Posted on: 22 Jun 2024
You see it all the time in movies: a kid misbehaves, they get called into the principal’s office, and their parents threaten to send them to boarding school. Cue nightmares of stiff school uniforms, dunce caps, and drill sergeant teachers. The movies may have taught us that boarding schools are nothing but punishment, but in […]
Posted on: 31 May 2024
What makes clouds rain? Why do crayons burn? Why is it easier to float in salt water? Science experiments for kids are fun, but they’re also a hands-on way to learn and discover our world’s many mysteries. Future chemistry majors, engineers, and PhDs need to start somewhere, and at-home experiments are a perfect way for […]
Posted on: 27 May 2024
Whether you realize it or not, you use adjectives all the time in speaking and writing. Anytime you pay a friend a compliment (you’re amazing!) or decide what size fries you want with your hamburger (large, please), you’re relying on adjectives to help you describe. Without adjectives, our sentences would feel flat, unclear, and dull. […]
Posted on: 30 Apr 2024
The general public might think of dentists as those people who love to tell us to floss more, but dentistry is so much more than that. Dentists are highly trained medical professionals who apply their diagnostic, predictive, and surgical skills to a field that’s constantly pursuing improved treatments and technological innovation. To go into general […]
Posted on: 29 Apr 2024
These days, poets are more likely to be rule breakers than rule followers. Pick up a collection of contemporary poems at your local bookstore (which we highly recommend doing!), and you’ll find that very few poets are consistently following formal patterns of rhyme and meter. But in centuries past, poetry was all about fitting artistic […]
Posted on: 14 Dec 2023
We’d like to let you in on a little secret: no one, including us, enjoys writing timed essays. But a little practice goes a long way. If you want to head into your AP English Exam with a cool head, you’ll want to know what you’re getting into ahead of time. We can’t promise the […]
Posted on: 27 Nov 2023
Feeling intimidated by the AP Lang Rhetorical Analysis Essay? We’re here to help demystify. Whether you’re cramming for the AP Lang exam right now or planning to take the test down the road, we’ve got crucial rubric information, helpful tips, and an essay example to prepare you for the big day. This post will cover […]
Posted on: 24 Sep 2023
We’ve all had those moments: you’re reading a book, your eyes start gliding over the lines, and before you know it, you’ve reached the end of the page, but you haven’t understood a thing. In high school, college, and in our careers, we’re bound to encounter texts that are challenging to read. Writing is full […]