College Readiness Blog for Parents

Schools replace textbooks with iPads and white boards with smart boards, but nothing can replace a teacher. In this student commentary, high school senior Ariana explains new teaching methods that let students do homework as a class after watching YouTube videos at home.

If you’re grasping for straws at a good example of how your teens just might actually use math someday, don’t look for the next Bill Nye of math facts to tell your kids that math is cool. Just tune into Jeopardy.

College debt is becoming more of an issue as college grads across the country find themselves unemployed and swimming in student loan payments. Promote student loan awareness and enjoy this week’s cleverest news headlines on college debt.

Read this advice from Vanessa Van Petten, a youthologist and author of “You’re Grounded!” How to Stop Fighting and Make the Teenage Years Easier. Check out more of her advice on her site, Radical Parenting.

This month, the high school stress is on. If the PSAT, SAT, ACT and PLAN test weren’t enough for your teens to tackle, midterms should start any day now. How will you help your teens beat the stress?

Test prep takes center stage this month: With an overwhelming line up of the SAT exam, PSAT test, ACT, PLAN test and midterms, chances are your teen won’t have much time off for anything else.

Test prep is a booming business, but are standardized tests the only determining factor of success? Read this week’s top educational news headlines to find out for yourself.

PSAT prep might seem unnecessary for your teen’s future success, but the benefits make test prep courses well worth it. Find out what high school senior Jordyn’s parents did to help her prepare for last year’s PSAT.

High school brings more friends, more extracurricular activities, and especially more work to your teens. To help your kids with time management, consider implementing your own time management techniques with a family calendar.

The latest SAT cheating scandal serves as a wakeup call for high school administrators, whose lenient cheating policies might be setting their brightest students up for failure.