From IB to State U: the Challenge of Change
The International Baccalaureate Program does a fine job of preparing students for the rigors of the college classroom. However, IB does not prepare students for the overall college environment. In our experience, IB students...
How to Read a College Website
College websites can be valuable tools for students seeking information about colleges or graduate schools. However, because college websites are marketing vehicles for universities, they cannot be taken at face value. Students must learn...
Selective Colleges – SUCCESS!
By Robert LeVine A few weeks ago, America’s most selective colleges informed their applicants who would be offered admission and who would not. Some students are ecstatic, while others moan that their lives are over. We...
Orange County Students Attend Mayor Jacobs’ Sixth Annual Youth Leadership Conference
Nearly 250 Orange County Public Schools students from 24 local high schools attended Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs’ sixth annual Youth Leadership Conference (YLC) at Valencia College’s west campus on March 11. Mayor Jacobs...
Getting the Most from Your High School Summers
It may be difficult for high school students to recognize while studying for standardized tests and cramming to manage course loads, but summer is coming. Before you start making mental plans for your Netflix...
How the Japanese can teach your kids math
They stare at the page. It’s been 30 minutes and they haven’t made any progress on their homework. Next thing you know, they’re on the computer or their phones. You feel your skin prickle...
Teaching English in Taiwan – Bring “Zen” to life for others
The Chase Zen Foundation was created by Jessica Tien, in memory of her son, Chase Zen Kattell, to continue his life goal of teaching English abroad. Because English tutoring can sometimes be too expensive...
Asian community of Orlando celebrates the 5th annual Asian Cultural Festival at the Orlando...
Orlando, Florida – Thousands of Central Floridian Asian Americans, their friends, neighbors and guests congregated at the Orlando Fashion Square last May 7, to celebrate the Asian American Heritage Month, traditionally a presidential proclamation...
2016 Teachers Summer Workshop
On July 16 & 17, The Association of Chinese Schools in Florida (TACS-FL) 佛羅里達州中文學校聯合會 organized the 2016 Teachers Summer Workshop 佛州暑期教師研習會 at the Florida College of Integrative Medicine 佛州中醫學院. Workshop co-organized by Taipei Economic...
Differences Between Ivies
Every April, the media celebrates the novelty of those rare students who gain offers of admission to every Ivy League institution. As a result, most students and families assume that by applying broadly, they...
