Real High School Students Dish on What They Wish They Knew Before Starting High School
I’ll just say it bluntly: starting high school can be a rough transition for many kids. It’s a time of major change academically, socially, physically, and emotionally. Things are starting to get more serious at school and many kids struggle to figure out how to rise to the occasion. But with some preparation, a smooth […]
Your 2020 Virtual Learning Must-Have School Supplies
Back-to-school shopping certainly looks a little bit different this year. If you’re committed to doing virtual learning, you won’t be stocking up a locker or filling up a backpack with your normal supplies – but that doesn’t mean there aren’t a few essentials you’ll want to have handy. While it might be tempted to “wing it” […]
5 Tips to Improve Your Child’s Executive Functioning in the Era of Online Learning
Your child is bright, curious, and eager to learn… but they don’t care about the assignment due tomorrow, let alone an end-of-year report card. With the move to virtual learning, keeping their attention will be even trickier than before – but not impossible! Executive functioning, or the ability to plan and focus on tasks, can […]
Class in the Time of Coronavirus: What Does Reopening Actually Look Like?
All over the country, school districts are debating the massive decision they have to make for this fall: to reopen, or not to reopen? Some areas have made the decision to resume in-person classes, while others have opted to continue virtual classes for the foreseeable future. In some areas, parents are deciding right now if […]
7 Tips for Having a Positive Virtual Learning Experience
I was recently talking to a mom friend of mine, and she mentioned that her daughter cried every single day of online learning this past spring. Obviously, it wasn’t a pleasant experience for anyone in her family. That said, the move to virtual learning last semester was a quick and unexpected one, and it’s no […]
17 of the Most Fun College Essay Prompts of the Past Year
You’re sitting at an interview for your dream job, rattling off the various awards you’ve won and strengths you would bring to their company. Suddenly, the interviewer pauses and asks, “What’s the craziest thing you’ve ever seen on TV?” In this serious moment, you’re given a chance to let your hair down and show a […]
As Some Schools Go Test-Optional, This Is Why You Should Absolutely Still Take the Exams
It’s been big news in the college admissions world: as Covid-19 complicates ACT and SAT schedules, some universities are going test-optional, allowing applicants to forego submitting scores altogether. And while deemphasizing the importance of standardized tests might first make you breathe a sigh of relief, we’d argue that in reality, great test scores have never […]
Here’s Why It’s So Important to Expose Your Kids to Different Career Paths
It seems like it happens almost overnight. One day, your high schooler is taking a variety of different subjects and dreaming in vague terms about the future. The next day, they’re selecting a major and declaring their future career plans on college applications. If they’re anything like I was, they probably won’t exactly feel like […]
7 Essential Anti-Racist Reads to Become a Better Ally
The past two weeks are ones that will go down in the history books. After the murder of George Floyd on May 25th, protests have erupted across the country and a long overdue and brutally honest dialogue about racism has begun. Instead of simply saying, “I’m not racist,” many white Americans are, for the first […]
What Each Member of the Enrichery Team is Taking From Quarantine
When things began to shut down a couple of months ago, there was a common refrain we heard often that we should “find the silver lining.” While it may seem idealistic at best and insensitive at worst, there’s no question that current affairs have brought drastic changes to our day-to-day lives – and those changes […]