“I hate the Common Core.” I’ve heard this from parents throughout the Shoreline and Southeastern, CT. I’m not sure if it is another reason for Connecticut parents to dislike the Common Core or a reason – finally – to like the Common Core but the new SAT is designed to explicitly align itself with the […]
Read MoreSince I work with students from schools ranging from New Haven to Middletown to Stonington, I have a reasonable comparative understanding of the strength of Connecticut schools in the Middlesex, New Haven and New London County areas. If your child attends one of the stronger schools in the area – Guilford, Daniel Hand, Old Saybrook, […]
Read MoreI realize that some of you reading this article will cringe a bit in self-reflection and perhaps curse the author. The latter is justifiable, if only because I am equally guilty of the problem I will cite. Parents – including me – have to stop our whining about school. Some context will be helpful. I […]
Read More“I’m so glad that I’m done with the SAT!” Charlie, a junior at Old Saybrook High School noted after he received his second round of SAT scores. Charlie had tried to delay starting test prep to late spring. His parents asked me to convince him to start in the winter. I told that after fifteen […]
Read More“I am thinking of having Holly just focus on the ACT.” Mrs. O’Brien, a mother of a junior from Valley Regional High School said. “Since the new SAT is changing, I read somewhere that it makes sense to do the ACT.” I had read similar articles. Even before the HUGE news that Connecticut will require […]
Read More“This looks like the ACT.” Paul, a junior at Branford High School, noted. He was reviewing the new SAT for the first time. The SAT has long been the dominant standardized test for college admission. The ACT, traditionally the test used by many Midwestern and Southern colleges, gained tremendous popularity in the last decade. Since […]
Read More“The ACT Science section is more like reading than math.” Hannah, a senior at Old Lyme High School, said with delight. She had been dreading the thought of the science section because she was a verbal whiz who did not like math and science. Her dislike of science, however, stemmed from her poor grades in […]
Read More“The SATs are a weapon in my arsenal.” Repeated Julia laughingly. Julia, a junior at Mercy High School in Middletown had scored a 700 in reading and 650 in math. She was looking at colleges that generally wanted a combined 1250-1300. I pointed out that the SATs were now a weapon in her arsenal because […]
Read More“I’m terrible on the SATs.” said Kerry, a junior at Choate. As has become routine, I reviewed Kerry’s scores and explained that scoring in the 92 percentile nationally is not terrible. Routinely, I discuss the challenges of SAT and ACT scores with Connecticut students and need to impart the thought that these tests generally […]
Read More“Do you think my child will do better on the SAT or the ACT?” asked Mrs. Greenberg, a mother of junior at Daniel Hand High School in Madison. Of all the misinformation and partial truths that I hear passed around the parent water cooler, the myth that some students will do extraordinarily well on the […]
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