by Cindy | Jul 23, 2018 | Blog, College Preparation, Educational Achievement, reading skills, Test Taking, The Right Read Blog, Writing, writing skills
Have you ever received comments on your essay or research paper that mentioned either lack of continuity or conciseness? Both issues, believe it or not, stem from how well you read. Strong readers are strong writers because they emulate patterns from reading. Strong...
by Cindy | Jul 16, 2018 | ACT, Blog, College Preparation, Reading Aptitude, Reading Comprehension, SAT, standardized testing
Standardized testing is not about grades. It’s about aptitude—the ability to learn something new. Aptitude testing also assesses the development or proficiency in a specific area (if provided with education or training) Aptitude is an individual’s “talent” to...
by Cindy | Jun 1, 2017 | Blog, College Preparation, Educational Achievement, Test Taking, Writing
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Advocating for their child, some parents lobby the teacher for good grades. Could your hard-working student’s grades be nullified by her peers’ grade inflation?by: Carol Lloyd | April 27, 2016 Print article. A friend who...
by Cindy | Apr 24, 2017 | College Preparation, Educational Achievement, Test Taking
Jeremy seemed bewildered the first day that Anthony-James Green arrived at his door to help him prepare for the SAT. At that point, Green had been working as a private SAT tutor for six years and had seen this deer-in-the-headlights look before.A conscientious...
by Cindy | Apr 24, 2017 | College Preparation, Educational Achievement, Personal Growth, Technology, Test Taking
For nearly all people, in nearly all situations, multitasking is impossible. When we think we’re multitasking, most often we aren’t really doing two things at once – but instead, individual actions in rapid succession.The neuroscience is clear: We are wired to be...
by Cindy | Apr 17, 2017 | College Preparation, Educational Achievement, Personal Growth
Why Parents Pick the Wrong Colleges For Their KidsJohn Katzman and Steve CohenApr 14, 2017IDEASKatzman, the CEO of Noodle companies, was founder and CEO of The Princeton Review and 2U; Cohen, an attorney, is the co-author of Getting In: College Admission in the...
