Q: Two babies born on the same day in the same year with the same mother and father are not twins. Can you explain how this can be?
A: They are part of a set of triplets! Or Quadruplets! Quintuplets!
Saturday, October 26, 2013
Sunday, October 13, 2013
Don't Teach to a Test?? The SAT Can Make You College Ready and Smart too!!!
To the Editor:
If students learn the content on the SAT, they will be college ready so viewing test prep as an opportunity to learn new skills or strengthen existing knowledge can expand college major choices, career options and self-image!!
I always thought of myself as "only a Math person" which was reflected in my disparate SAT scores in high school (Math exceeded Verbal by over 200 points). Upon retaking the SAT at age 46, Reading was higher than Math!! This increase was due to three factors: more years of reading experience, lots of studying and an ability to "stay awake" to concentrate during the reading passages.
Creativity and imagination in Math can be built through problem-solving and getting the Eureka! Using multiple choice items can help students think about why the "good wrong answers" are wrong leading to better focus and self-awareness while learning more Math and perhaps even improving their scores!
I always thought of myself as "only a Math person" which was reflected in my disparate SAT scores in high school (Math exceeded Verbal by over 200 points). Upon retaking the SAT at age 46, Reading was higher than Math!! This increase was due to three factors: more years of reading experience, lots of studying and an ability to "stay awake" to concentrate during the reading passages.
Creativity and imagination in Math can be built through problem-solving and getting the Eureka! Using multiple choice items can help students think about why the "good wrong answers" are wrong leading to better focus and self-awareness while learning more Math and perhaps even improving their scores!
Sincerely,
Robin A. Schwartz
Founder, www.mathconfidence.com
The New York Times did not publish my letter but this was in response to http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/13/opinion/sunday/sunday-dialogue-too-tethered-to-tests.html?ref=opinion&_r=0
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