Ideas to Inspire

Even if your child is in middle school, it’s not too early to start preparing for college. College board.org

is a great resource for parents and students who want to start getting information on college. They have newsletters geared for parents, and even though the parent newsletters start for parents of freshman and above, take a look at their resources, including college information, scholarships, and testing information.

What I find valuable as a parent is the SAT question of the day. You or your child will get an SAT question through your email. They alternate between math and verbal questions. Just press the option that you think is correct, and it will take you to  the answer site. If you’re correct, it will tell you why and if you’re wrong, it will ask you to try again. It’s a good way to practice questions with your child (I tend to delete the math ones because I’m a former English teacher, and my son is already beyond my math abilities now that he’s in trig.) Still, it helps students familiarize themselves with the way the SAT questions are presented and what the logic is behind the answers.