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Posted in Academics Plus in the News!, Dealing with stress and anxiety on May 1st, 2008
It’s true. Stress affects kids nationwide. Some students buckle under the pressure of exams, which can have negative consequences on their emotional wellbeing, not to mention their grades. Staci Hupp addresses the topic of how Texas schools are dealing with academic pressure in the article, Texas schools testing ways to ease TAKS anxiety in the […]
Posted in Dealing with stress and anxiety, SAT on Apr 30th, 2008
So the SATs are this weekend. Are you doing all you can to get yourself in the right frame of mind? By now, you’ve done just about as much as you can to study for the exam. You have spent the last few months, or for some of you, past couple of years, learning new […]
Posted in Dealing with stress and anxiety, SAT on Apr 28th, 2008
In a recent article by Kathy Haight in the Charlotte Observer, two SAT students piped in about how they obtained such high scores on the SAT. If you are one of our students at Academics Plus, or have used our SAT book How to Ace the SAT Without Losing Your Cool, some of their advice […]
Posted in Dealing with stress and anxiety, Teen Issues on Apr 18th, 2008
I think we can all relate to feelings of fatigue and overwhelm. And I’m sure we’ve all resorted, or at least wanted to resort, to quick fixes, to help us through. For students these days, the quick fix can often come in the form of prescription medications and energy drinks. However, these solutions are not […]
Posted in Dealing with stress and anxiety, Parenting Tips, Personal Development on Apr 1st, 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 success 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 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 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 […]
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