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71The SAT Essay - Dumber Than You Think
Well, now that I've covered some of the basic points about the SAT - the importance of practicing with real SAT questions, the importance of standardization, and the importance of not guessing - I think it's...
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78The Definitive Guide to SAT Critical Reading Questions
The Critical Reading section of the SAT presents a huge problem for most high schoolers, but if you understand the way the College Board actually designs this portion of the test, it's actually very simple, repetitive, and beatable.
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76Edcuation Discussion: The History and Evolution of Standardized Testing
When the subject of education comes up in a conversation, perhaps the mind will wander to the thought of those familiar classrooms or the classmates. Perhaps the smell of chalk (or whiteboard marker) is still...
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70Photograph White Sands National Monument
LIght quality at White Sands National Monument varies quickly as the sun begins to set. Being in the right place in anticipation of shadows forming will help in making your photo excursion a success. ...
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56Preparing For Standardized Tests
When I first talk to parents about working with their son or daughter for the SAT or ACT, I tell them how much respect I have for their child’s current teachers. I know their teachers are doing the best...
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56Math Woes on The SAT
I must confess. I have been teaching English for over twenty-five years. However, I wasn’t so inept at math, and I’ve truly enjoyed teaching it to high juniors and seniors when I help them prepare for...
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54Give Me a Fair Pay-For-Performance Plan. I'll Take It.
The current idea of “pay for performance” is invalid. Proponents of pay-for-performance want to rate me on how my class performs on the standardized test that I give them every year. Consider the following real scenario: Last year I taught the “gifted class” with little or no behavior problems, family issues, or special education designations. This year I taught the “sweat-hogs,” who were full of behavior problems, family issues, and special education designations. How do you think my score
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48DANTES College Credit-by-Examination Program
Credit by Examination I know it seems impossible that there would actually be a way to get ahead faster but there is. It is by testing and receiving credit for the tests you pass. It may sound to good to be...
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68What Reading in Content Area Involves?
The products of our education system are in the very sad state. There are too many students can not read. The ones that can read cannot understand the content of the passages they read. Reading...
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65No Child Left Behind: Teaching Tales
The President and his educational secretary want to pay me based on my student’s performance on test. Lets get this straight: I believe that all children should be taught. I believe that all children...
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