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10 Things Every High School Senior Should Know Now
By Lindsay Detwiler, Contributor
Contemporary romance author, high school English teacher, anim...
How do you know you’re ready?
EDUCATION
If You're A Parent Of A High School Junior, It's Time To Start Nagging
By Alisha Davlin, Contributor
Founder, Davlin Tutoring
An NYU application reader shares her top tips for writing the perfect college essay.
EDUCATION
Teaching the Greeks and Critical Thinking -- Part 21: Facts as Safety Net
By Frank Breslin, Contributor
Retired High-School Teacher
With the two Persian invasions of Darius and Xerxes, the Greeks didn't say, "This cannot be happening!" They had to face
EDUCATION
Teaching the Greeks and Critical Thinking - Part 20: Athenian Prisoners Reciting Euripides Set Free
By Frank Breslin, Contributor
Retired High-School Teacher
Certainty closes the minds of those convinced that they already possess the truth. These individuals may even feel sorry
EDUCATION
Teaching the Greeks and Critical Thinking - Part 18: Civilization More than Telephones and Electric Lights
By Frank Breslin, Contributor
Retired High-School Teacher
Civilization means more than comfort, convenience, and material goods. These have to do with the physical. A soulless culture
EDUCATION
Teaching the Greeks and Critical Thinking - Part 17: The Greek Way, Chapter 6, Questions 1 & 2
By Frank Breslin, Contributor
Retired High-School Teacher
This is the kind of education that schools and teachers want to give you as students, but which government refuses to allow
EDUCATION
Teaching the Greeks and Critical Thinking - Part 16: The Greek Way, Chapters 4 & 5
By Frank Breslin, Contributor
Retired High-School Teacher
Should artists and writers be political? Should they serve the interests of the haves or have-nots, or should they be apolitical
EDUCATION
Time Management Tips for New College Students
By Ross Rosenberg, Contributor
Psychotherapist, professional trainer, author, counseling cent...
As much as you will enjoy the freedom that college life can bring, you may very well hit the wall of freedom overload.
EDUCATION
Teaching the Greeks and Critical Thinking - Part 15: The Greek Way, Chapter 2
By Frank Breslin, Contributor
Retired High-School Teacher
Q. But isn't it better to have only one view and avoid error and discord? "A philosophy or theology that purports to make
COLLEGE
Use Changes to the College Admissions Process to Earn Admission
By Greg Kaplan, Contributor
Author and College Admissions Strategist
Follow Greg Kaplan on Twitter In the face of skyrocketing competition, your child should use changes to the college admission
EDUCATION
Teaching the Greeks and Critical Thinking -- Part 14: The Greek Way, Chapter 1
By Frank Breslin, Contributor
Retired High-School Teacher
The Greeks were a very self-critical people and wouldn't want us to make them our gods, our idols, or authority figures, but
COLLEGE
What All First-Generation College Students Must Know
By Christina Berchini, Contributor
Professor and author. Lover of all things coconut.
Maybe I’m just not meant to go to college, I remember thinking, in tears.
EDUCATION
Teaching the Greeks and Critical Thinking - Part 13: Remaining Silent during Discussion
By Frank Breslin, Contributor
Retired High-School Teacher
Not Seeking Closure on Questions Seniors bring to discussions an ability to wait quietly until each student is finished and
COLLEGE
What Matters Most to Colleges? Good Grades
By Kat Cohen, Contributor
College Admissions Counselor, CEO & Founder of IvyWise
Why Grades Matter There are a number of things that colleges are looking for when admitting students, and those needs or
EDUCATION
Teaching The Greeks And Critical Thinking -- Part 12: Can You Be a Good Person if You Don't Believe in an Afterlife?
By Frank Breslin, Contributor
Retired High-School Teacher
Student: It's kind of creepy when you think about it -- having someone invisible right in your home and eavesdropping on
EDUCATION
Teaching the Greeks and Critical Thinking - Part 11: Does the Belief in an Afterlife Affect One's View of this Life?
By Frank Breslin, Contributor
Retired High-School Teacher
Student: But how could you even bear living if there weren't an afterlife? Life wouldn't have any meaning or purpose since
EDUCATION
Staying On Schedule For College Applications
By Ishan Puri, Contributor
Entrepreneur and investor
It's that time of year; leaves turn brown, coffee shops reek of pumpkin spice, and college application deadlines loom over students' heads. Like most people, procrastination hits hard, where all dreaded tasks are put off until the last possible second.
EDUCATION
Teaching the Greeks and Critical Thinking - Part 10: The Afterlife
By Frank Breslin, Contributor
Retired High-School Teacher
Student: I'd be much more curious about things, too. I'd figure, it was now or never. I wouldn't waste time sitting around
EDUCATION
Teaching the Greeks and Critical Thinking - Part 9: Teaching How to Think, Not What to Think
By Frank Breslin, Contributor
Retired High-School Teacher
Does the speaker appeal to evidence or emotion? Is the choice of words manipulative by describing the issues in emotional
EDUCATION
Teaching the Greeks and Critical Thinking - Part 8: Keeping In Touch with Your Inner Teenager
By Frank Breslin, Contributor
Retired High-School Teacher
Remember when you were young with your whole life before you; when everything was possible and nothing was certain; when
EDUCATION
Teaching the Greeks and Critical Thinking - Part 7: The Ethics of Avoiding the Extremes of Sports
By Frank Breslin, Contributor
Retired High-School Teacher
I just wish it would cut school sports altogether and get back to what school should be about -- academics, instead of bringing
EDUCATION
Teaching the Greeks and Critical Thinking - Part 6: The Ethics of Avoiding the Extremes of Family
By Frank Breslin, Contributor
Retired High-School Teacher
Teacher: Anyone else? Nothing? Okay. Well, a take-no-prisoners exchange of views! As with all our discussions, we haven't
TEEN
An Open Letter To High School Graduates
By Eva Lesko Natiello, Contributor
New York Times Bestselling Author of THE MEMORY BOX
While I wish you a great future, what I really wish for you is a great summer. Because if you learn to appreciate the now, you'll always have it to reflect on. If you forever focus on tomorrow, you'll never truly have today. Congratulations and good luck!
EDUCATION
Teaching the Greeks and Critical Thinking - Part 5: The Ethics of Avoiding Extremes
By Frank Breslin, Contributor
Retired High-School Teacher
Why stress something like moderation or the Golden Mean unless you felt that there was a need for stressing it because so
PARENTING
A Gap Year May Make Sense For Your Child Too
By Greg Kaplan, Contributor
Author and College Admissions Strategist
A gap year can provide a student with reasons to excel in college. After spending years in what can feel like a rat race
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