Monthly Archives: August 2012
Simon Says Don’t Use Flashcards
Studies are great. , They tell us things we already knew, so we can move on with even greater confidence and purpose. Well, recent Oregon State child-development research results may seem obvious, but in an era when there are parents … Continue reading
VOLUNTEER TRIPS
“Fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindeness…” (Mark Twain) — Travel may be the single most efficient form of education. At once, young people see, hear, smell, taste cultures different from our own and are forced out of their comfort zones. … Continue reading
GAP YEAR
When our daughter was a senior at a highly competitive boarding school, where she had been a campus leader and very strong student, she lobbed the idea of a gap year for her to us. She sounded quite definite about … Continue reading
GAP YEAR AND COLLEGE ADMISSION
The gap year, long popular in England, has landed and grown roots on the shores of the US. Many students at least consider a gap year while attacking the college admission process. IESolutions promotes the gap year concept to students … Continue reading
Teach Your Children Well
Are we loving our children to death? In our fervor to equip them for an ever more competitive world and to acquaint them with as many sport and arts experiences as their schedules allow, are we, in fact, squelching their … Continue reading
Peer Power
Parents like to believe that the advice and counsel they provide their children, from cradle to adulthood, will be the most important inputs those children will ever receive from the world. Overwhelming evidence, however, suggests otherwise. While it is certainly true that … Continue reading
PREPARE FOR MANY CAREERS
Career planning in the 21st Century has been altered irretrievably by recent changes in technology – changes that permit the worker to live thousands of miles from the office, but require constant sharpening of IT skills. No longer will most … Continue reading
Informed Educational Solutions 