Another CAHSEE Preparation Tip

Continuing with the CAHSEE prep tip series today's tip is going to help students build confidence with one area of the exam at a time. This is really an extension of the last CAHSEE tip, which said that you should do at least 5 problems from the same content standard in each of your study sessions. Here is today's tip:

Today's Tip: Focus on studying one content area at a time.

This extends directly from the idea that studying one standard at a time is the best way to gain confidence. Once you feel comfortable with one standard in a particular content area, you are much more likely to feel comfortable with the other standards in that same area. Remember that many of the standards are related and build on one another so the stronger your foundation becomes then the more likely you are to be successful on the day of the exam. So to recap if you are studying one standard in the Number Sense strand then you should study all of the standards in the Number Sense strand prior to moving on to any of the other math content areas. Mathematics is cumulative and doing this type of CAHSEE preparation is sure to boost both your confidence and your score.

Teachers Offering CAHSEE Prep

One great resource that students can use to help improve their performance on the CAHSEE is local teachers. These don't have to necessarily be the teachers who teach the subjects tested on the CAHSEE either. The vast majority of quality teachers should be able to help any student pass the CAHSEE. Since the concepts in both math and English are really fundamental underlying concepts, most teachers should be able to help any student who is struggling to meet the 55% passage requirement. So for those students out there who hate their math or English teacher and feel helpless there is a better way! If you loved your 8th grade science teacher them give him or her a call and ask if they would be willing to help you pass the California High School Exit Exam. Chances are very good that they will say yes. I know as a former teacher that I always get very excited whenever I am contacted by former students and I can never turn anyone down who asks for help. So few students actually take the initiative to seek out help on their own that most teachers are more than willing to go out of their way to help. This is what we do! We educate and most of us have a true passion for education. We could have chosen professions that pay more or are more prestigious but we didn't. We chose to teach! Why? Because its not just what we do it is who we are. Now I know that most students have at least one teacher who they really liked. Visit him or her and ask if they can help, if the answer is no, leave me a comment and I will find a teacher to help you myself! Enough reading now, hit the books!