Heal Math Wounds (Part 5)

Heal Math Wounds on the SAT or ACT (Part 5)

Is your teenager having a hard time on tests like the SAT or ACT because of weakness in math?

Your teenager can turn this challenge into an opportunity for success – not just on the SAT, but for life!‍

Jonah's Success with SAT Math

A former student of ours, Jonah, did exactly that.

Jonah transferred practice skills from a game he already knew and loved -- tennis -- and applied them to a new game -- SAT Math.

And his new-found math competence enabled him to earn an overall SAT score in the 93rd percentile  (better than 93 percent of students nationwide) and that accomplishment helped him gain admission -- early decision -- to one the leading universities in the country.  ‍

The big gain from Jonah's SAT math success

But that was actually the smallest part of the benefit that Jonah gained from mastering his SAT math challenge.

Here's the big part:  

Jonah learned that he didn't have the limitations he thought he had.  

That he could expand beyond the game he knew -- tennis -- and extend his success to a different game -- SAT Math.  

And in his training, he learned what it takes to master any new game.  So his SAT Math mastery put Jonah on the path to master all the games of his life. ‍

The gift from SAT / ACT training

So this is the key gift the SAT and ACT offer your teenager: challenge.

Just as we get stronger lifting weights, we grow when we take on and master a challenge.  

And if we train for the challenge in a certain way, we are actually training our minds.  

By mastering a game and conquering a challenge we are developing successful habits of thinking, feeling, and learning. ‍

The Bigger Opportunity from SAT / ACT training

So this is the bigger opportunity I mentioned earlier in this article:  

The opportunity for your teenager to transform their struggle with the SAT / ACT into a training experience that can help them build habits for lifelong success.  

• ‍Habits of thinking -- they can build an expanded view of their potential.  ‍
• Habits of feeling -- they can approach life's challenges with poise and self-confidence.  ‍
• Habits of learning -- they can master any learning challenge they face.  

Thinking bigger, self-confidence, learning mastery -- all add up to unleashed potential for your teenager.  

And for you, the biggest advantage of all -- peace of mind, knowing that this worrisome obligation -- the SAT or ACT -- has been turned into an opportunity for growth.

<This concludes our 5-part article "Heal Math Wounds on the SAT / ACT">

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