tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19293986.post113416791377919189..comments2023-05-21T07:33:30.569-07:00Comments on Cal Educator Blog: School is supposed to be fun?Kevin Bibohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13654579856917129113noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19293986.post-1134522456891716432005-12-13T17:07:00.000-08:002005-12-13T17:07:00.000-08:00Anne said... How can a teacher motivate a youngste...Anne said... How can a teacher motivate a youngster to practice for the SAT, please?<BR/><BR/>One of the things I point out to student is that the SAT counts for a third or more of college admissions just a little under GPA. Then I point out that it takes thousands of hours to create a GPA, and several hundreds of hours to change your GPA, while you can prepare for the SAT in about 80 hours spread over a month or two.<BR/><BR/>Secondly I find that many students think that the SAT is a test that you can't prepare for or that it is tough. I then point out that the most advanced math is basic algebra, and almost every math problem can be solved using arithmetic. The key to doing well is understanding the question which takes a little bit of retraining to translate thequestions.<BR/><BR/>I hope this helps,<BR/><BR/>Stephen Caperton<BR/>Assistant Coach<BR/>RHS Speech & DebateAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19293986.post-1134259949135563222005-12-10T16:12:00.000-08:002005-12-10T16:12:00.000-08:00YES!! This should be branded on the head of every ...YES!! This should be branded on the head of every teacher - backwards, of course, so that they can read it when they look in the mirror.<BR/><BR/>L. SwilleyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19293986.post-1134257817495580522005-12-10T15:36:00.000-08:002005-12-10T15:36:00.000-08:00How can a teacher motivate a youngster to practice...How can a teacher motivate a youngster to practice for the SAT,<BR/>please? As a tutor I am not making much headway.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com