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[quote=Anonymous]The thing about prepping, is prepping to take a test only helps for that test.  I would rather have my child enriched, learning things that will help her grow intellectually.  Sure, some of the things she learns, the thinking techniques, might help her on the test, but the problem solving techniques will help her thoughout life.  How do I prep her?  Get her to think about how thing s work, why things happen. Ask the right questions.

In contrast, there is the cramming type of prep.  As an example, in 1984 I was taking an art appreciation class in college.  I was not doing well in it, as it was mostly memorizing and I do better at problem solving.   The night before the test, I memorized a lot of material in the text book, particularly that which the professor covered in class.  I stayed up all night on it.  Thanks to the effort, I passed the class (aced the test).  But, by the next day, I had forgotten everything.  There was no long term benefit from that.  Was it worth it?  well I passed, which was my goal, so yes.

If you have to prep, prep by enrichment.[/quote]

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