JLP also offers test prep for AP exams in South Florida, which includes Miami-Dade and Broward counties. Read this article about one area's push to raise AP scores.
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Level the playing field
Test prep is essential; it can also be economical. JLP provides students in Miami-Dade and Broward affordable test-prep in order to better compete with those who can afford pricey services.
Here is one student's take on this issue.
Friday, October 2, 2009
Seniority? Test Scores? Student Outcomes? The Argument for Rethinking Teacher Compensation
Many occupations and careers are incentivized, in other words based on performance. If a contractor finishes a job ahead of schedule and under budget, she might receive a bonus. If a chemist discovers a new and useful compound that generates profit for her business, she may find a healthy monetary bump in her paycheck. The teaching profession, in Miami, South Florida and beyond, has long resisted basing bonuses on students' performance on standardized tests, etc.
Karen Gallagher explores the issue in a new HuffPo blog post.
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Where the AP Gods Left Off
We saw this article in the Daily Colonial and thought it was pertinent for those Miami students prepping for standardized tests.
"As many of you seniors might know, standardized tests may just have been invented by the devil himself in order to highlight just how advanced our individual cases of senioritis are. Mine appears to be terminal." (read complete article here)
"eBay for teachers" makes its debut
This startup site gives online education a new spin.
"A new startup thinks it can help fix the USA's under-funded and overtaxed education system." (read complete article here)
Thursday, September 10, 2009
South Florida students praise Obama speech
As many Florida students know, from Miami-Dade to Broward to the Palm beaches and beyond, President Obama spoke directly to them this week.
The Miami Herald has an article about the impact it had on some.
10 Things College Admissions Tests Don't Do
Miami-Dade and Broward students who are back in class and gearing up to take the SAT and apply to colleges may stop and reflect - "what exactly does the SAT test?" This article in Smart Money takes a look at that very issue.
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