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Education Resources for Parents

With your help and such good resources as Parents as Teachers, education can begin for your child during infancy. Learn how to help your children achieve their highest academic potential. We offer articles that address issues of parenting children in daycare, preschool, elementary, middle school and junior high, high school, and even college. And you’ll find a Guide to Schools in the Local Resources section of each of our 16 Cities.

What can you do to support your child throughout the educational experience? We give tips on learning math, science, music, history and more. In which subjects would your child benefit from tutoring? What about testing? Is your child comfortable with test taking? What does your child need to get prepared for taking the ACT and SAT exams? Do you understand standardized testing?

Parenting Education - Articles of Education
Techniques for Learning and Remembering

How well children do in school is determined not only by intelligence, but also by the methods or strategies that they use to master all the facts, ideas and concepts they must learn. Here are five simple techniques.

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10 Ways to Be Involved at Your Child’s School

Research shows that family involvement with a child’s school is essential for the child’s success. But that doesn’t mean you've blown it if you’re not president of the PTA. Here are 10 basic suggestions for busy parents.

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A First Look at Private Schools

The right school for your child might be a private school. An ideal time to start researching the idea is a year ahead – during the fall the year before you want your child to be enrolled. Here are step-by-step guidelines to begin.

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Teaching Your Children About Money

Passing along to your children an understanding of how to use money responsibly is one of the hallmarks of parenting. You can start teaching “financial literacy” as early as the preschool years.

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College Interview Is an Information Exchange
THE ROAD TO COLLEGE
A ONE-YEAR ACTION PLAN
FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
#8 of 20: April, Part Two

An in-person interview with an admissions officer enables you to get personalized answers – and the college to know you.
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“Do What You Love” to Stand Out at College Admissions

“There’s a new buzzword in college admissions that should guide your summer plans – the word is ‘authenticity,’” one expert told us. “Do what you love,” said another. For college hopefuls, quality beats quantity.

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