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“Globe Santa was created in 1956 to deliver holiday gifts to local children in need. That year, Globe Santa collected $51,000 in donations to help 6,200 Greater Boston area families. The number of families requesting assistance has continued to grow. In 2013, more than $1.2 million in donations helped 25,924 local families!” This holiday season, Boston Tutoring Services will be donating to Globe Santa. We feel that it is important to give to those less…
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In American cinematography, classic films like Lean On Me and Dead Poets Society are well-known and loved. Both movies have a common denominator, an influential male lead. These actors, Morgan Freeman and the late Robin Williams, respectively, portray public and private school educators. Freeman’s role as principal transforms the school and its students by fostering respect, exacting discipline, and genuinely caring about the environment in which they study. Williams’s teacher role is more comical than…
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During my senior year of high school, I was enrolled in a class called Projects in Engineering. I had originally signed up for a Computer Science class, but due to low enrollment, my class was combined with the engineering class. At first I was unhappy, but I decided to embrace this new class. It sounded interesting, and I was excited to see what kinds of projects we would be working on. The class started off…
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“The mission of the U. S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program is to collect new, unwrapped toys during October, November and December each year, and distribute those toys as Christmas gifts to less fortunate children in the community in which the campaign is conducted.” This holiday season, please consider giving to the Toys for Tots Program in your area. Toys for Tots’ goal is to give hope to children who are less fortunate…
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When your child is applying to private school, their grades and test scores, along with their extracurriculars and letters of recommendation, may seem like the only deciding factors. However, private schools are looking for more than a “perfect student.” Everyone applying to these private schools will have stellar grades and test scores, but private schools are looking for more. They want to admit students who will fill the gaps in their student body in order…
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For some who enjoy reading and do so often, speed reading can be a skill gained over time. And with the most recent technological advances, products like the Ipad and Kindle provide readers with the opportunity to store multiple books on their devices and read on-the-go. Companies like Spritz and Fastr have developed apps to help people read as fast as 1,000 words per minute by reducing the time spent moving one’s eyes over spaces…
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Many students benefit greatly from the effects of tutoring. Your child can be better prepared for exams, feel more confident regarding their school subjects, and strengthen their organizational skills. This process can be one of the most rewarding steps in your child’s education. But what most students forget to consider is that they can also teach others, in the role of a peer tutor. For example, during the school year, teachers will assign partners for…
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As a health coach and Reiki practitioner, I see an uptick in stress levels in the fall as students cope with sleep deprivation and transition to new schedules. My observations are based on the numbers: In a study conducted by the American Psychological Association this year, teens in the U.S. were ranked as the most stressed age group. The study found that 31% of teens report feeling overwhelmed by stress and 42% worry that they…
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October SSAT scores are in. If your child’s SSAT scores were not as high as you had hoped, there’s no need to fear. Private schools recommend that students take the SSAT test more than once, so it is to your child’s advantage to take the test again. When students take SSAT practice tests, they don’t always get the best real-world experience in how they will perform on test day. When they take the administered SSAT…
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