Are You Ready For Exams?
Prepping for exams, both mid-terms or finals begins at the start of the term. If you reviewed just 10 minutes for each subject every day, you would not need […]
Difficulty Writing Exams (When effort and outcome do not match.)
Student Exam Writing Student exam writing can be challenging. As an educational strategist, parents often come to me with the following: “My child does really well on assignments. They bring […]
Five Things Successful Students Do Differently
Successful students understand and have mastered the five skill sets required to do well in school. In addition to that, they have mastered self-discipline. The number one skill set they […]
Calgary Reading Program – How to Help a Child Struggling with Reading
Calgary Reading Program – How to Help a Child Struggling with Reading Are you interested in a Calgary reading Program? One of the most frequent questions we get at UP […]
5 Reasons to Place Your Child in a Brand New Educational Campus
I came across this interesting article on why parents would consider placing their children in a brand new school. Since we have been speaking with parents about opening our very […]
Are We Really Surprised?
Last week, Alberta’s Auditor General, Merwan Saher announced, 2.7 billion of tax payer’s money had been spent on a failed attempt at lowering class sizes. Mr. Saher stated, “Albertans, and […]
The Fast, the Furious and the Facts: Words Matter
The speed at which a student can convert words, from either text or speech, into meaning will determine how much and how quickly they comprehend. Knowing this can become incredibly […]
Land of the Free, Home of the Beaver – Literacy Levels in Canada, Why Should We Care?
Logic would tell us that there is something dreadfully wrong when almost half of the nation does not meet the minimum literacy level. However, the problem goes deeper than one […]
Lessons From a Snowy Driveway
When I was young my family lived in northern British Columbia, Canada and it was normal to have fourteen feet of snow accumulating every winter. In fact, there were times […]