Reply to PSAT in 9th?

Forum Index » DC Public and Public Charter Schools

Reply to "PSAT in 9th?"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For an anxious kid, this is s nightmare and that is why we are not letting our 9th grader engage with the PSAT until next year. We are not at JR - our school has supported this.[/quote]

I would think you would do the opposite…have them practice for the test when it is completely meaningless.[/quote]

NP. That’s certainly how it works for my kid, but every kid is different. Anyway PP has time. The 10th grade PSAT administration is also 100% meaningless, and the 11th grade PSAT only matters if you’re shooting for one of the “Scholar” awards. [/quote]

DP.  The value of PSAT is that it is a real life practice for official SAT with zero downside.  It shows you where you are lacking and where to focus.  The score allows you to create a  customized study guide and tutoring for your kid for FREE on Khan Academy.  Even if you are only shooting for a "commended scholar" award and not wanting to be a semifinalist or finalist.  Even if your scores are pathetic.  Even if you will take ACT and not SAT.  It is a test that has no negative consequence, and it is a tremendous resource for any kid with two brain cells or more.

In fact, PSAT allows you to remove the inequities of SES and race that results in poor standardized testing scores to a large extent.  So why would you prevent your kid from not taking the PSAT in all grades that it is offered?  Especially if they are anxious children?  Especially because it is a PRACTICE SAT and the scores are meaningless for admissions to college? [/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics