The ACT science section has a reputation it doesn’t deserve. Students panic over it because it sounds hard. Parents worry their kid needs a chemistry refresher. Neither is the problem — because the science section isn’t really a science test. It’s a...
The digital SAT is new enough that parents are still figuring out what to ask. AI is happy to answer. That’s part of the problem. This week we asked five questions about the digital SAT — how it works, what the adaptive format means, and whether it changes how...
AI is good at describing problems. Naming the mechanism. Laying out the factors. What it’s less good at is the part that actually helps you. We asked AI about something that derails high-potential students more than almost anything else: anxiety, perfectionism,...
AI is very good at explaining what goes wrong on a test. Patterns, fatigue, pacing, verification habits — it’ll give you a tidy list every time. What it can’t explain is why your kid specifically is making those mistakes. Or what to actually do about it....
AI doesn’t give bad answers. It gives answers that sound complete. And for questions like these, that’s exactly the problem. This time, we asked about something that stops a lot of strong students cold: the plateau. Why scores stall in the 1450–1500 range....
AI doesn’t give bad answers. It gives answers that sound complete. And for questions about test prep timing, that’s exactly the problem. This time, we asked about the decisions families make before prep even starts. When to begin. How long it takes. How...
