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"The student is doing really well with the Pythagorean theorem. I had her do some complicated word problems and draw pictures to help her figure out the problems, and she did very well! We also worked on coordinate plotting and translations and reflections. She has a quiz on Thursday."

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"The student had an excellent level of focus as we finished up our discussion of algebra 2 today. We completed two new topics: domain and range and completing the square. He and I then took a comprehensive algebra 1 final and he got most of the problems correct. He struggled a bit on factoring by grouping, something we have worked on a few times before. He knows how to do it, he just needs to practice it more so that he can repeat the method flawlessly."

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"The student and I continued work on the math section of the SAT exam this week. Last week we made some progress with both refreshing him on the math concepts covered on the SAT, and helping him with test taking strategies. In the case of math, especially out of the three sections, the challenge for the student will be two-fold: his math knowledge has faded over time, since he is in college now, and he struggles with test anxiety and time management. For three hours I drilled him in timed, 10-question increments. In general he's looking at a 450-500 math score right now, and I'm trying to pick battles with him by focusing less on the most challenging problems, and more on not leaving easier problems on the table."

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"The student and I used this session to study for her upcoming quiz in AP NSL and discuss her studying strategies for this course as well. Her teacher had assigned "concept cards," which were basically extensive flashcards of important vocabulary throughout her reading assignments. Having these longer reading assignments was new to her. We worked together on looking for the words in context to decipher their meaning as well as using the tools in the book (i.e. index and glossary) to help us figure them out. I then used the concept cards to quiz her on the material, and she did a great job of remembering not only the definition of the vocab but also the broader use of the words in a historical context."

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"We assessed the student's trouble spots, breaking down the questions she answered incorrectly by type (recall, application, or analysis). Next time, she will take the test again and see how much better she can score given our review time."

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"The student and I discussed his performance on a recent pop quiz, on which he did very well compared to his classmates. We worked some practice problems similar to those he missed, which included inequalities involving absolute value and setting up algebraic equations. We then worked on factoring polynomials and transformations of graphs."

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"We went through the student's study guide for his PreCalc test. He seems pretty well prepared and knows the material; he just needs to practice setting up the word problems. He needs to do more studying for his physics test tomorrow. We worked through several examples, but he needs to practice on his own."

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"Today, the student and I reviewed the geometry concepts that are found on the SSAT. We looked at lines, angles, parallel lines, triangles, quadrilaterals, and circles. She did very well with our review of angles and lines. She also knew how to determine unknown angles from within a shape. She needs to review area problems, especially when it comes to triangles and circles. She also needs to review how to find the circumference of a circle. Otherwise, she has good prior knowledge of geometry. This should help her on the test."

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"Today, we focused on reading comprehension, grammar-verb tenses, math, and writing. We corrected the sentences from last time and worked on a grammar lesson about present tense action verbs. Then, we read from the American girl chapter book and took some new vocabulary words to use for next time. We played the story-writing game to practice writing. We also used the student's new activity book to play word games. For math, we focused on how to show work for long division. We also focused on how to check the answer by multiplying and adding the remainder. For next time, I asked her to write sentences with her vocabulary, read the story we wrote to a friend, and complete long division problems-- making sure to show work and check the answers. She was very focused and attentive today!"

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"We covered limits, functions, and discontinuity. The student needed help with limits, specifically understanding how limits work and distinguishing the difference in finding infinity and jump discontinuity. She did not understand limits at first, but once we went over them, she felt a little better about them. I showed her ways to recognize quickly different discontinuous jumps and finding the limits. We went over her study sheet. She did have some extra problems to work on. "

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"In geometry we talked about ratios and proportions, what they are and how to solve them. In biology we spent the whole time reviewing transcription and translation. The student definitely had a better handle on the material by the time we were done, so hopefully it'll stick."

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"The student worked on his 2's and 3's times tables. We also worked on order of operations, story problems, and estimating sums up to the millions. He did a great job and worked very hard. I was so proud of him that he did his 2's and 3's times table without skip counting on his fingers. Yay! Lastly, we worked on the different meanings of words in a sentence. His homework is to continue his multiplication to get his facts under a minute. "

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