Philosophy
All of us at Elizabeth King Coaching are enthusiastic teachers and generally curious people who are passionate about empowering and encouraging students; we just happen to use SAT and ACT test preparation as a vehicle to do so.
You mean you’re not a huge fan of standardized testing?
Nope… but we are huge fans of helping students reach their personal and academic potential (and sharing that process doesn’t have to be a total drag).
You’ll hear Elizabeth harp loud and often about students who think, “The SAT is a test you’re not supposed to do well on” or that “you have to use guessing strategies to answer the questions because they’re so hard to answer.” This makes us all crazy! The major test prep companies propagate these ideas so they can sell you a book about how to guess your way to success on the test. It’s sensible from their marketing perspective but downright destructive to the confidence of students preparing for these exams.
You mean you can just study for the SAT and ACT, learn stuff, and be completely successful that way?
That’s exactly what we mean. You can prepare for the SAT…and we know exactly the stuff you need to learn.
The moral of the story here is that we’d rather spend time teaching you skills and ideas that you can use to not only blow the test out of the water but also to perform better in school now and once you get to college. It’s our responsibility to be patient and inspire students.
The results are significantly higher SAT scores and students who know that they can conquer anything once they set foot on a college campus (Which is really the whole point here, anyway, right?).
