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Apr 02 2019

Understanding the A to G Requirements for High School Students

Understanding the A to G Requirements for High School Students

Each spring, parents ask us to explain what high school courses are required for admission into the California colleges. We have highlighted below a basic description of the A-G college entrance sequence of high school courses students must complete for minimal eligibility into the University of California or California State University systems (per www.eao.sa.ucsb.edu or see       www.admission.universityofcalifornia.edu  or www.2calstate.edu):

A = 2 years of history

B = 4 years of English

C = 3 years required and 4 years recommended of Math

D = 2 years required and 3 years recommended of laboratory science

E = 2 years required and 3 years recommended pf of a language other than English

F = 1 year of visual and performing arts

G = 1 year of a college preparatory elective chosen from the A-F courses beyond those required. [Read more…]

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Written by Yvette King-Berg, College Readiness · Categorized: College Life, Parenting Adolescents, Secondary School Parenting · Tagged: college and career planning, college life, college readiness

Mar 26 2019

Let’s Talk Book Shopping for Children!

Let’s Talk Book Shopping for Children!

Whether you are at your local bookshop or your bookshelves at home, the question remains the same; how do I know if my child has chosen a book appropriate for their reading level? My approach to helping children make their own book choices is anchored in the philosophy held by two educators, Gail Bushey and Joan Moser, who co-authored The Daily CAFÉ.

The main goal for allowing children to make their own book choice is to put their interests at the forefront of their reading. This actually allows a flow of intrinsic motivation to help push readers through their natural/developmental reading struggles. For example, train your children to seamlessly learn content-specific vocabulary such as caboose, coal, and locomotive, while reading about their favorite form of transportation. [Read more…]

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Written by Danielle Gentry · Categorized: Academic Support and Play Activities, Elementary School Parenting · Tagged: academic success, children's book shopping, children's reading levels, Educating children, Education, elementary education, parents as teachers, school, teachers

Mar 25 2019

Khám Phá Nghề Nghiệp cho Trẻ Em Chúng Ta

Khám Phá Nghề Nghiệp cho Trẻ Em Chúng Ta 

Trong suốt cuộc đời, trẻ em khao khát trở thành nhiều thứ khác nhau khi chúng lớn lên. Một đứa trẻ có thể muốn trở thành nhân viên vệ sinh và tài xế xe tải chở rác tái chế. Những trẻ khác lại ước mơ trở thành lính cứu hỏa, nữ cảnh sát hoặc giáo viên. Ngay từ khi còn nhỏ, chúng ta có thể khuyến khích con em mình tìm hiểu thêm về các loại nghề nghiệp và công việc khác nhau bằng cách:

  • Đưa con em đến nơi làm việc của chúng ta sau giờ học, vào buổi tối hoặc dịp cuối tuần
  • Khuyến khích trẻ em giúp đỡ về nhiều mặt khác nhau trong công việc của chúng ta (ví dụ như phân loại các bài tập khác nhau cho giáo viên, dọn dẹp thùng rác và rác tái chế cho các trung tâm thu gom rác và tái chế, và thực hiện các kiểm tra an toàn phòng cháy ở gia đình)
  • Giúp trẻ em học cách theo đuổi những khám phá về nghề nghiệp cụ thể thông qua nghiên cứu, tham gia vào các khóa học cao đẳng sớm cũng như tham gia vào các trải nghiệm công việc liên quan

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Written by Yvette King-Berg, College Readiness · Categorized: College Life, Parenting Adolescents, Secondary School Parenting, Vietnamese · Tagged: college and career planning, college life, college readiness, preparing for college

Mar 21 2019

Exploración de carreras para nuestros niños

Exploración de carreras para nuestros niños 

Durante la vida, los niños aspiran a ser muchas cosas diferentes cuando crezcan. Un niño puede querer ser trabajador sanitario y conductor del camión de reciclaje. Otros sueñan con ser bomberos, policías o maestros. Desde una edad temprana, podemos animar a nuestros niños a aprender más sobre distintos tipos de carreras y trabajos haciendo lo siguiente:

  • Llevando a nuestros niños a nuestros trabajos después de la escuela, en la tarde o los fines de semana.
  • Animando a nuestros niños a ayudarnos con varios aspectos de nuestros trabajos (por ejemplo: diferentes tareas para los maestros, organizar la basura y el reciclaje para la recolección de basura y centros de reciclaje, y realizar revisiones de seguridad contra incendios en el hogar).
  • Ayudando a nuestros niños a aprender a explorar carreras específicas a través de investigaciones, participando en cursos tempranos de colegios universitarios y participando en experiencias laborales relevantes.

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Written by Yvette King-Berg, College Readiness · Categorized: College Life, Espanol, Secondary School Parenting · Tagged: college, college and career planning, college life, college readiness, preparing for college

Mar 19 2019

How to Make College Learning More Relevant

How to Make College Learning More Relevant

As I help more students prepare for college, I am learning that my students need more opportunities for project-based learning experiences that help a child better understand the relevance of academic subjects to real life problem-solving. I am also learning that most students in other countries take a break from school to participate in a summer abroad program or even an internship during high school summers or before starting college to increase the background knowledge required for academic success.

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Written by Yvette King-Berg, College Readiness · Categorized: Parenting Adolescents, Secondary School Parenting, Social-Emotional Health · Tagged: college and career planning, college life

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