Why an Online Tutor? Part One: The Challenge (and Opportunity) of COVID
COVID has hit everyone—or almost everyone—hard. For students, the challenges of the pandemic are well known. Learners forced into “hybrid classes” where some students are present in the classroom while others are online are usually left dissatisfied: teachers can’t teach both groups effectively. Meanwhile, new studies are suggesting that COVID-related “learning gaps” and “learning loss” […]
Context Is Everything (Or Almost Everything)
While the COVID era has raised new questions about the S.A.T. and other standardized tests, for many students, the S.A.T. appears here to stay. In Florida, Florida BEST Standards will require high schoolers to take (though not pass) the S.A.T. or A.C.T., and ambitious students have continued to demand access to the S.A.T even where […]
Core Literacy Skills, Part One: What Every Student Needs
Where are American high school students least prepared for higher education and careers? While no single answer to this question may be possible, a number of studies over the course of the past decade indicate an answer: core literacy skills. According to a 2015 survey by Achieve, the former nonprofit organization which proved instrumental in […]