5 WAYS TO STAY FOCUSED IN MIDDLE SCHOOL

Middle school is a crucial period in a student’s academic journey, where they are introduced to new subjects, increased responsibilities, and a higher level of expectations. However, staying focused can be a challenge for many middle school students, as distractions may abound. As parents, it’s important

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SOLVING REAL PROBLEMS #1: TEST GRADES

Do you ever wish you could get some simple answers about real-world problems that you face as parents or that your child faces as a student? I want to share with you some thoughts on very practical problems that I can help you solve. Sometimes what

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GET YOUR COPY OF *THE ART OF THINKING* EPUB EDITION FOR APPLE BOOKS

It’s finally here! Our founder, Courtney A. Huntington, has been hard at work creating an updated copy of Ernest Dimnet’s classic masterpiece, The Art of Thinking. And we are pleased to announce that it has been published through a cooperative effort by WitGlass Books and Astounding

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ADAPTING TO CHANGE, TAKE TWO

Over the past year, I’ve had a lot of conversations with parents about the weird world of school we currently live in. One of the most important things we can do for our children is provide them with the right framework for dealing with crises. (And

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IS IT TOO EARLY TO PREPARE FOR COLLEGE?

There really isn’t such a thing. Every phase of life is preparation for the next phase. But is it ever too early to start the specific activities that build your child’s college resume? Again, the answer is “no,” but the caveat here is that there are

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ADAPTING TO CHANGE

One of the most important things we can communicate to our students and children is that change happens to us all and we have the power to adapt to those changes without letting them take us down. Over the past year, our ability—our willingness—to adapt to

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What Your Child Knows about Learning is Probably Wrong

So many theories of learning float around out there, and, frankly, most of them are not very good.  There are features of most of them that are useful, but if your child is attending a fairly traditional K-12 school, they are almost certainly ingesting flawed learning

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Happy Christmas

From all of us at BellaTutor to all of you and your kin: may your celebration this year be full of joy and peace. We live in a troubled world, but the message of Christmas is a message of hope. If you are troubled this year,

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Preparing Students for Whatever Lies Ahead

BellaTutor is actively building a program for consulting with parents regarding their children’s education needs to help them build a plan to ensure maximum success both intellectually and vocationally. We firmly believe that young men and women, beginning in middle school, need to have training to

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The Importance of Self-education

I wish I could write the following sentence and end this article there:  The secret to getting a good education is to do it yourself. Unfortunately, most people aren’t satisfied with this. Most people want you to tell them how to do it. There is no question that

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