Jacqui LoBosco, co-founder of Academics Plus Tutoring Center was recently interviewed about the SATs. Below is an excerpt from the interview; please feel free to check out the full interview by visiting the EdNews.org website.
An Interview with Jacqueline LoBosco: About the SAT
Michael F. Shaughnessy - Senior Columnist EdNews.org
Is the SAT about reading well, knowing […]
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Posted in academics on Dec 14th, 2007
Welcome to the 7th of 7 blog entries from our book, The SAT Success System Personal Workbook.
Intention & Goal Setting
If you read the biographies of some of history’s most successful men, you will find that they all had definite intentions, or goals they wished to achieve. Yogi Berra, a fifteen-time All Star American League […]
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Posted in academics on Dec 13th, 2007
As we promised yesterday, here is our feature article by Jack Canfield, author of Chicken Soup for the Soul. Read his view—much like ours—on celebrating success….
Acknowledge and Appreciate Yourself
by Jack Canfield
With the year coming to a close, it’s time to acknowledge and appreciate yourself for everything you’ve accomplished today, throughout the year, and in […]
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Posted in academics on Dec 12th, 2007
It is so important to celebrate your successes. At Academics Plus, the acknowledgement and celebration of success is a large part of the work we do.
Here’s why.
Although students succeed each and every day, they often give more attention to their setbacks or ‘failures’ than to their successes. And, by concentrating on their supposed […]
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Posted in SAT, Yoga and meditation on Dec 11th, 2007
Welcome to the 6th of 7 blog entries from our book, The SAT Success System Personal Workbook. Stay tuned as we continually post entries from our book; each entry will offer tips, hints and strategies on how to achieve SAT success!!
We’ve mentioned in our previous blog posts that stress and anxiety are common obstacles […]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 10th, 2007
We are always happy to feature sites that we believe are a great resource to our students and families. One such site is http://www.collegebound.net/
This extensive and user friendly website lists allows the high school student to sort through the hundreds of colleges and universities listed on the site according to school name, state, degree, or career interest. […]
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Posted in Yoga and meditation, academics on Dec 7th, 2007
We’ve all heard the reports that meditation helps reduce stress. We’ve touted the monks and the dedicated meditators for their dedication and focus. But how many of us can meditate for an hour a day, every day for 10, 20, 30 years to reap the benefits? Well, we probably all could if we really wanted […]
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Posted in SAT on Dec 5th, 2007
Welcome to the 5th of 7 blog entries from our book, The SAT Success System Personal Workbook. Stay tuned as we continually post entries from our book; each entry will offer tips, hints and strategies on how to achieve SAT success!!
We’ve mentioned in our previous blog posts that stress and anxiety are common obstacles […]
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Posted in SAT on Dec 3rd, 2007
We mentioned in one of our last blogs that deliberate breathing is a great way to beat SAT stress.
Here’s why.
One of the negative effects of stress is a change in breathing patterns. When students become anxious and tense, it is common for their breathing to become constricted. And if your breathing is shallow, […]
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