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Breaking News: In-Person Advanced Placement Testing

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Advanced Placement exams for 2020 will still be conducted in-person at local schools on a limited basis, despite the COVID-19 pandemic. The option to test at a school will only be made to a restricted number of students. Only those students who do not have adequate access to a computer and internet connectivity at home will be allowed to take an AP exam in a school building. This shocking news is according to a newly released memo from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. They published guidance for Advanced Placement testing for school districts.

Check back here as we will post their plan as to exactly how they will be allowing students and staff into school buildings to conduct these tests, while keeping everyone safe from COVID-19.

Lower Standards in Boston

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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.

Private School Trivia #3 – Answer

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Private School Trivia #3

A: $31,539 was the average 2017 tuition for private high schools in Massachusetts.

PARENTS AGREE: Y3K TUTOR IN YOUR HOME CHANGES LIVES #14

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PARENTS AGREE: Y3K TUTOR IN YOUR HOME CHANGES LIVES

 

Y3K Tutor In Your Home has been working with our 7-year-old son who was diagnosed with executive function. After only a few sessions I could not believe the difference in his writing and math. I am amazed that in such a short period of time we went from not being able to read anything our son wrote, to having him write complete legible sentences. My son’s tutor has a natural ability for making children feel comfortable. He also shows them that it is OK to make mistakes. I talked to many different people who provided tutoring services and found that their process was very specific and not necessarily tailored to the child and their way of learning. After talking to Jerry I knew our search was over. Jerry is amazing and cares very much for the kids he works with. I cannot thank him enough for his hard work, dedication, advice and most of all the hope that he has given me for my son and his future.

 

Denise B.

Hastings Elementary School Parent

Westborough, MA

Theresa Mackiewicz Endorses Y3K Tutor In Your Home

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Famous author Theresa Mackiewicz took time out of her North American book tour to tell her fans about Y3K Tutor In Your Home tutoring and test preparation services. We are grateful for the endorsement and support from this successful children’s author and educational expert. In this picture Theresa Mackiewicz proudly displays our Y3K Tutor In Your Home flyer to the crowd of hundreds of families that came out to get an autographed copy of her new book Scribbles at Barnes & Noble in Framingham, MA.

Her new book drew multiple people out. She is a big success in the children’s book industry, she knows how to appeal to a varied audience of children, ensuring they all enjoy the book and want the next one. That’s a talent that not many authors have. Theresa has the ability to keep the reader wanting more constantly. This, of course, is a good thing for business. Theresa loves writing books and says that it’s her passion. We bet that she’s inspired many children to want to become an author, however, many believe that the road to becoming an author is too difficult for some of them to take. However, that’s far from the truth. Getting a book published is actually fairly simple, especially with the help of publishing companies that make it much easier for new authors to get their debut tales out for the public to read. Hopefully, more people will try this. You never know, you might just end up being as successful as Theresa. There will always be a demand for children’s books, so it might be time to follow your dream of being a children’s author.

Theresa is looking to carry on her book tour throughout North America. She promoting the book to the many children who have been patiently waiting for it. Hopefully, they’ll love it and Theresa can carry on writing these amazing stories.

 

Theresa Mackiewicz

Author Theresa Mackiewicz shows a Y3K Tutor In Your Home flyer to her fans that purchased autographed copies of her new book Scribbles.

Thanksgiving History

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You already know the story of Thanksgiving from 1620 and the first holiday celebration that started in Plymouth, MA in 1621. Most people do not know the history of how Thanksgiving became a legal holiday in the United States. Starting tomorrow we will be posting daily right up to Thanksgiving Day, interesting facts about how Thanksgiving evolved into a holiday. Check back here tomorrow for your first serving of Thanksgiving history.

Boston Tutoring

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The Sportsmen’s Tennis and Enrichment Center in Boston, MA will be having their silent auction this coming Friday.  If you attend the Dorchester event called The Sportsmen’s Tennis Ball, be on the lookout for the Y3K Tutor In Your Home donation for tutoring and test prep.  The money raised will help them support high quality free and low-cost youth programs year round.  Boston youth’s lives will be enriched through our donation and your bids.

Death of the SAT?

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More and more colleges each year realize the SAT is not an effective measure of student intelligence. The list of schools no longer requiring the SAT grows by the year. Several colleges including UMass Lowell and Salem State University have made the main SAT and ACT tests optional.

FIRST PLACE BLUE RIBBON AWARD FOR BEST REGIONAL TUTORING 2015

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FIRST PLACE BLUE RIBBON AWARD FOR BEST REGIONAL TUTORING 2015

Y3K Tutor In Your Home is the best tutoring service for the region as voted by the readers of the Hometown Weekly Newspapers for Wellesley, Medfield, Walpole, Westwood, Dover, Sherborn and Needham MA.

Hometown Best 2015 - Regional Winner - First

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