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Learning and Life Skills
http://learningandlifeskills.typepad.com
For parents of school-age children to discuss the learning and life skills necessary for success in the 21st century - including understanding raising gifted/talented children, preschool parent-led activities that matter, out-of-the-school learning, home education and in-home supplementation, along with current news relative to education during the PreK-12th grade years.
- Added on: Dec 24th, 2007
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: Sandee
- Listed in: Education Primary
- Tags: home school thinking skills life skills test preparation gifted and talented cognitive skill development
Recent Posts
Home schooler transition to college not different from those of traditional students
With the number of homeschooled students increasing annually, comes also an increase in the number of "homeschooled-through-high school" students who are entering college. One of several research studies interested in homeschooled college...
Thinking to Learn makes the New York Times - In Manhattan, Preparing for Kindergarten Admission Test - NYTimes.com
Test preparation has long been a big business catering to students taking SATs and admissions exams for law, medical and other graduate schools. But the new clientele is quite a bit younger: 3- and 4-year-olds whose parents hope that a little assista...
Thinking to Learn makes the New York Times - In Manhattan, Preparing for Kindergarten Admission Test - NYTimes.com
Test preparation has long been a big business catering to students taking SATs and admissions exams for law, medical and other graduate schools. But the new clientele is quite a bit younger: 3- and 4-year-olds whose parents hope that a little assista...
Watch over your child\'s use of social networking sites
as the information they disclose may be used by college admissions officers and future employers to evaluate them. Kaplan, in a survey of medical students, found that many students 'friend' college admissions officers or leave pages open to ins...
Watch over your child\'s use of social networking sites
as the information they disclose may be used by college admissions officers and future employers to evaluate them. Kaplan, in a survey of medical students, found that many students 'friend' college admissions officers or leave pages open...
What do the OLSAT scores mean and how are they used?
The Otis-Lennon School Ability Test (OLSAT) is designed as a group assessment measuring certain cognitive skills deemed important for successful learning. These skills are higher order reasoning skills involving analysis, synthesis, and evaluati...
