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Getting Ready for the September 13th SAT – Key Tips for Peak Performance
Dear MJTP Families, The September 13 SAT is coming up this Saturday—a big moment, and I wanted to share some thoughts and reminders to help your students be at their best. What I’ve Noticed Now that school is in full swing, things are getting busy: * Homework loads are
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Celebrating the August 2025 SAT Score Releases & Staying the Course + New Vocab Quizzes
Dear MJTP Families, As most score release dates do, yesterday’s score release brought a mix of excitement and reflection. Out of the 15–20 students I’ve been working with, nearly everyone saw improvement, with some raising their Reading & Writing scores by as much as 110 points! Overall,
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The August 2025 SAT Vocab Survey + Quiz - International Version (Round 2)
SAT Vocabulary Flashcards - Round 2 Card 1 of 12 partitioned verb Root: PART- (divide) + -TION (action) Click to flip divided into separate parts or sections The city council partitioned the downtown area into distinct zones for residential, commercial, and cultural development. ← Previous Shuffle Next → Section 1: Vocabulary Matching -
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The August 2025 SAT Vocab Survey + Quiz - International Version (Round 1)
SAT Vocabulary Flashcards Card 1 of 10 proponents noun Root: PRO- (forward) + PON- (place) Click to flip supporters; advocates for a cause or position While critics say the proposed law will damage the economy, proponents of the law argue it will increase revenue and create jobs. ← Previous Shuffle Next → Section
Initial Reactions to the August 23rd SAT
This morning’s SAT is in the books, at least on the East Coast, and I wanted to share some of my initial impressions while the experience is still fresh. General Impressions Overall, both the Reading & Writing and Math sections felt relatively straightforward. There weren’t any unusual twists
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Busy, Busy, Busy... SAT in 4 Days!
Hello, MJTP families! I’ll be honest—this is the first chance I’ve had to write a newsletter in a while. School just started back, which means full days of in-service training from 8:30 to 4, followed immediately by a wall-to-wall schedule of SAT tutoring until 9 p.
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August 23rd SAT and Summer Wind-Down
Energy on Campus This Week There was an energy on campus this week that I hadn’t felt all summer. As many of you know, I’m still a full-time teacher, and I live just a short walk from the academy where I work. One of the perks of that
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The Semicolon's Decline and SAT Vocabulary Mastery
SAT Writing and Language Practice The international climate summit brought together leading experts from multiple disciplines: Dr. Elena Rodriguez, a climatologist from Madrid who specializes in atmospheric modeling, carbon cycle analysis, and temperature trend forecasting____Professor Zhang Wei, an economist from Beijing whose research focuses on carbon pricing mechanisms, sustainable
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UMich Implementing Early Decision 2026 + Final Week of Bootcamp
SAT Transitions and Rhetorical Synthesis Quiz Question 1: Plato believed material objects to be crude representations of unseen ideal forms. In his view, such abstract, nonmaterial forms are the ultimate source of knowledge. Aristotle disagreed, positing that knowledge is best obtained through direct engagement with the material world; _______ sensory experience
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Weekly SAT Vocab Quiz: Prefix Power (super-, sur-, sym-, syn-, trans-, uni-)
📚 Advanced Prefix Flashcards Card 1 of 8 superfluous adjective SUPER- (above) + FLU- (flow) 👆 Click to flip unnecessary or excessive; more than needed The editor removed all superfluous details from the manuscript, keeping only essential information. ← Previous 🔄 Shuffle Next → Section 1: Match Words with Definitions Click on a word, then click
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Weekly SAT Vocab Quiz: Prefix Power (pro-, proto-, pseudo-, retro-, sub-)
📚 Prefix Vocabulary Flashcards Card 1 of 9 prolific adjective PRO- (forward) + LIF- (offspring) 👆 Click to flip producing many works; highly productive The prolific novelist published five bestselling books in just three years. ← Previous 🔄 Shuffle Next → Section 1: Match Words with Definitions Click on a word, then click on its matching