Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchThe Road To A Perfect Score
Season 1 Episode 116
Perfection, according to Vince Lombardi, is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence. But is a perfect score on a critical …
6 years, 1 month ago
Community Colleges In The Time Of COVID-19
Season 1 Episode 115
Community colleges have always served students and their surrounding municipalities and counties in ways that other educational institutions do not, …
6 years, 1 month ago
College Declassified: What High Schoolers Should Know About The Next Level
Season 1 Episode 114
While we tend to focus on how much of an academic and social education college can offer, we tend to look past the professional skills students learn…
6 years, 2 months ago
Navigating An IEP Or 504 Plan
Season 1 Episode 113
Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) and 504 plans provide paths to procure formal help for K-12 students who struggle in school. However, pursui…
6 years, 2 months ago
Gap Year Alternatives During COVID
Season 1 Episode 112
The COVID-19 continues to upend all of our assumptions about education, particularly in regard to advancing directly from high school to college. Wha…
6 years, 2 months ago
Do Test Optional Policies Drive Equity?
Season 1 Episode 111
Advocates of abolishing admissions tests claim that exams like the SAT and ACT discriminate against some populations while serving as proxy wealth te…
6 years, 2 months ago
Tutor Self-Care (Tests and the Rest Summit Panel)
Season 1 Episode 110
Teaching, tutoring, training, and coaching all describe ways we give of ourselves to help others become better in one way or another. But how can we …
6 years, 2 months ago
Essentials of Client - Teacher Communication (Tests and the Rest Summit Panel)
Season 1 Episode 109
How can educators ensure that students and their families understand not just important instructions and policies but also professionalism and a clea…
6 years, 2 months ago
How IECS and Test Prep Professionals Can Work Together (Tests and the Rest Summit Panel)
Season 1 Episode 108
Independent educational consultants and test prep professionals are natural partners, at least in theory. What are the keys to uncovering the kinds o…
6 years, 2 months ago
Why Optional Statements Aren't Optional
Season 1 Episode 107
With so many components of the college application designated as optional these days, you have to wonder what that term even means. For context, Amy …
6 years, 2 months ago