Legend Insights
5 Tips to Manage School Stress
Has your student ever struggled with trying to finish an assignment at the last minute or find themselves falling behind with course materials? Stress is something that everyone experiences at some point in their lives. The key is to not let it affect your daily...
Secrets of the Trade: How I Make Breakthroughs with Students in Math (Part 2)
In the last post, I had talked about how addressing a student’s emotional state is extremely important while teaching Math. Let’s face it: Your student won’t respond well to me if I am not meeting them where they’re at. A second thing I set up in my teaching...
Secrets of the Trade: How I Make Breakthroughs with Students in Math (Part 1)
Math is perhaps the most feared subject in school. It's a subject that we all encounter early on, and those experiences often dictate whether we like or hate the subject. You might have a student (or you might be a student) that can relate to the dread of approaching...
Student Success Story – Stephanie
Stephanie is a seventh grade student, and has attended Legend College Preparatory since third grade. Legend College Preparatory has helped Stephanie stay ahead in her studies, which means she has always been one step ahead from her peers. She says, “I have been a year...
The Value of STEM Education in the 21st Century
Photo Credit: Governor Tom Wolf under Creative Common License The world of education is rapidly changing. Since April, The World Economic Forum reports that more than 1.2 billion students worldwide were affected as a...
The Fake News Problem: What LCP is Doing to Curb the Gap (Written by Vinnie Lopez, Language Arts and English Teacher)
This strange year has proven several things about the standards of American education. Decades of test-centric tendencies have devalued critical thinking. It leads to lower capacities to speak, think, and most perhaps most importantly, to write. In particular, I look...
How did Legend College Prep’s students maintain their academic gains during COVID?
The Brookings Institution highlighted the overall impact of COVID on student achievement for the 2019-2020 school year, with implications for 2020-2021. In summary, students will find their progress in reading and math stunted. They project that students will maintain...
Top 4 Online High School Benefits
Deciding on an education path for your student can be overwhelming, especially when it comes to choosing between in-person and online education. Although in-person learning is the more traditional route, online allows students to explore new options and develop new...
The Importance of Taking AP Exams
Are you taking a course for credit and deciding whether or not to take the AP exams? Here is what you should know about AP exams and why taking them would be beneficial. AP Exam Guidelines Students do not have to take an AP course in order to take the...