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| For an Extremely Limited AudienceAfter buying this book and sharing it with my students (who were confused, frustrated, and overwhelmed by its contents), I have to question exactly who the target audience is. The problems are definitely challenging, but there is no background material to help the reader understand the solutions. Instead, the book simply presents question after question in no particular context, with the assumption that the reader will miraculously "get" the underlying theory.
My students, for the record, all excel in math - many of them have scored extremely well on the quantitative portion of the SAT, which makes them the target audience for this book. And, without exception, every one of them put it down in frustration, wondering how it was supposed to "teach" them anything.
My gut feel is that this book is targeted strictly at math "whiz kids" who want to prove how smart they are. It has NOTHING to offer anyone else on an instructional basis, except a pulsating headache.
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| Not Your Father's SAT Prep Guide-- It's Better and More Effective!As an instructional designer who has created more than 200 successful corporate training programs, I can attest that Horn's book adheres to several "best practices" in adult learning: the material is deeply immersive, contextualized, and meaningful to the learner.
Rather than using tired old abstract examples that engage only the intellect of the learner but not the emotions, the author creates clever, humorous, pop-culture examples that allow the student to form powerful emotional connections with the material. When emotional connections are made, the learning points are remembered.
With "the Laugh Out Loud Guide: Ace the SAT Exam Without Boring Yourself to Sleep," Charles Horn has applied some of the same concepts to studying for the SAT that my cutting-edge corporate clients use in employee training: games, fun, humor and pop-culture scenarios. In short, he wise-cracks his way to an enhanced learning experience for the student.
Myriad research studies have proven that when people laugh while learning, they remember more. Why is that? Well, laughing lowers blood pressure, relaxes the nervous system, and reduces stress. Other studies have shown that when you are able to laugh at a problem, you are more likely to find a workable solution.
If you're serious about learning, laughing is a pre-requisite. If you're serious about stellar SAT scores, this book is a must.
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| "This Calculator Changes Everything!"I have taught Physics for a number of years, and with all of the advances in computer and calculator based labs, I have begrudgingly wadded into the pool of new technology in the science classroom. I have had considerable problems with students using "canned programs" and fancy probes and sensors. I have always felt that we are simply training monkeys, and not educating.
However, what I have failed to understand, is that the "calculator standard", for which it seems that most secondary and post-secondary institutions are at the cutting edge, will likely be the TI 83/84. Even newer models still follow the basic calculator organization, and only improve upon, or add features. In many ways, this entire organization of the calculator could be as everyday later as the Square Root key on my old calculator.
With this in mind, it is now a reality that students can use the multi-functionality of this type of calculator in a manner that might be completely different than most numerical based subject teachers are aware. I think that its proper use is exceptionally good at efficiently providing "brute force" solutions to numerically based problems.
I felt that I had to add the above, more philosophical view of education before I began with the text review.
While Texas Instruments does produce a considerable amount of support material, it is not organized in this particular way, nor written with the light language that makes study, and reflective reading, a joy. The author has done a very good job at making this model or class of calculator, very easy to use, and I think that with this rather trivial investment in money, was a big time saver for me on my road to using this extraordinary piece of technology available to my students.
I will of course further my research into the graphing calculator, and would like to know if someone finds a similar book at the intermediate or advanced level. BUT, if you are looking at this particular type of calculator for the first time, and YOU VALUE YOUR TIME, you want to buy this book. It gets you off and working quickly.
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Idea:
if you have already successfully passed your test, you can sell used SAT prep books at eBay!
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