by Nina Parrish | Feb 7, 2017 | Children, Education, Family, Grades, Parenting, School, Students, Study Skills
I rush to the car, grabbing items as I pass through the kitchen in a blur: purse (check), paper and pen (check), toddler has presentable clothes on (check), hair brushed sometime today-mine and hers (check and check), and keys and shoes (check). This goes on for what...
by Nina Parrish | Jan 23, 2017 | Grades, Parenting, School, Students, Study Skills
I can’t even count the number of teachers that I have heard say something along the lines of, “if it’s not on the test, I don’t teach it.” I don’t really blame them. We have created a culture in our schools that is completely focused on testing. Teachers are...
by Nina Parrish | Jan 16, 2017 | Education, New SAT, PSAT, SAT Prep, School, Students, Study Skills, Test Strategies, Tutoring
Most students take the PSAT, but I have found through talking to students and parents that many do not fully understand how to use the PSAT to prepare for the SAT. The PSAT score report can be one of your most useful tools when preparing for the SAT. You spent the...
by Nina Parrish | Jan 11, 2017 | Children, Family, Parenting
“Who is she talking to?” my older daughter says looking at the baby inquisitively. Our big silver SUV is bumping along crowded gray streets with cars lined up like dominoes. Lights flash yellow to red, horns honk. It’s rush hour. I look back. The baby holds her chubby...
by Nina Parrish | Nov 26, 2016 | Education, Huffington Post, Parenting
A concern I have heard from many parents during this election season is, “What will we tell our children?” Many times the behavior I see promoted in popular culture, Hollywood, and on television is not what I would want for my children. Since my kids are...
