The Economist this past week spoke of the notion of panflation, or better said the inflation of everything. “This ‘panflation’ needs to be recognized for the plague it has become.” I couldn’t agree more. What caught my eye in the article was the authors discussion of grade inflation. Grades have always been a tricky topic for me ever since I…
Category: Education
College waitlists: the in-between of college admissions
College wait lists offers can leave seniors with more questions than answers. Why didn’t I get accepted, yet wasn’t denied admissions? What information, if anything, should I send to boost my chances of admissions from the wait list? How, and is, the wait list ranked? What are my chances of being admitted from the wait list? Where else should I…
Spring Slide to Summer Break
With warmer weather combined with the last quarter of the school year, students and teachers start counting the days until summer break. The monotony of daily homework, interspersed with grade impacting, year-end projects, can challenge any student to stay focused. Parents often raise concerns that they’re making more frequent “reminders” about homework deadlines and trying to rein their student inside…
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