Middle School Articles
Idaho College Access Network Summit Take Aways
The JKAF team attended the Idaho College Access Summit (I-CAN) yesterday at BSU and came away with a number of important take-aways. -Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â A high level of awareness was generated about the problems associated with a lack of post high school educational attainment and its impacts civically, economically, our political position in the world, as well ...
Meridian Teen wins the second Go On essay contest
Patrick Adams’ essay describes his goal to become a good citizen. Patrick Adams, 16, was already having a great day on Monday, when he found out he won the second J.A. and Kathryn Albertson and Idaho Statesman Go On essay contest. “You totally made my day,” Adams said. A student at Rocky Mountain High School, Adams is involved ...
Idaho Statesman “Go On” Challenge Contest Update
Rebecca Nazer won $275 in the May, Idaho Statesman “Go On” Challenge contest. June’s contest is coming up. All contests are open to Idahoans, statewide. Click here for details. http://www.idahostatesman.com/idahogo/ Congratulations Rebecca for your winning essay: “Why Do I Want to Go On?” by Rebecca Nazer, Nampa Imagination is anchored in the hearts and minds of all children as ...
Statesman’s Statewide “Go On” Contests to Win Cash
Why do you want to Go On?  Hey Idaho students! Want to win $275?  Enter the Idaho Statesman’s statewide essay contest. It’s simple. Tell the Statesman why you plan to Go On to college or other training after high school in 500 words or less. You want to earn more money? You love learning? You want to ...
KnowHow2GoIdaho.org – on line now
Visit the Idaho KnowHow2Go web site for advice, tips, resources, and the 4 action steps to college. Middle school, high school, college students, and adults will find information they can use to go on to education beyond high school.
5 of my favorite college links
Here are five excellent web sites with useful information for students, teachers, and policymakers: http://www.actstudent.org/explore/   things students need to know to plan for high school courses, prepare for the ACT, or choose a career direction http://www.knowhow2go.org/index.php  4 steps you must take to get to college for high schoolers or adults http://www.pathwaystocollege.net/ easy access to research-based policies, practices, and ...
How do I calculate my G.P.A.?
It is nearly the end of the semester at most middle schools in Idaho and now is an ideal time for middle school students to learn about grades and grade point averages, also know as GPA. When I go into the classroom after first semester grades are distributed and ask students if they know what ...
Online Learning: What You Should Know
The trends are unmistakable: more high school students are taking at least one online course, and more and more college students are taking mulitiple online courses, are considering taking online courses, or are earning their degrees online.  And students who choose online learning are benefitting according to recent research. The Sloan Consortium’s study reports that “students who ...
News Flash? Screen Time Detracts from Homework
EdWeek.org, Digital Education By Kathleen Kennedy Manzo, December 17, 2009 Students would rather do just about anything than their homework. There’s no news there. It probably won’t be a surprise either that more than three-fourths of middle school students spend three hours or more a day in front of a computer, television, or cellphone screen. All this ...
Is Middle School too early to start preparing for post secondary education?
Middle school-aged students are transitioning from elementary to secondary educational systems. They have multiple teachers, classes, increased home work expectations, test preparation, and PUBURTY! It is a difficult time for many students and let’s just add one more thing to their plates – college awareness. While some would argue that the students have enough to ...
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