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Printable Graph Paper

July 12, 2020

Graphing can be one of the toughest skills for math students to master. In my decade of experience as a high school math teacher I noticed that a good sheet of graph paper can make a big difference. I’d run off a bunch of double-sided copies of this before each unit on graphing so it was Read More...

by Debra Bell, High School, Homeschool For Success, Testing

5 Ways Advanced Placement (AP) Exams Can Cut College Costs

May 26, 2022

The Advanced Placement (AP) program, offered by the College Board, allows ambitious high school students to take college-level exams each May that potentially qualify them for college credit at the college of their choice. Each college lists the AP exams and credit they will award for a passing score on their website. Just search for “AP credit” Read More...

Aim Academy Online, High School, Meet the Teachers, The Science of Learning

Help Your Child Develop Grit

May 11, 2018

If Grit was simply will power or self-control eventually most of us would be exhausted and there would be few of us who would be able to keep up with the work. Although these characteristics are important, for the persistence needed to be gritty we need to develop a different strategy. The strategy of consistently Read More...

Aim Academy Online, High School, Meet the Teachers

Get Involved with Government: 5 Ways to Get Your Student Invested

April 17, 2018

Be informed – Statistics show that approximately 50% of eligible adults don’t vote in many elections. One reason is that it takes work to be informed about the issues and candidates. Take the time to understand how the government works and research some key issues. Visit candidate websites or call them for clarification of their Read More...

Aim Academy Online, Aim Science, High School, Meet the Teachers

The Importance of Science Labs (and how to make them happen)

April 2, 2018

From the first lab science I took in ninth grade, biology, I had a terrible time understanding what the importance of labs was. I figured I could learn anything that needed to be learned from a book or the teacher’s lecture. Labs were just a waste of time. As a student that lived Read More...

Aim Academy Online, Aim Science, High School, Meet the Teachers

The Importance of Science Labs (and how to make them happen) Part Two

April 5, 2019

In the last post we talked about two great reasons why having your kids complete the lab component of a course is integral to their success and why the benefits this produces may not be obvious. This post will cover the other two reasons I feel that labs are truly important to the study of Read More...