A common question we get from students and parents is what is a good score on the ACT. Here in the DC area, average ACT scores are a lot higher than the national average, which is around 21 (the maximum score is 36). Here is a detailed breakdown for the national distributions for ACT Test … Read more
Helping your child with math can be tough, but throw the Common Core way of doing things into the mix and the situation is ripe with frustration. Common Core is a new way of teaching students more critical thinking skills than the standard methods of teaching mathematics and language arts do. Students are expected to … Read more
It’s standardized test prep season and there are currently three options for high school juniors and seniors to consider: The current SAT The redesigned SAT (first offered in March 2016) The ACT Many options are usually great, but in this case… BEWARE: some schools will not accept the current SAT for students graduating in 2017. … Read more
For many high school juniors, taking the new SAT (also called the Revised SAT) for the first time this spring may seem like a rite of passage. After all, most students take a college entrance exam a couple of times in the spring of their junior year and often again in the fall of their … Read more
Allison Curtice! Allison has only been a tutor for a short time but has been working with students in the realm of education for 10 years–WOW! Her tutoring preferences are K-12 reading, writing, social studies, and geography. Allison is a special education teacher in Fairfax County Public Schools. She works with students across various age … Read more