Updated Articles and Resources
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College Admissions: Parents' Role
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Friday, May 10, 2013
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Friday, May 10, 2013
How parents can help their children with the college admissions process. -
Private School Glossary
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Friday, May 10, 2013
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Friday, May 10, 2013
Terms related to private schools and their definitions. -
Conferences for Private School Teachers
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Wednesday, May 08, 2013
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Wednesday, May 08, 2013
Conferences private school teachers can attend for professional and personal development. -
Obama at Punahou School
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Monday, May 06, 2013
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Monday, May 06, 2013
What was Barack Obama like when he attended the Punahou school from 5th through 12th grade? -
Solar Panels at Private Schools
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Friday, May 03, 2013
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Friday, May 03, 2013
Private schools are using solar panels to reduce energy costs and harmful emissions. -
College Admissions and the SAT of the Future
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Thursday, May 02, 2013
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Thursday, May 02, 2013
The SAT may change in the near future to better aligned with the Common Core Standards. -
Great Private Schools: What Defines Them
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Thursday, May 02, 2013
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Thursday, May 02, 2013
The qualities that NAIS President Patrick Bassett believes define great independent schools. -
Private School Surf Teams
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Wednesday, May 01, 2013
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Wednesday, May 01, 2013
Private schools that have surf teams or surf clubs. -
Jackie Kennedy's Private School Education
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Thursday, April 04, 2013
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Tuesday, April 23, 2013
A description of Jackie Kennedy Onassis's private school education. -
Happy Teens: Not A Myth
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Wednesday, April 17, 2013
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Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Research suggests teenagers can be happy when they feel active and connected to others. -
Memory Tips for Students
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Monday, April 15, 2013
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Monday, April 15, 2013
Strategies to help students increase their memory of material. -
Boarding School Care Packages
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Wednesday, April 10, 2013
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Wednesday, April 10, 2013
How to send care packages to boarding school students that contain what they need--and that special something extra to remind them of home. -
Private Schools Offer Arabic Classes
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Monday, April 08, 2013
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Monday, April 08, 2013
More and more schools, both private and public, are offering classes in Arabic. -
ADHD is a Lifelong Situation
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Friday, April 05, 2013
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Friday, April 05, 2013
A description of how ADHD can affect people into adulthood. -
Private Schools that Are Affordable for the Middle Class
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Tuesday, April 02, 2013
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Tuesday, April 02, 2013
How middle-class families can afford private-school tuition. -
Catholic Schools Helped Sonia Sotomayor
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Monday, April 01, 2013
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Monday, April 01, 2013
Supreme Court justice Sonia Sotomayor attended Catholic schools in the Bronx, New York, before going on to Princeton and Yale Law School. -
What Do Wechsler Intelligence Tests Measure?
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Monday, February 11, 2013
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Monday, April 01, 2013
A description of the Weschler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC) and what it measures--and does not measure. -
Clarke Schools for Hearing and Speech
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Thursday, March 14, 2013
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Monday, March 18, 2013
A description of the Clarke Schools for Hearing and Speech in Northampton, Massachusetts and other locations. -
Learning American Sign Language
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Wednesday, March 13, 2013
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Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Many students who are not deaf or hard of hearing are learning American Sign Language (ASL) in private middle and high schools and in college. -
Getting Dads Involved in School
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Friday, March 08, 2013
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Friday, March 08, 2013
How to get fathers to feel more comfortable volunteering at school. -
The Best Tutors Work on Skills
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Thursday, March 07, 2013
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Thursday, March 07, 2013
Tutors who truly help students work on their skills and enable them to work independently. -
Do Ph.D.s Make Good Teachers?
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Tuesday, March 05, 2013
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Tuesday, March 05, 2013
Why people with Ph.D.s don't always make the best private school teachers. -
What Is Orton-Gillingham Method for Reading Instruction?
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Monday, March 04, 2013
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Tuesday, March 05, 2013
An explanation of the Orton-Gillingham method of reading instruction. -
Private Schools in Queens, New York
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Sunday, July 22, 2012
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Friday, March 01, 2013
Private schools in Queens, New York. -
Helping Kids Handle Pressure
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Friday, March 01, 2013
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Friday, March 01, 2013
Recent research has helped explain why some kids fall apart when stressed--and how we can help them. -
Getting Teenagers the Sleep They Need
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Friday, March 01, 2013
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Friday, March 01, 2013
Strategies to help teenagers get the sleep they need. -
Ben Stiller Rebuilds Schools in Haiti
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Tuesday, February 19, 2013
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Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Ben Stiller's efforts to rebuild schools in Haiti. -
A Profile of The Gunnery School in Washington, Connecticut
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Thursday, February 14, 2013
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Thursday, February 14, 2013
A profile of The Gunnery School in Washington, Connecticut. -
The World of Holden Caulfield in "The Catcher in the Rye"
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Monday, February 04, 2013
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Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Holden Caulfield's world in "The Catcher in the Rye" was drawn in part from J.D. Salinger's childhood. -
Why Too Much Homework Hurts Kids
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Friday, February 08, 2013
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Friday, February 08, 2013
Why too much homework is counterproductive or even harmful for kids. -
How to Prepare for Art School
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Tuesday, February 05, 2013
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Tuesday, February 05, 2013
How to prepare for art school at a private high school. -
Special Menus at Boarding Schools
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Friday, February 01, 2013
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Friday, February 01, 2013
Boarding schools feature special menus to make their students feel at home.
