The new test prep office in North Cincinnati has been a lot of fun. A couple of days after I moved here, I had the chance to follow up with a great student who had been struggling to get his ACT score up, and who had already put some hard work into our prep (while listening at the same time!).
This young person from Cincinnati Christian was well-disposed, yet also had the challenges of being a well-recruited soccer player, thus we really had to be creative to make time for the program before he took the test. Our first few sessions were at his home in Hamilton before the test; we then decided to meet farther south so neither of us would have to have to go so far out of the way. The brief meetings one day a week were still a challenge with such a limited time to prepare, but he was good about getting his work done for me before the tutoring.
So, with just 1/3 of a course, he did get the job done! What great proof that a program can work if the steps are followed and the dispositions of the student are good. Sure, with a lot of young people, I do need to remind them to memorize the grammar rules we learn in the beginning, but he was thorough enough to become what I considered a brand-new student.
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| Our Young Student Had to Have a Parent Open the ACT Results First |
It's hard to put into words how much better it makes it for a tutor to wake up in the morning knowing his pupil is going to give his all. The program really wouldn't have worked without his cooperation, and I am glad he got his increase on the ACT and hope other students learn that learning virtue precedes learning how to take a test. In truth, it is really my end goal to change a student's life, even more than getting a test score. If we become patient, focused, and kind, the rest of the test prep just automatically happens.
