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"We reviewed the student's progress report and addressed areas that needed work. We also created a comprehensive study schedule for her finals. Lastly, we did her history writing assignment that is due tomorrow."

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"The student and I started with chemistry. We reviewed ionic equations again. Net ionic equations, half equations, oxidation/reduction, etc. We finished with related rates review. I mentioned the acronym DREDS (diagram, rates, equation, differentiate, substitute) to try and address related rates. Overall, he is doing well. He seems to still get stuck on a few minor details, but overall he seems to be getting the material. "

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"Today we worked on revising the rough draft of the paper. Specific skills related to fluency, word usage and organization. Student will complete the conclusion and next session we will format for APA style. "

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"Today we reviewed the SAT practice test that the student took. We went over each section and determined what areas we could focus on over the next few weeks. Her verbal sections were very strong, and her math scores were appropriate for her grade level. Our first area of focus will be the essay, then we will work on perspectives, author opinions, and bias in the reading sections. After that we will go onto the math sections, practicing with fractions, ratios, and percent, and focusing on creating equations from word problems. "

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"Met with the student to go over his group assignment as well as review some epidemiology concepts. I gave him pointers and directions to go with his research. I explained the Malaria epidemic and the interplay of sickle cell anemia alleles in certain populations. He found this very interesting and will potentially use it as a research topic. I also explained some statistical concepts like p-value, confidence interval, and the standard deviation. Despite not having a background in statistics the student was able to understand the concepts and felt more comfortable with the material afterward. I reviewed risk ratio and explained hazard ratios as well. After the session I think the student feels better about his assignment and his understanding of epidemiology. He grasped the ideas well and will be able to apply them to his research."

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"The student and I talked about the structure of DNA, its function in genetics, and a few specific ideas to focus on in preparation for his upcoming test. We went through one of his homework sheets about functional translation together, and he was the most confident I have ever seen him with this. He is really becoming comfortable with moving through multiple problems and sticking to what he knows without having to second and third guess himself on every problem. "

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"We spent the bulk of the session going over sound, light, and optics. I discussed the sign conventions for the Doppler Effect at length I explained how one must evaluate the detector and source in turn, assessing whether each contributes to an increase or decrease in perceived frequency. The student certainly felt more comfortable after our discussion. We also reviewed logarithms in light of understanding sound intensity. She felt pretty confident with light, but she needed thorough review of optics, including Snell's Law and the differences between reflection and refraction. We discussed how to effectively recall sign conventions for converging and diverging mirrors and lenses. Finally, I explained Bohr's model of the atom, energy levels, and the photoelectric effect, and though she seemed to understand, I encouraged her to do practice problems on her own to test her independent knowledge."

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"The students and I worked on a review sheet for their exam on quadratic equations. We focused on imaginary numbers, simplifying radicals, and interpreting information from the various forms of quadratic functions (vertex, intercept, and standard form). This session was conducted in an online video chat."

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"The student and I worked on writing before she retakes the test. The big thing we talked about was planning and drafting her essay. The student felt like she had too many ideas to write a good essay or else did not know enough about the topic, so we used some of the SAT/ACT strategies. From here on out, she needs to decide her position, brainstorm 3-5 ideas to back up her position, pick the best 2-3, and plug them into the 5- paragraph essay format. Each paragraph is going to be short, since the essay is 26 lines, but they are to be clear, concise, and conversational. We worked with four prompts, practicing the strategies, and she was supposed to write an entire essay for practice. "

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"Met with the student to go over material for a test on Thursday. Briefly reviewed concepts in combinations and permutations and then covered new topics in min/max solutions for systems of linear equations. The student seemed to have a good grasp of the material, but I was able to offer a few additional pointers to help quickly visualize relationships between equations."

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"First session. We worked through the first half of a practice test, covering basic algebra, word problems, lines and graphs, and imaginary numbers. The student appeared to make excellent progress throughout the session. "

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