One-on-one tutoring does more than teach kids, the researchers say. It calms the fear circuitry in the brain, according to a report this week from NPR. “The most exciting aspect of our findings is that cognitive tutoring not only improves … Continued
In the next couple months, a number of the students I’ve worked with and hundreds of others from the community will be heading off to college. What should be going through their parents’ minds? This article by a psychology professor … Continued
As this article discusses, next January will be the last sitting of the current format of the SAT. After that, the test loses its required essay, changes the way multiple choice answers are scored, changes up the math sections, and … Continued
A former admissions administrator at the University of Pennsylvania has some pretty sobering and frankly discouraging admissions in the LA Times about how admit or non-admit decisions are made at the nation’s top institutions, when it comes to race, background, … Continued
The College Board, the body that oversees administration of the SAT exam, recently reported that due to a misprint in the June 6th test booklets, two sections of the exam would not be scored. Although the Board assures that resulting … Continued