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We follow this pattern to help students get ... [Read More](https://info.veritasacademy.com/headmasters-blog/helping-child-midterms-finals/) [![](https://info.veritasacademy.com/hs-fs/file-3910665783-jpg/blog-files/dscf14641-300x200.jpg)](https://info.veritasacademy.com/headmasters-blog/3-practical-ways-encourage-children-enjoy-talking-adults/) ### [3 Practical Ways to Encourage Your Children to Enjoy Talking with Adults](https://info.veritasacademy.com/headmasters-blog/3-practical-ways-encourage-children-enjoy-talking-adults/) Posted by [Ty Fischer](https://info.veritasacademy.com/headmasters-blog/author/ty-fischer) on Oct 19, 2015, 4:02:36 AM A few years ago we had five seniors receive full scholarship offers for college, so ... 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I often hear comments like: [Read More](https://info.veritasacademy.com/headmasters-blog/raising-authentic-children-age-cynicism/) [![](https://info.veritasacademy.com/hs-fs/file-3910665393-jpg/blog-files/seniors_(2015)_homepage_link_image_2_-300x153.jpg)](https://info.veritasacademy.com/headmasters-blog/three-measures-educational-excellence/) ### [Three Measures of Educational Excellence](https://info.veritasacademy.com/headmasters-blog/three-measures-educational-excellence/) Posted by [Ty Fischer](https://info.veritasacademy.com/headmasters-blog/author/ty-fischer) on Sep 28, 2015, 6:29:59 AM Many in our culture want to provide an excellent ... 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