How teens can continue their writing development
Pamela Ellis, MBA, PhD
Partnering with Executives to Balance Work-Family | 95% of Our Students Admitted to Top-Choice Colleges and $33M+ in Scholarships Secured I The Education Doctor? | Mindful College Preparation I Author | Speaker
Hope all is well with you and your family.
During my doctoral program at Stanford, I created a high school writing program. This was significant back then because there weren't many high schools that taught writing. Fast forward to now and you know what? There still aren't many high schools that teach writing. It's assumed that students learn how to write in middle school.
Because of this limited access to continued writing development in high school, I see a whole lot of "writing anxiety" in students. Teens are stressed about any type of writing, especially college application essays.
Next month I will share what your rising senior can do this summer to foster their writing skills.
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About Dr. Pamela
Dr. Pamela —also known as The Education Doctor?— partners with busy moms to help their teen find a college that feels like home without overpaying.
Dr. Pamela graduated from Stanford University and the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College, and she earned a doctorate from the Stanford University School of Education. As CEO of Compass Education Strategies and senior advisor at Compass College Advisory, her experience with the education system includes advising school districts, community organizations, and institutes of higher education.
As a result of her research into student transitions from high school to college—and evaluating the ways colleges successfully retain their students once admitted—she developed The Education Doctor? curriculum. She has visited more than 500 colleges and universities globally to gain insight into their varying cultures and to explore the range of academic and social opportunities available to students on campus. Her research areas include high school to college transition, parent engagement, African-American males in education, and college completion.