An Entire Thread on Naviance and Prep Schools

Periwinkle
Sat, 20 Feb 2016 21:31:00 +0000

I think it’s counterproductive to start the PSAT before sophomore year. There’s a difference in maturity. Before a certain point of maturity, I think it makes kids too nervous about the future. I hear from friends of middle schoolers worried about college admissions. There’s no need for that. It’s counterproductive and downright silly, because there are more than enough fine colleges to take them all.

I am following reports on the first iteration of Common Core. I think children in schools with solid instruction in writing and a content-rich curriculum (real history, geography, science, English, etc.) will do very well on the exam, without the aggravating test prep.