School can be awkward. Making friends can even be more so. If making friends with peers is a challenge for your learner, you can help him boost confidence as a parent. After all, you likely can remember back to the time you didn't know anyone in class and walking the hallway was a lonely experience, right?
How to Match Girls with STEM Careers
Hearts are often doodled everywhere on girls' notebooks, backpacks, and lockers. I heart this; I heart that. It could be a boy (and most likely is). It could be a sports team; a favorite color; a destination. But something you'll be unlikely to see on a girl's notebook is the phrase "I heart math" or "I heart science". With the push for STEM careers by the President, a glaring light has been shed on the lack of women in the math, science, technology, and engineering professions.
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10 Ways to Calm First-Day-of-School Worries
Does your student have butterflies about school starting? It's completely normal. Worry is a natural reaction to an uncertain or uncontrollable situation. However, your student doesn't have to give into the jitters and stress and let it ruin his school experience!
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The Online School Alternative for Expatriate Children
Living abroad offers the thrill of adventure. However, this experience away from a home country can also bring challenges, such as the need to provide a consistent education for children. While some military, missionary, or expat families can be on furlough for a short period, others can live abroad for years or even permanently.
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10 Warning Signs of Bullying to Look for in Your Student
Bullying is a painful topic; sometimes even deadly. Often, parents aren't aware of the troubles their child is facing from their peers, either at school or in their group of friends, until it's too late. Damage is done either mentally or physically by the time parents are involved. [Read more…]
Are Online High School Diplomas Accepted by the Military?
Online high school is a great option for alternative schooling. Online schools for grades K-12 offer convenience, flexibility, and the ability earn a high school diploma from home. All these benefits are convincing more and more students to ditch the rigid traditional school format for a more student-centric model of education. [Read more…]
What Parents Say about Online Learning
We're often asked by parents interested in online learning about what other parents have to say. Parents wonder about the experience of an online program, the pro's and con's, the challenges of what to expect with at-home learning, and how successful students can be.
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9 Tips for Going Back to (Online) School
Going back to school is a whirl-wind time of the year. Shopping lists, new clothes, paperwork, it seems never-ending sometimes for parents. But it’s also exciting! The beginning of a new school year is fresh with possibilities for students. If you have a student going back to school in an online program, preparation is slightly different than attending a traditional school.
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Technology Meets Science: Virtual Lab Options for Online Students
Technology is everywhere these days. In cell phones, e-readers, tablets, instant messaging and texting, and QR codes on bananas! What's next? Computers in our eye glasses? These days, you never know what new technology will pop up.
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Why You Should Encourage Your Student to Daydream
Children have an innate propensity to daydream. Wandering minds can drive some parents absolutely crazy, especially if they want their student to focus on a task for a period of time. With younger children, attention spans can be very short and limited in scope. Although some suffer permanently from attention deficit disorder, many children start growing attention spans as they age in maturity and mental capacity. [Read more…]
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