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Study Skills Reduce High School Dropout Rates

March 30, 2025

I was a freshman in college when study skills radically changed my life. I went from struggling in K-12 to “straight As” in college. About six weeks after my first semester of college success, however, I was suddenly overcome with a deep, visceral ANGER. “Why didn’t someone teach me how to learn before!?” I was mentally…

The Challenges of “D-I-Y” Study Skills Programs

March 9, 2025

Trying to Piece Your Own Study Skills Program Together? I’ve been talking to a LOT of educators in the past few months. That’s normal for this time of year. However, something is different this year. I’m hearing something I’ve heard a lot over the past 20 years, but more “once in a while.” This year,…

From Failing to 4.0

January 26, 2025

I struggled in school. From kindergarten thru 12th grade, I struggled to earn mediocre grades. I would study for hours…then fail a test. Over time, I had no motivation to study. “Why should I bother?” I wondered. As I entered college, I knew something would have to change. Based on my track-record, I would never…

SOAR App – School Network Optimization Guidelines & Whitelisting

October 5, 2023

The family of SOAR Apps are distributed to hundreds of schools in the United States, and over 40 countries worldwide!  Therefore, we continuously monitor the performance of the app for all users to ensure that we are optimizing every aspect for the user that is within our control.   However, sometimes school networks experience some difficulties…

“I’m Not Stupid… So, What Is My Problem?!” College Student Shares How He Turned Struggles into Straight A’s with Study Skills

April 10, 2022

Previously, I wrote about my 20 year-old cousin, Kevin. He moved in with us from North Carolina to do an internship with SOAR®. (See the story here.) I made a prediction that within one year, Kevin would be earning straight-As in school. Turns out, I was wrong. It only took three months! Today, Kevin shares…

The Learning Value of Digital Media: Audiobooks, Videos, & Video Games

March 13, 2022

The following article was first published in 2021, during the thick of the pandemic. We wanted to share this article again because the learning value of digital media still remains true to this day! We are both educators, but you can stick a fork in us… we’re DONE! We’ve always said that we could never…

Free Curriculum Evaluation Tool

March 1, 2021

“Fall 2021” cannot come soon enough! On the other hand, it can wait… we all need a break from the past 12 months of physical, emotional, and spiritual exhaustion! As we all look forward to a fresh start, curriculum decisions for Fall 2021 are happening now, so I am writing to share my Curriculum Evaluation Chart; I…

Copy of SSC-TRK Test

February 2, 2021

Design is a funny word Includes: SOAR Curriculum Trial PlusReport: 3 Core Problems in Education (with Solutions!) Brian Biology of Learning Videos Congratulations! You’ve Found It Congratulations! You’ve found it… SOAR Curriculum Preview: Browse through the #1 Best-Selling curriculum in the world, used in 4,000+ schools across the U.S. and 40 countries worldwide. Education Reform…

The New Landscape of Time-Management in Virtual Learning

September 22, 2020

Exactly one year ago this month, we started an adventure that would become the STEEPEST learning curve of our lives… We launched a hybrid secondary school.  Prophetically, eight months before the world would be flipped upside down, we flipped ourselves upside down! In February, 2020, we finally paused for a moment to catch our breath…

SOAR® Virtual Learning Skills

August 20, 2020

Is Your Child Ready for Virtual/Hybrid Learning? It’s completely ok to say “no,” most students are not.  Virtual or Hybrid Learning is a whole different ballgame than traditional classroom learning.  The education system is centered around a classroom teacher leading instruction, but virtual and hybrid learning is a huge transition to the student being at…

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