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Worrying

July 14, 2020 By Y3K

Worrying won’t stop the bad stuff from happening.  It just stops you from enjoying the good.

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Lower Standards in Boston

September 4, 2019 By Y3K

90%-100% of graduates at most high schools throughout Massachusetts meet the minimum number of courses in English, math, science and other core subjects that state guidelines call for. However the Boston public school system has ignored those guidelines, called MassCore. MassCore standards include four years of English and math, three years of science and social studies, and two years of foreign language.

Instead Boston Public Schools have opted to keep lower standards for earning a diploma than the rest of Massachusetts. For example, Boston requires only three years of math instead of the four required at schools following MassCore. The reason for the lower standards is so they can increase high school graduation rates. Many claim that these lower standards de-value their diploma compared to most other communities that have significantly higher standards.

Lower Boston standards have some major consequences. In 2017 only 31% of Boston high school graduates met the state’s MassCore guidelines according to state data, putting the rest behind their peers at other Massachusetts schools. 50% of Boston high school graduates who enroll in college fail to earn degrees within six years, according to a report by the Boston Private Industry Council. Many of these students that have earned a high school diploma with lower standards, felt academically unprepared for college. A state report showed that nearly 75% of Boston graduates who went on to community college required at least one remedial course.

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Your Destiny

August 6, 2018 By Y3K

The architect of your destiny is yourself.

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: failure, grades, inspiration, parenting, success

How to Live Life

July 16, 2018 By Y3K

Inch by inch life’s a cinch. Yard by yard life is hard.

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: analyzing, failure, inspiration, parenting, success

Fail to Plan

March 28, 2017 By Y3K

If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: achievement, executive function, failure, organization, study skills, Test Prep, tutoring

Be Strong (Part 2): Bullying

February 9, 2015 By Y3K

Be Strong (Part 2): Bullying

A coward dies a thousand deaths. A child that is a victim of bullying can feel like they die thousands of deaths at the hands of a bully. Despite some of the new “expect the bystanders to help” programs taught in schools today, the only real way to end bullying is for the victim to face their fear and stand up to the bully directly. This may risk pain and humiliation, but is the only true way to put an end to the problem before it ruins one’s life.

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: advice, analyzing, bullies, bullying, children, controversy, failure, parenting

Parents Agree: Y3K Tutor In Your Home Changes Lives #2

October 9, 2014 By Y3K

PARENTS AGREE: Y3K TUTOR IN YOUR HOME CHANGES LIVES

“Our son is an incredibly hard worker with a neurologically based learning disability. When he was “drowning” in math nearly two years ago, we reached out to the owner of Y3K Tutor In Your Home. We watched his grades and self-confidence take off. The tutor’s unimpeachable professionalism and patience have made an enormous difference in our son’s life, allowing him to work toward and maintain consistently high grades. These excellent grades have begun to move him into the mainstream curriculum in just his first year of high school! I have recommended Y3K Tutor In Your Home without hesitation to any and all who ask how all of this happened for a once-tearful child who had despaired of ever “learning like other kids”. I tell them that it’s because the tutor meets children where they are so that they can in their own time and way, get where they want to go. All of our son’s present and former teachers remain delighted and astonished by his growth as an enthusiastic, independent learner, who now faces new challenges “head on”. This is a level of confidence that now informs his every endeavor. We couldn’t be happier and wish the same for all struggling students and worried parents.”

Vanessa M.

Newton North High School parent

Newton, MA

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Stop Procrastinating

December 28, 2013 By Y3K

What is not started will never get finished.

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: achievement, ADD, ADHD, advice, Asperger's, Autism, failure, SSAT Tutor, SSAT Tutoring, students, studying, time management, writing

Shame In Failure?

May 27, 2013 By Y3K

If you tried your best, there is no shame in failure . . . only in quitting.

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: 504 Plans, achievement, attitude, children, controversy, developmental delays, disabilities, elementary school, English, executive function, failure, high school, homework, IEP, inspiration, kids, math, MCAS, middle school, mistakes, parenting, problems, Rivers School Tutor, schoolwork, special education, SPED, sports, students, teenagers, Test Prep, tutoring, writing, young children

Problem To Look For When Kids Hate School #1: Self-Esteem

March 18, 2013 By Y3K

SELF-ESTEEM – Kids that feel bad about themselves and abilities most likely hate school too. A lot of kids that are deemed “special ed” are discouraged that they are not achieving at the level they want to.

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: 504 Plans, ADD, ADHD, Asperger's, attitude, Autism, children, depression, education, elementary school, embarrassment, executive function, failure, high school, kids, middle school, OCD, PDD, SPED, students, teenagers, Title 1, Tourette's syndrome

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