In Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo, my SAT tutors often get asked the difference between these tests. The test makers offer free samples so you can take a trial test and judge for yourself. The ACT is shorter but you must work faster. There is no penalty for guessing. The SAT can prove better for kids who easily master testing strategies. Some college guidance officers now insist that their students take both tests TWICE before their senior year. That’s probably overkill considering everything else that’s important in a teenager’s life: grades, activities, social life and some iota of balance!
Archive for February, 2010
SAT or ACT Tests?
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010Chemistry Tutoring for Online Classes
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010More and more high school students are taking college courses online, and my Santa Barbara chemistry tutors are happy to help. Of course, my Santa Barbara math and physics tutors are also on hand for online classes. Many kids need a tutor to help with pacing and organization – as well as content – when they head to cyberspace for learning. Self-paced online classes can be a blessing or a curse. If a student procrastinates (never!) it can be quite a marathon to complete a course in order to meet a deadline for their school. Those five-hour tutoring sessions are a serious brain twister!
Math Tutoring and Confidence
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010I’ve posted before on math tutoring and confidence. My Santa Barbara and Goleta math tutors work with students in elementary grades through college. And no age is immune from the clutches of flagging mathematical confidence. What’s great, though, is how quickly kids’ confidence can be turned around with the help of a caring math tutor. One teacher saw noticably more confidence in a timid young mathematician – after just two hours of tutoring! When kids aren’t stumbling over the hurdles of anxiety, avoidance, and self-doubt then learning really accelerates.