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The Dream Denied

How to manage the disappointment when your first choice school rejects your child. This is the time of year students spend on the shadow trail.…

Digital Wellness: The Tools to Help Us Help Ourselves

by Denise Lisi DeRosa founder of Cyber Sensible It has been a tough year in terms of public relations for the big tech firms. From…

BASIS Independent McLean: Instilling Wonder and Inquiry in Students from Day One

The earliest years of a child’s life are filled with crucial “aha!” moments as they make countless connections between thoughts, topics, and their surroundings. They…

Building a Strong Partnership Between School and Home

By: Gretchen Herbst, Director of Admission and Financial Aid Congressional School, Falls Church, VA After 15 years of working in independent school admission, if there’s…

Homework Solutions in the Age of Distraction

By: Devorah Heitner, Author, founder of Raising Digital Natives: At curriculum night, the teacher told you to expect 45 minutes of homework each day, but…

Preparing Teens for Adulthood

Robbye Fox, Independent Educational Consultant, The College Lady If you want children to keep their feet on the ground, put responsibility on their shoulders. –Ann Landers…

Reasons people send their children to private school

By G. Ruga, Editor, Paying for Private School: Tips and tricks for sending your child to private school Recently on a message board I occasionally read, a…