education
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You Should Use These Free SAT Prep Apps
Summer is the perfect time to prepare for standardised aptitude tests. Prepping through summer will help you be ready for a fall exam, giving you enough time to retake for a higher score it in the spring, if needed. And no matter how you tend to learn, an app can probably help. Here are some…
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What to Do When You Think Your Kid Is Being Punished Unfairly at School
Sometimes your child gets into a situation that requires them to “repair” or, even sometimes, “repent.” Often you will be the one to dole out these consequences. However, once your child is in school, there may come a time when they “get in trouble” and you get that dreaded call from the office or a…
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Why You Should Stop Bringing Your Laptop to Class
With all the apps and digital tools available to enhance your studying, plus how fast and easy it is to type notes, it seems like a no-brainer to bring your laptop with you to class. But it actually might be a no-brainer in the literal sense: There’s good reason to believe taking notes by hand…
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Why You Shouldn’t Trust AI Detectors
Many teachers aren’t happy about the AI revolution, and it’s tough to blame them: ChatGPT has proven you can feed AI a prompt, say for a high school essay, and the AI can spit out a result in seconds. Of course, that essay might be riddled with errors, but, hey, the homework’s done. So, when…