Blogroll
Careers
College counseling
- American School Counselor Association (ASCA)
- Black Excel
- College Kickstart
- College Navigator
- College Zone
- For Undocumented Students
- HBCUs
- Hispanic Scholarship Fund
- I'm First!
- Illinois Association for College Admission Counseling (IACAC)
- Moneygeek.com for LGBTQ Students
- National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP)
- National Partnership for Educational Access (NPEA)
- National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE)
- Scholarships.com
Education/teaching
Financial Aid
Professional
- Catalyst Chicago
- Educational Policy Institute
- FAFSA for Counselors
- Higher Education Research Institute (HERI)
- Illinois Association for College Admission Counseling (IACAC)
- Jon Boeckenstedt's Admission Blog
- National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC)
- National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
- The Hechinger Report
- The Steppingstone Foundation
Scholarships
Standardized testing
Underserved students
- Follow College Counseling Culture on WordPress.com
Where I Live
Category Archives: teaching
What’s the Frequency, Kenneth?
Crabby wonders about form and substance… The more I think about college access and success for underserved students, the more I find myself reading and thinking about primary and secondary education as well. Too often, I’ve found, even students at … Continue reading
Posted in ACT, admission practices, adolescents, African American students, American culture, college, college admission, college application essays, college applications, college counseling, college counselor, college marketing, education, first-generation students, high school, Latino students, low income, SAT, teaching, test scores, testing, underserved students
Tagged ACT, admission process, Colleges and Universities, first generation-college students, high school, Higher education, low-income students, low-SES students, social class and education, standardized testing, test prep, transition to college, underserved students, University and college admissions
Comments Off on What’s the Frequency, Kenneth?
Outsourcing Ourselves
Crabby wonders what’s left for us to do ourselves… A recent article in the New York Times suggests that teaching handwriting may be losing ground to teaching typing in elementary school, the better to ensure that young people become chained to … Continue reading
Posted in adolescence, adolescent development, college counseling, education, high school, students, teaching
Tagged education
Comments Off on Outsourcing Ourselves
Achievement and Standardized Testing
Back in 2001, Richard Atkinson, then president of the University of California system, sent shock waves through the testing community by suggesting that he would recommend dropping the SAT I in favor of the SAT II. The SAT II, unlike … Continue reading
Posted in ACT, admission practices, American culture, college admission, college counseling, education, high school, SAT, teaching, test scores, testing, underserved students
Tagged achievement, achievement tests, ACT, college admission, college applications, College Board, high school, SAT, standardized testing, University and college admissions
1 Comment
Fishing in Deeper Waters
“See you now; … Continue reading
Posted in adolescence, adolescent development, American culture, college, education, high school, liberal arts, literature, SAT, students, teaching, test scores, testing
Tagged ACT, adolescence, adolescent development, high school, liberal arts, SAT
Comments Off on Fishing in Deeper Waters
Putting the Heart Before the Course
Several high school seniors from first generation-college, low income families were sitting together with The Awakening, by Kate Chopin, one of my favorite novels and one I’ve taught several times. Caught in a loveless marriage in New Orleans in the … Continue reading
