Posts on High School

Online Tutoring is More Effective than In-Person Sessions

Online tutoring with a proper setup is more effective than in-person tutoring. A decade ago, my online setup...

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What You Should Do If You Failed the Regents

If you are capable of doing well on the Regents but failed for lack of studying, you dropped the ball. Because...

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Test Acronym Soup: Which Tests to Take When

It’s a familiar conversation now after running a tutoring practice for the last two decades: the mother of...

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Why Do Most Public High School Students Default to Taking the SAT without Considering the ACT?

Since the SAT announced it was changing in 2014, my tutoring practice received a spike and subsequent sustained...

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How to Study for the Wagner Middle School Accelerated Math Placement Test

The Robert F. Wagner Accelerated Math Placement test is offered to fifth graders on the last week of June. On...

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NYS Regents Exams vs SAT/ACT/SAT IIs

If your student feels like they’re not a “good test taker” or have a disadvantage while taking...

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The Problem with Studying for the Regents: Scattered Online Resources & Archaic, Colorless Review Books

Regents exams are important assessments for students in New York. They attempt to measure student knowledge and...

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SAT vs ACT: Data-Based Guidance to Help You Choose

Every year, parents and students ask me whether they should take the SAT or the ACT. I typically know my...

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Why it’s Hard to Study for the Regents Exams?

Regents exams are important assessments for students in New York. They attempt to measure student knowledge and...

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The Problem with Finding an Effective Tutor

An effective tutor whose teaching style matches the student’s learning style can change the trajectory of...

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