The “between” years, sometimes known as “tween” years, describe the age group 8 to 12. In contrast, youth 13 to 19 years old are typically considered teenagers. The two age groupings are known collectively as adolescents. They have more similarities than differences even though their bodies and actions may betray that statement. Middle-school tweens and
When you ask kids in kindergarten what they want to be when they grow up, they respond by telling you they want to be a doctor, fireman, policeman, athlete, or superhero. They let their imagination run wild with possibilities, not knowing or understanding what each of these career paths may entail. They don't have to
Not sure what career best matches you? Or maybe your child is struggling to decide what direction to go in after high school? Or perhaps you do not enjoy your job and are wondering perhaps you choose the wrong career path, and you are wondering what would be better for you? If you have found
Educational assessments can mean many different things to different people. In this article, they are standardized tests that have systematic processes that measure skill, attitudes, knowledge, and beliefs, which help by having a nationally or locally normed group for comparisons and skills identification in relation to others. For students aged 3yrs to 21yrs, standardized assessments
All parents want their children to succeed. Parents’ guide them through different milestones from when they are born to being sent to school. While many kids can breeze through the new environment, social engagement, and learning various academics, equations, English, and school structure, others may struggle. Some children find school to be extremely stressful
Intelligence refers to academic or cognitive intelligence and relates to one's ability to obtain knowledge and to use it to solve problems. In its most simple terms, it is the ability to acquire and apply knowledge and skills. Measuring intelligence has nuances and caveats that have persisted since it was started to be measured.
Historically a person's career path has been able to be determined many ways. In the early-mid-20th century, Katharine Cook Briggs and her daughter Isabel Briggs Myers created the 'Myers-Briggs Type Indicator' (MBTI). This assessment indicator was later reformed with Carl Jung's Psychological Types in 1921. The MBTI was one of the first modern assessments that
