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This month while studying the new Algebra I on the subway, a gentleman noticed my graphing calculator and struck up a conversation in which he shared that he is preparing for the TASC exam -- the replacement for the GED or General Equivalency Exam that has been an alternate path to high school diploma since 1942. Try some questions from Move Over GED! here. The blog post is on teaching to the test so that students learn content that they will need to know. There is also a link to a video on willpower.
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The New GED Test Assessing Secondary Completion
 The GED has been replaced by the much harder TASC and HiSET depending on the state. Students may not have seen much of the Math content as many of the sample questions are Algebra II/Trig level. It may be more important than ever to help teens stay in school. In New York State, the new TASC test is free for test takers. |
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Blog Post of the Month: Teaching to the Test Can Help
SAT tutoring is teaching to the test as the College Board book has old tests in it! as does the The Real ACT book.
I wish the Common Core testing would be as straightforward...Grades 3- 8 Math and ELA have samples of last year's test (but not the whole test). Grades 3-8 Sample Questions
Spoiler alert: The answers are on the same page as the questions
Here is an article from the Wall Street Journal that shares my view that if kids know what is on the test, it can make them smarter and help us to focus on what are important skills and knowledge.
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Willpower as a Strategy for Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning are contingent upon people being in the right frame of mind. Robin Sharma is a consultant to help organizations develop employees although numerous times during this video, he speaks of the need for schools to embrace this type of philosophy. Watch the video here
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