SAT tutor, Stacey Howe-Lott, left a comment below with some test taking tips that she hadn’t mentioned before because she thought everyone knew these things….
Given that somehow they didn’t hit my radar for the first 46 years Read More →
Test Day
Day Before Test Day Thoughts
Are you taking the SAT tomorrow? I have this feeling it’s not one of the “popular dates.” Feels neither fish nor fowl to me (i.e. too late for seniors/too early for juniors).
This will be my 6th SAT in 2011, Read More →
Tips
How’d You Do It? (i.e. Raise Your SAT Score)
Stacey Howe-Lott remains the single highest score increaser I’ve been able to personally locate. As implausible as this sounds, she’s a mom too, who discovered the joy of the SAT long after high school. Incidentally, Stacey is now an SAT Read More →
Math
SAT Gender Gap
I came across the College Board Trends in Performance Report and was struck by the difference in math scores by gender.
I asked a few tutors what they thought, based on experience:
My theory is that it’s
Tips
Top 10 Things I Learned From Stacey Howe-Lott
I spent the month of May working with the highest SAT score improver I could find: Stacey Howe-Lott. Sessions were via Skype with a shared white board, and she assigns work in between sessions (not a lot).
To Read More →
How We Learn
Familiarity Fools The Mind
I had this distressing moment last week when I discovered that I was back to square one with my SAT score, despite the fact that I feel like I’m learning, and was certain that my score must be improving Read More →
Tips
Getting Focused
“It is well known that the mind will achieve far more when there is a definite and specific objective, as opposed to simply a vague idea or plan…… Sit down at every session with a definite purpose. Decide on
Progress Report
Technology & Learning
Finishing up week one with Stacey Howe-Lott, which included two sessions (3.5 hours).
Big takeaway week one: Excellent use of technology for learning.
Stacey has her master’s degree in Education and Technology, and when we spoke about why online learning Read More →
