Online SAT tutor and online ACT tutor Dr. P. (Dominique Padurano, Ph.D.) explains why and when these exams provide parents with useful feedback on their kids' mastery of math and English basics.
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Need to conquer the mind-numbing sameness of 2020’s Google Meets and Zoom Meetings? Read on to learn Dr. P.’s 3 tips to bring joy and intention into 2021.
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Online tutor Dr. P. (Dominique Padurano, Ph.D.) recommends that parents of extraverts get creative about integrating socialization with their kids' learning this fall.
Read MoreRather than continue specializing, why not use this most unusual summer to try something new? Dr. P. recounts how picking up swimming late in the game helped her survive Harvard as a blue-collar kid in the ‘90s — and continues to nourish her through the Corona Crisis of 2020.
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Celebrate 529 by saving money for your kid's college education! How? By hiring the right SAT tutor and college application coach -- the first time. Crimson Coaching Head Tutor and Founder Dr. P.'s got three tips and two personal stories to share!
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Recent school closures give parents a unique opportunity to shore up their kids' essential math skills. Longtime SAT tutor Dr. P. identifies which concepts to cover -- along with the all-important WHY and HOW to tutor your child in math NOW.
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As a tutor, I've received several calls, emails, and texts from confused and worried parents of HS juniors whose SAT on March 14, 2020, was cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak. What follows is a summary of my advice to them -- and to all parents facing the same circumstances.
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As a tutor of high school students, THE most common question I’m asked by parents is, “Should my child take the SAT or the ACT?” In this post, I weigh the pros and cons of each
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