#stress

How to Make Test Day Unlike Kindergarten

Think back to your first day of Kindergarten? Was it stressful? For many kiddos, the first day of Kindergarten is majorly stressful....

The Source of SAT/ACT Stress and How to Overcome It

Stress is the enemy of test performance. Stressed students perform worse than unstressed students. Stressed brains do not learn as...

The SAT During School Hours

What if the SAT was administered during school hours? How might that change the testing experience? Just recently, the Sacramento City...

1,000 Reasons to NOT Stress on ACT & SAT

Almost two years ago I wrote a blog post about 850 reasons to NOT stress about the SAT and ACT. Now there are more than 1,000 reasons. ...

850+ Reasons to NOT Stress About ACT & SAT

My students know my mantra, “stress is the enemy of test performance.” In a given class, I might repeat this phrase five or ten times. ...

850+ Reasons to NOT Stress About ACT & SAT

My students know my mantra, “stress is the enemy of test performance.” In a given class, I might repeat this phrase five or ten times. ...

How Stress Can Help SAT & ACT Performance

All my students know that my first message with respect to test prep is to avoid stress. Stress can lead to negativity. Negativity can...

How Stress Can Help SAT & ACT Performance

All my students know that my first message with respect to test prep is to avoid stress. Stress can lead to negativity. Negativity can...

How to Sleep Your Way to a Better SAT Score

Stress kills on the SAT. My students hear me wax poetic that stressed brains do not learn as well as unstressed brains. In fact, one of...

How to Sleep Your Way to a Better SAT Score

Stress kills on the SAT. My students hear me wax poetic that stressed brains do not learn as well as unstressed brains. In fact, one of...