<p>My kids have found the Barron’s series to be very helpful. Their teachers usually assign several past Regents exams for review purposes, too. Thanks for the link to the TV review - I never heard of it before!</p>
<p>What our hs students object to is that, if they’re enrolled in honors-level classes, they’re still required to take the Regents exam in addition to the subject final exam in each class. An honors-level exam is lots more challenging than the state test, but the Regents exam sometimes covers different material (I seem to recall this is true in physics), so additional study is required. Add in stuff like the National Latin Exam or other language equivalent, AP exams, SAT prep, etc., and it’s no wonder they’re bubble-averse.</p>