It’s that time of year again when juniors are on their way to being academically exhausted. Our Advanced Placement English Language & Composition teachers tackled this fatigue by introducing passion projects to their 11th-grade classes. Allowing students to choose topics… Read More ›
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Tackling Senioritis through Engagement
Anyone who has worked in a high school is familiar with senioritis, the syndrome that causes seniors to relax their academic efforts with the justification that they’ve worked hard for the past four years and deserve a break now. For… Read More ›
Helping Students Transition to College
I always feel like after Christmas, the school year is halfway over. I think students feel the same way, too. Seniors get what we affectionately refer to as “senioritis.” While families, educators, and mentors do their best to prepare them… Read More ›
Librarians as College Essay Coaches
As the new school year approaches, college essays are on high school seniors’ minds, and usually in the form of panic. As a college essay advisor for the past several years, I always have a sense of excitement during the… Read More ›