These apps and websites are EXCELLENT for Online and Homeschooling as well! I don’t see why these can’t be great elective tool for brick and mortar schools as well! Parents like myself would look for some additional practice over breaks (esp summer break or a week or two before testing). These are all inclusive to Read More
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Free GED Practice Test
Here is a link to a company that not only allows you to take a practice test, but supplies practice lessons, flash cards, study guides, resources and GED requirements of what to expect. Here’s that link: https://uniontestprep.com/ged-test/practice-test
Math Placement Tests
Here’s a site where you can assess math skills from 5th grade through Algebra 2. Click on the link, give the test (the answers are on the last page), then decide where to place your student’s math level. I make a list of skills, check off when they’ve mastered them and move on. There’s no Read More
Education at Home
I love programs that teach or reinforce skills we teach our students. IXL is exactly that. The program goes a step further, and allows the parent, tutor or teacher to follow what skills the student is working on, their strengths, their weaknesses and how much time they spend working on them. The program includes math, Read More
Math (How To) from numbers to Trig
These educator breaks down every element of math and how to apply each from natural numbers to trigonometry. Check out these videos and learn or brush up on your math skills! Once you bring this video up, look for the specific need you have and click on play. The videos are fun, memorable and deconstructs Read More
Paying for College Before You Go!
With consistent, hard work and starting early, you can find ways to acquire your college education for free or minimal costs. Grants vs. Scholarships A Grant is a gift of money that does not have to be paid back. Grants can be found: * Organizations * Online * Where your parents’ work Read More
Learning Styles and Schooling Choices
The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence and character, that’s the goal of true education.” ~Martin Luther King, Jr. Schooling choices can be one of the most difficult decisions we make. We all want the best for our little charges. Some of us take a laid Read More