Everybody Wins: Habit #4 of Highly Effective Teens
Everybody Wins: Habit #4 of Highly Effective Teens As college acceptance letters begin rolling in, I felt it timely to discuss Steven Covey’s Habit #4 of Highly Effective Teens: Think Win-Win. Covey urges us to view life as a lesson in cooperation, not competition. He writes: Most of us learn to base our self-worth on […]
Three Ways to Become a Better Listener: Habit #5
Three Ways to Become a Better Listener: Habit #5 Habit #5 says highly effective people seek first to understand, then to be understood. Basically, they listen, and they listen carefully. Now that the soundtrack to most of our lives is a sporadic jingle, followed by the unmistakable sound of vibrations (and not the good kind […]
Sharpen the Saw: A Closer Look on Habit #7 of Highly Effective Teens
Sharpen the Saw: A Closer Look on Habit #7 of Highly Effective Teens Working with so many high-achieving students, I can’t help but notice how many of them need to “take a personal day”. Here is a day in the life of most of my middle and […]
New SAT Practice Tests
New SAT Practice Tests Just what you’ve all been waiting for! Below you’ll find 4 practice tests for the new SAT, complete with answers and explanations. Enjoy! Practice Test #1: https://s3.amazonaws.com/KA-share/sat/2-5KSA09-Practice1.pdf Answers & Explanations: https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/pdf/sat-practice-test-1-answers.pdf Essay: https://s3.amazonaws.com/KA-share/sat/2-5LS05E-PracticeEssay1.pdf […]
The New vs. Old SAT (and Why Change Matters)
The New vs. Old SAT (and Why Change Matters): The New SAT Basics: Scoring is Between 400-1600 3 hours + 50 minute Optional Essay First Test Date: March 5 (But you won’t get scores until May) A Few Differences Between the Old and New SAT: Only Two Sections—Math and Evidence-Based Reading and Writing […]
Galentine’s Day: Why Our Friendships Make Us Smarter
Hi everyone, and welcome to the Get Smart portion of The Enrichery blog! As my blog posts are supposed to be educational, I’ve decided to start the first one off with a quote from Bill Nye (yes, as in Bill Nye the Science Guy). Today’s Get […]