Education
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Applying for College Admission Applying to schools means more than just filling out forms. You need to understand each school’s requirements, gather information, meet deadlines, and pay any necessary fees for each submitted application. What courses to take, amd when and how to apply to colleges. Federal Student Aid at a Glance What is federal student aid? Most colleges in the U.S. require that students submit scores from standardized tests as part of their application packages. How to help your child prepare for education beyond high school Parents can begin to prepare their children for college early by helping them take the right junior high and high school courses based on the type of school they wish to enroll in after high school. “I’m not going to bother filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid because…” Getting training after high school may help you get a better-paying job doing work you like. But going to school is a big investment. So you need to be sure that you’re choosing the right school. Helping your child with homework Children need to know that their family members think homework is important. If they know their families care, children have a good reason to complete assignments and to turn them in on time. Vigilant teachers giving more plagiarism-proof assignments Kira Busch is worried about plagiarism. The 10th-grader at St. Catherine’s School recently wrote a three-page history paper. Because she knows that her teachers are on the lookout for plagiarism, she color-coded her notes and was very, very careful with the information she took from her assigned research partner. Reading aloud draws children into classics The National Endowment for the Humanities in Washington, D.C., has published its first themed list of 15 classic books for young readers at different grade levels.
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