Book […]
The Genres of High School Summer Jobs
Vote for TeacherCast Pro: Educational P… for Best Teacher AppYou’re in high school, and you’ve decided that you aren’t going to attend classes over summer. You’re “too cool for school” (a phrase that I invented right now), and you want to just spend the summer texting and partying (I assume all teens act like an episode […]
Save Summer for College
Vote for TeacherCast Pro: Educational P… for Best Teacher AppMost college students save summer for college fun: Partying hard, sleeping in late, and constantly forgetting what day of the week it is. But you aren’t like that, are you? You actually care about your academic future, which means making the most of the time that you have […]
How can I help my preteen to prioritize?
Vote for TeacherCast Pro: Educational P… for Best Teacher AppHow can I help my preteen to prioritize? Many preteens or tweens are involved in several after school activities that may compete for their time. Sometimes, that may leave insufficient opportunities for thorough homework completion and necessary rest. Here are five suggestions: 1. List: Ask your […]
Finding a great LSAT tutor | 6 point quality checklist
Vote for TeacherCast Pro: Educational P… for Best Teacher AppIt’s not easy finding a decent LSAT tutor. Seriously. Even if you go with a large and well-established test prep company, you never know whether your tutor will be any good. Here is my small list of criterion (a check list if you will) to go through when filtering and […]
