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"The student and I spent the entire session on biology concepts, completing his biology packet. We especially enjoyed researching how mitochondria causes wild turkeys to fly farther and have darker meat than farm raised turkeys, trying to identify the role of osteoblasts in fetal bone development, and writing a whimsical story about how calcium ions cause muscle contractions from the point of view of a calcium ion! The student did great today!"

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"Today we went over the student's test and began working on solving systems of equations. I feel right now, the student's biggest weakness is not the process of doing math, but keeping everything organized as he proceeds through a question. He tends to think a little too fast, and gets ahead of himself, so he ends up making little mistakes like dropping negatives or inverting x and y coordinates while graphing. In future sessions, I would like to cover organization of work in addition to the method and logic behind solving problems. We finished the session by previewing the method of solving systems of equations by substitution of variables. "

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"The student completed a practice test from her prep book and we began by scoring the test. Her approximated practice scores were 590 Math, 640 CR, and 630 Writing, which is an improvement in both the math and writing sections. We began to go over the math and we found that there were a few questions that she could have gotten correct, which would have easily increased her score by 20-30 points. Looking over her practice test she is very capable of getting above a 600 on Math and above a 650 on Writing. Her CR has been very consistent. She also wrote an essay today and we will go over it next session. We will also probably continue to go over some essay writing principles. Next time we will also finish reviewing her practice test. "

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"We worked on comparing triangles to determine if they are congruent or not. We worked through problems that were simple determining congruent triangles. We worked through the problems using SSS, SAS, and ASA postulates to determine congruence. We also talked about the difference between congruent and being similar something that happens when you have AAA. We also reviewed topics from previous sessions such as transversals and classifying triangles in preparation for the student's quiz. Overall a great session!"

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"MATH: The student and I went over her recent math test. We corrected some misunderstandings around graphing linear inequalities and reducing inequality word problems. Most mistakes on her recent exam had to do with computational errors - she set up the problems entirely right and then perhaps rushed through the tail end of them. Finally, she did a 15 minute practice from chapter 1 test review in her math book. TEST TAKING STRATEGIES: The student and I worked on pre-test strategies to relax and stay focused before exams. We made a strategy for a) square breathing; b) affirmative statements such as "I'm prepared" or "I know this material,"; and c) refraining from answering last-minute questions/ quizzing which only increase anxiety. Hopefully these strategies will allow her to relax and move more slowly through the test, which will result in less "rushing" errors."

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"Today, we reviewed the errors the student made on her math test, and we made corrections to them. She and I also worked on the essays she needs to write for admission into the schools to which she is applying. She struggled a bit with the writing because she didn't know what to write. I gave her several starting points from which to choose, which helped her tremendously."

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"In this session, we worked on the student's homework, completing most of the assignment that is due on Wednesday and starting on the assignment that's due Friday. The new geometry in the homework this week has to do with the qualities of different types of four-sided shapes: rectangles, squares, parallelograms, and rhombuses. She did very well with all of the questions. Just like in the previous chapter that we reviewed last week, there are a lot of details that she will probably need to memorize for the next test. I would recommend that she make flashcards or a study sheet for these shapes sooner rather than later."

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"We looked at the student's grades and discussed trends in classwork, homework, and quizzes. We noted that his classwork grades are consistently high, though often only checked for completion. His homework grades are high in classes in which he feels more comfortable, and the same is true for assessments. We looked at his schedule for next semester and he set the goal of earning As and Bs in his classes. In order to accomplish this, he identified areas of strength that he will continue to utilize, as well as things he wants to change and incorporate into his habits. We also talked about his AP Environmental Science project and set a timeline for how he can complete it over his winter break."

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"We quickly went through the problem from last session that we left open. We then went through the 5 targets that were unknown from last session, 3 of which she had gone over since last week and 2 that she will not be tested on. We then reviewed the whole target list again, including the newer targets. Following this, we went through the homework problems which she was not able to solve on her own. Most mistakes were do to algebra. We will continue to work on that. "

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"We went over a reading passage. Then, we focused on dividing and multiplying fractions. The student was struggling with dividing fractions. We will continue to work on this next session."

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"The student and I worked on exercises 29 through 47 of the final exam practice test. We covered computing the slope, writing equations of lines, finding the midpoint of lines, and using the calculator to compute data statistics. He is doing much better and can offer a plan of action to complete problems. He is more willing to use pencil and paper computations. He also says that he is understanding classroom instruction better. "

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