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I got an 'A' and I Didn't Even Study

Alex Mallory | Posted 08.01.2011

Read More: Testing, College Admissions, Tutor, Tutoring, Sat, Act, High School, Study, Parenting Advice, Education, Education News
Alex Mallory

For most students, the image to cultivate is that of someone who doesn't care, who leaves everything to the last minute, and who miraculously pulls off "A" papers and top test scores.

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Isn't Tutoring Just a Crutch?

Alex Mallory | Posted 07.11.2011

Read More: Sat, High School, Act, Private School, Tutor, Tutoring, Private-Tutoring, Education News
Alex Mallory

I receive phone calls from parents who have been wrestling with the consequences of private tutoring. Their concern is that tutoring is, at best, a band-aid and, at worst, a crutch.

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SHSAT Is the Golden Ticket

Alex Mallory | Posted 06.13.2011

Read More: New York City Public Schools, Public Schools, Test-Prep, Stuyvesant High School, Tutor, Tutoring, Shsat, College News
Alex Mallory

For many students in New York City, the less well-known high school exam, the SHSAT, may be the most important standardized test of their academic careers.

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Astoria Characters: The Itinerant Romantic

Nancy Ruhling | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Astoria, Divorce, Motorcycle, Scholarship, Saitama University, Student, Japan, Nancy Ruhling, Cookies, Socks, Sixth Street Specials, Surfboard, Cigarette, Bicycle, Fumihisa Matsueda, Tutor, New York News, Cuckoo Clock, Ashikaga, Australia, Doughnut Shop, Bmw, Physics Teacher, New York News
Nancy Ruhling

This is a love story. You know, boy meets girl. Boy gets girl. Girl gets boy. To follow her to New York.

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