Is your teenager a late bloomer: a capable young person who has not yet succeeded in school?
Are they struggling with both school and the SAT or ACT?
Your teenager can turn this challenge into an opportunity for success -- not just on the SAT or ACT, but for life.
To take a step toward the solution, let's take a closer look at the problem.
Let's make the assumption that your teenager has the potential. We all do.
But very few young people know how to use their potential.
If your teenager has not yet succeeded in school, it suggests above all that they have not yet learned how to use their potential.
That could mean, and usually does mean one of the following:
They don't know how to make effective use of their minds, specifically to build successful habits.
They have not developed successful habits of thinking -- they underestimate their potential.
They have not developed successful habits of feeling -- they respond to challenging situations ineffectively. They give up easily and stop trying.
They have not developed successful habits of learning -- they don't know how to practice in order to build their skills.
So this is not about getting them tutoring as it's usually practiced. You've probably already done that.
What they need is training in how to make full use of their mind, full use of their potential.
They need to learn how to learn.
In the next (3rd) part of this 4-part article, I'll share with you what you might say to your teenager to guide them to a new start in school and on the SAT / ACT.
