High School Students World

10 Poor Excuses for Failing Grades

March 2, 2010 by Dr. Patricia Fioriello

Often teenagers ignore the early signs of failing and before they know it they are in danger of failing a class. Don’t let failing grades creep up on you. As a person with many years working with high school students, I would see it happen over and over again. I always warned students to watch [...]

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Rising Demand for Online High School Diploma Courses

February 17, 2010 by Dr. Patricia Fioriello

The online high school diploma courses are catching more quickly than the forest fire. The number of students enrolling in these courses is witnessing a steady growth rate. Status of the High School High School education in the USA is the responsibility of both the respective governments of states and also of the private owners. [...]

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Finding a Way Out for the School Dropout

February 9, 2010 by Dr. Patricia Fioriello

Sandra was having a tough time with her boyfriend, he had gotten a small job and was pushing Sandra to join him. A reluctant Sandra was raped by John, resulting in a long jail term for John while Sandra is struggling with her pregnancy. Stephen’s story is different, in the middle of the third year [...]

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Team Building Activities to Improve Teen Communication

February 2, 2010 by Dr. Patricia Fioriello

Improving Teen Communication with Teamwork Activities

One of the best ways to improve communication skills in high school students is to involve them in team building activities. It will help the students interact with each other, and at the same time, enhance their communication skills. Team building is a way to teach students to efficiently work with a diverse group to solve [...]

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Six Strategies to Develop Teen Communication Skills

January 30, 2010 by Dr. Patricia Fioriello

You can see the major problems caused by a lack of teen communication skills and how it influences their capability to keep and make friends. Teens that are deficit of social communication are at risk of behaving in an unhealthy manner within relationships as well. You must have noticed teens that lack communication skills also face [...]

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Advantages of Personalized Learning for High School Students

January 27, 2010 by Dr. Patricia Fioriello

What is personalized learning? One can define personalized learning as a blend of internships, courses and experiences that respond to the interest and needs of each student. For example, in Oakland, California, MetWest High School is one of various schools in the country where standardized curricula has taken a back seat to the personalized introduction. [...]

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Does Your Teen Suffer From Poor Communication Skills?

January 18, 2010 by Dr. Patricia Fioriello

These days we can see that the way teens communicate have a big influence on the quality of their social relationships. You and I as parents and educators should look for the communication style that teens use and later help them to learn more influential strategies, if required. The Passive Approach As we all know [...]

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The Missing Link for Homeschool High School Students

January 14, 2010 by Dr. Patricia Fioriello

Teacher Interaction Missing Link for Homeschool High School Students

Although it is the most decisive factor for a child’s growth and development, no high school homeschool curriculum ever focuses on the aspect of how students should interact with their teachers. Irrespective of the avoidance of the high school homeschool curriculum for this highly important issue, it is an undeniable fact that the personality of [...]

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What to Do When Teens Confused About Sexuality

January 11, 2010 by Dr. Patricia Fioriello

What to Do When Teen Confused About Sexuality

Teenage sex and sexual problems are higher education problems in America that top the charts of many psychological and social awareness sites. With the growing number of complications in life, a balanced transition from childhood to puberty is getting really difficult for most teenagers. There are a number of irresistible calls from the outer world [...]

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Time to Check Progress of Homeschool Students

January 6, 2010 by Dr. Patricia Fioriello

With the high school home school curriculum experiencing annual evaluation and improvisation almost every year, education is becoming increasingly challenging for the school students. With celebration time and holiday time now over, students must get back in the school mood. It is the time for mid year assessment of the high school home school curriculum. [...]

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