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The two keys to raising a genius!

Dear Dr. Fournier:I was recently reading a Parentingmagazine at the dentist’s office, and I stumbled onto an article entitled “Raise...
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Studying necessitates strategy

Dear Dr. Fournier:My son studies hard. He is in high school now and I am amazed at how much he has to learn. He is very motivated and spends hours...
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Students: Track grades daily to relieve tension at home

Dear Dr. Fournier:I ran across some of your articles, and they are pretty interesting. I see you say that you work with kids face to face, but most...
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Defeat “apathy” with understanding and caring

Dear Dr. Fournier:My 8th grade daughter has become completely apathetic about school. She has started hanging out with a new group of friends that...
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Focus on grades as clues to what still needs to be learned

Dear Dr. Fournier:My daughter just started the third grade. School has been very easy for her up to now, and she has been a straight-A student with...
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Developmental readiness is not an exact science

Dear Dr. Fournier:My daughter is in preschool, or what many call 4-year-old kindergarten. I was called for a conference with her teacher. You can...
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How your GPA factors into the law school admissions process

  • GPA
  • August 25, 2011
Your college grade point average (GPA) can be your best friend or your worst enemy in the law school admissions process. The inconvenient truth is...
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2011 NBA Draft grades

The 2011 NBA Draft is in the books and if there is an NBA season in 2011-12, there might be a few surprises from what has been labeled as a weak...
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As communication between teachers and parents improves, don’t become “Big Brothe

Dear Dr. Fournier:I am forwarding an article I recently read. The article discusses the role that electronic monitoring (e-monitoring) is playing...
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You are The CEO of your child’s education

Dear Dr. Fournier:My wife and I dread parent teacher conferences, and I don’t even know why. My daughter is a decent student, but we feel as...
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