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Posted in Dealing with stress and anxiety, Parenting Tips, Personal Development on Mar 31st, 2008
Here is the continuation of the interview with Jim Taylor Ph.D.
Dr. Taylor answers a multitude of questions on a variety of topics including teen stress, academic successs and successful parenting techniques. We’ve broken the interview up into sections and will be posting a few of the questions and answers every day. So, stay tuned…
Our goal […]
Posted in Personal Development on Mar 28th, 2008
At Academics Plus, we encourage students to use visualization as a tool to help them achieve their goals.
You might ask, well what is visualization?
Visualization is a simple but effective process in which you use your imagination to create—in your mind’s eye—what you would like to be, do or have. Many athletes use visualization, including […]
Posted in Dealing with stress and anxiety on Mar 27th, 2008
Perhaps we can all learn a little something from elementary school children. Students in the classroom in upstate NY are learning to tell their teachers that they need a time out when they are experiencing classroom stress (check out the article: Elementary Students Learn How To Cope With Classroom Stress). They go to “The Power Control Center” […]
Posted in Dealing with stress and anxiety, Personal Development on Mar 26th, 2008
It is well known that many teens struggle with stress. It is also known that much of the stress teens experience is school related. In fact research indicates that 61% of the nation’s high school students are affected by test anxiety, with 26% experiencing high levels of test anxiety often or most of the time.
We […]
Posted in Dealing with stress and anxiety, Parenting Tips, Personal Development on Mar 25th, 2008
Here is the continuation of the interview with Jim Taylor Ph.D.
Dr. Taylor answers a multitude of questions on a variety of topics including teen stress, academic successs and successful parenting techniques. We’ve broken the interview up into sections and will be posting a few of the questions and answers every day. So stay tuned…
Our goal […]
Posted in Dealing with stress and anxiety, Parenting Tips, Personal Development, Teen Issues on Mar 24th, 2008
Here is the continuation of the interview with Jim Taylor Ph.D.
Dr. Taylor answers a multitude of questions on a variety of topics including teen stress, academic successs and successful parenting techniques. We’ve broken the interview up into sections and will be posting a few of the questions and answers every day. So stay tuned…
Our goal […]
Posted in Dealing with stress and anxiety, Parenting Tips, Personal Development on Mar 21st, 2008
We recently came across an informative interview with Jim Taylor Ph.D., a psychologist in San Francisco, that we thought our readers would enjoy. With such high percentages of students feeling stress and anxiety, and the competition for college admission increasing every year, many parents have questions they want answered: Why do so many students feel […]
Posted in Dealing with stress and anxiety, Personal Development on Mar 20th, 2008
The following blog entry is from a wonderful site sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to help encourage and motivate 9- to 13- year-old girls to make the most of their lives. They list a number of helpful activities that can positively impact students who struggle with the experience of feeling […]
Scores for the March 1st SAT I tests have been posted on the College Board website. Check them out by clicking on the College Board link and signing in. Good luck!
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Posted in Dealing with stress and anxiety on Mar 15th, 2008
Students are all too familiar with test anxiety. While we regularly remind them that anxiety only interferes with their performance and offer the suggestion to “not stress out,” this helpful information will likely fall on deaf ears unless it is accompanied by real-life hints or strategies that they can use to ease the anxiety. So, […]
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