by Cindy | Feb 14, 2019 | Blog, College Preparation, Educational Achievement, Personal Growth, Reading Comprehension, reading skills, Test Taking
Over the past 10 years, I find myself endlessly ruminating about our educational system’s inability to help students become proficient readers— and my blood boils. Our country manufactures self-driving cars, yet more than 2/3 of US high school seniors are not...
by Cindy | Dec 18, 2018 | Blog, College Preparation, Educational Achievement, Personal Growth, Reading Comprehension, reading skills, Test Taking, testing
This past week I told a 12th grade 4.0 student that we would soon be applying our reading skills to her Advanced Placement book. Her response was the typical. “We don’t use that book in class and I already have a 4.0.” So, I retorted, “Let me get this straight. Your...
by Cindy | Jul 20, 2018 | Blog, Educational Achievement, good grades, Personal Growth, Reading Aptitude, reading skills, RTS Success Blog, standardized testing, study methods, Test Taking
Many very smart and talented students fail to reach their potential because of one problem that goes unrecognized throughout their academic careers— poor reading skills. Students and their parents often are in denial about this problem because students work hard and...
by RTS Success | Jun 15, 2018 | Blog, Educational Achievement, Personal Growth, Reading Comprehension, Test Taking, Writing
I recently viewed an old interview from around 7 years ago, and I chuckled because it referred to one student who increased his ACT score from 16 to a 33. One of my RTS Success® sayings originates from my parents, who stressed that “practice makes perfect!” I have...
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...
