Soon nearly 3 million high school students at 22,000 high schools will be sitting down to take their Advanced Placement exams. Created by the nonprofit College Board in the 1950s, AP is to other high school courses what Whole Foods is to other supermarkets: a mark of the aspirational, a promise of higher standards and, Read More
Now that we’re halfway through the school year, it’s likely that some of your students have taken their first SAT or ACT exams. Perhaps some of those students prepped extensively––through self-driven practice, private tutoring, courses, or mock exams––but did not achieve results consistent with their efforts. This can be demoralizing, especially for those students whose efforts in Read More
When I think about PSAT prep, I am reminded of Judge Alex Kozinski’s closing line at the end of his ruling in Mattel, Inc. v. MCA Records, Inc.: “The parties are advised to chill.” Let’s start by laying out the facts. For the vast majority of students, the utility of the PSAT is twofold. First Read More
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