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....
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brookewhiggins
Nov 12, 20182 min read
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...
brookewhiggins
Apr 29, 20181 min read
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...
brookewhiggins
Jan 27, 20181 min read
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. ...
brookewhiggins
Jul 11, 20162 min read
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. ...
brookewhiggins
Jul 11, 20162 min read
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. ...
brookewhiggins
Feb 6, 20152 min read
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...
brookewhiggins
Feb 6, 20152 min read
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...
brookewhiggins
Jun 25, 20142 min read
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...
brookewhiggins
Jun 25, 20142 min read
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...
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