By: Jed
Without question, the most successful tutors are the most adept at motivating their students. Academic coaches, test-prep coaches, we are essentially brokers in motivation. Our job is to find a way to convince teenagers to log out of Facebook, minimize their four open chat windows, turn off their cell phones, and do SAT and ACT drills. To be effective, we must convince our students to come home early the night of Homecoming in order to be rested for a Saturday morning mock test. We must convince our students to drill vocabulary flashcards on the plane ride home from Spring Break. We must convince them that on top of the three and a half hours of homework their school teachers have assigned them, our homework is equally, if not more, important.
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By: Linda
Spring Break! The two most beautiful words to any student during the dreary month of February. You can see it just beyond the horizon, all shiny and full of promise: sleeping late, bumming around, not doing homework. If you’re not beach-bound this March, Spring Break is a great time to visit potential colleges. Instead of the annual family road trip to the World’s Largest Ball of Twine (which, incidentally, is in Cawker City, Kansas), why not suggest a trip to the educational institute of your choice?
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By: Linda
What does that spell? MOTIVATION! Sorry about that; motivation is a really long word, and I never made even the JV cheerleading squad. I know you’re just as surprised as I am.
While motivation may be easy to spell, very often it is hard to find. If you’re at a loss as to how to convince your busy high school junior to buckle down and dedicate a significant amount of time to preparing for standardized tests, you’re in luck. Jed’s new Jed Said article tackles the elusive art of motivating an adolescent. So read on and prepare to inspire!
By: Linda
Tutors have said it and students have heard it thousands of times, but that is because it is true. The best way to improve your vocabulary is to read. We don’t mean the Oxford English Dictionary or the Encyclopedia Britannica. Read everything or anything, and you’ll see a surprising expansion of your vocabulary.
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