Preparing for Standardized Testing, Revamping the SAT and Social/Emotional Needs of Students
(Hours 3b,c) Rich talked to Felix Alvarado, Headmaster at Straight “A” Academy, for Is...
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Straight “A” Academy Headmaster Discusses Standardized Testing
(Hours 3b,c) Rich started by taking a call from Dave in Bedford, who commented on Sanctuary...
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Strategies for the SAT
(Hour 3a) Rich talked to Felix Alvarado of Straight “A” Academy. They started by...
Read MoreCollege Entrance Exams and Training Productive Citizens
(Hour 3a) Rich talked about the trends of education, reading about a college entrance exam alternative to the SAT/ACTs, and he pointed out that there is a growing number of colleges that are no longer requiring SATs. He...
Read MoreStatewide Standardized Assessments and the Opt Out Movement
(Hour 3a) Rich tackled the movement to opt out of the statewide standardized assessments, aimed specifically at the Smarter Balanced Assessment. He shared about the SATs and wondered aloud about whether or not his children...
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SAT Assistance with Straight “A” Academy
(Hours 1b,c) Rich spoke to Felix and Judee Alvarado of the Straight A Academy. Felix started...
Read MoreDid your 11th grader refuse the SAT this year? Maybe they should have…
With all of the parents refusing to let their children take the controversial Common Core Smarter Balanced Assessment (SBA), the New Hampshire legislature recently passed a law replacing the SBA with the new Common Core aligned...
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