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Spotlight on: Middle School Math
Middle school Math can be challenging -- all those fractions, decimals and percents (The Middle School Merry-Go-Round) are sometimes more intense than high school Math!
Robin Feiner, inventor and education-savvy Mom, highly recommends ALEKS as an excellent supplemental Math tool.
There is always a lot of discussion about what students 'should' learn. Here in NYC, early 8th graders can take the Specialized High School Admissions Test to compete for entry into Bronx, Science, Stuyvesant and other well-regarded schools.
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Strengths Finder: Helping Young People Find Their Groove
This terrific tool helps tweens/teens ages 10 - 14 find their strengths to raise their self-awareness and create opportunities to 'shine'.
The output is Top 3 Themes (such as Future Thinker, Caring, Discoverer) and offers Action Items for Youth and Adults to develop these strengths such as are working with younger kids, recycling, working with animals,etc.
The on-line assessment is $16 -- while profile testing is not an exact science, it can help tweens/early teens to gain self-knowledge and creates an opportunity for positive communication and collaboration with adults.
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Brain Teaser
A CEO has a brother who is a pilot but the pilot has no brother -- how is this possible?
Answer will be in September 2009 newsletter.
Answer to July's Brain Teaser: Friday --
in 100 days, it is 14 weeks and 2 days later. |
