It does not come as a surprise to me that researchers are confirming that test anxiety can play a factor in test results.  Although they are just talking about the subject of math, I think those of us who freak out over tests of any kind limit our chances of doing our best.  I once sat for thirty minutes unable to even think about ...

Mentoring programs are not new.  Veteran teachers are often paired with new teachers in order to help launch successful teaching careers.  This was not the case when I first started teaching.  I started my first year in a third grade classroom in a tough neighborhood school.  Most of my students had ...

It was reported on nytimes.com that some students had to learn the hard way that mistakes can hurt.  The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill informed 2,700 students by email that they had been accepted to the university.  Someone pushed the send button a bit too soon.  Only some of the 2,700 applicants will actually be ...

Parents are scrambling to get their kids tested for the gifted-and-talented programs due to a new admissions process in New York City.  Confusion seemed to be the name of the game in an article on nytimes.com as parents sought testing times and locations. A new admissions process for highly coveted gifted-and-talented ...