Monday, January 10, 2011

New York Times: Education Life - Links of Interest

Monday, 10 January 2011

Greetings Upper School Parents:

The following are some links-of-interest from the recent Education Life Section of the New York Times.

Does Helping Out Help You, by Pamela Paul: Admissions Officers Share Their View of Volunteerism.

The Almighty Essay, by Trip Gabriel: Even For a Seasoned Author, Memoir Writing is Tough; Why are 17-Year-olds Expected to Nail It.

Re-Thinking the AP, by Christopher Drew: A Sweeping Redesign of Advanced Placement Aims to Take the Rote Out.


Happy reading and see you soon.

With sincere regards,


Sam Wagner
Head of Upper School

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