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Cheating Teens
Teens across the
country-and some right here at home-readily admit they cheat on
their homework. The 2004 Report Card on the Ethics of American
Youth, a bi-annual national survey of students in grades 9
through 12, reports that more than 62 percent of teens say they
cheated on exams within the year prior to the survey.
Eighty-three percent had copied another's homework and 35
percent passed off information found on the Internet as their
own at least once. Read
more...
The things that trip teens up academically...and
how to help avoid the pitfalls
It's no secret that it's getting harder to earn a high
school diploma in New York State. Yet high school success lays
the foundation for your teen's success in college, work and
life. Read more...
Mean teens: The ugly face
of relational bullying during the high school years
It used to be that teens feared the "physical" form of
bullying the most - being shoved into walls by upperclassmen while
passing in the halls or the infamous "head dunking" into the
locker room toilet. Read
more...
The path to college success begins in high school
If your teen is planning to go to college, here are some
eye-opening facts that parents and high school students should
be aware of: While more and more students are enrolling in
college after high school, many don't make it past the first
year. According to the U.S. Department of Education, only half
of students who attend community college make it to their second
year. At four-year-colleges, one in four students drops out by
the end of their freshman year.
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All about the new SAT
Beginning in March 2005, teens with college dreams tackled a
whole new SAT. The new exam has substantial changes in the math
and verbal sections - and for the first time will include a
writing component. The new exam debuted on March 12, 2005.
According to the College Board, which produces the SAT and
test-prep materials, the new SAT reflects the higher level
learning expected in most high schools today.
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