Rod, a high school freshman, asks:
“Are teachers out to get me? Why do all my teachers assign assignments at once?”
Mr. Sterling answers:
They aren’t out to get you; teachers just don’t take the time to plan assignments together in high school.
One of the things that struck me when I moved from teaching 7th grade to high school was the fact that high school teachers simply don’t talk to each other. We have monthly meetings, but those are with our subject-area…
Read MoreSAT tutoring saved us $14,500. This may sound like a wild claim but hear me out. When I was a high school student my parents spent approximately $1,500 on private tutoring. After working with the tutor for a while I started to get perfect scores on the practice tests. On the actual SAT I got 1500 out of 1600 (I probably should have taken it again to get the perfect score but I’ll save that for another post).
My stellar SAT score…
Read MoreWhen to use this technique: When there is a variable in both the question and the answer.
How often can it be used: About twice per math section or six times per test. Which makes this technique worth about 60 points.
Why it helps: It reduces problems from Algebra to Arithmetic (which after hours of testing is a big help)
How to do it: In a question where the variable is in both the question and the answer, choose a number for the…