David McBride
Experienced and effective teacher/tutor of ESL and gifted students in Writing, Reading and high school subjects. I'm passionate about teaching and facilitating learning for students who are as passionate about learning and expanding their horizons.
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M. Ed., ABD for Ed.D., B.A. (currently counseling student)Interests
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Best SAT Writing Prep is NOT in a BookSAT Prep book publishers often omit the most important content for achieving a high score. SAT-tested topics including preposition phrases, confusables, verb tenses and parallelism are glossed over in most books on the market.
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AP Courses - a Double-Edged SwordAP Courses may help or hurt one's college admissions chances; the right courses depend on many factors. However, the International Baccalaureate program may offer society the best future leaders and thinkers.
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SAT Essay SkillsThe SAT Essay is an exercise of persuasive writing; it requires following a structure specific to this task.
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SAT Critical Reading SuggestionsSAT Critical Reading prep books give many good tips and suggestions for students who want to score high on this section of the test. However, they usually overlook tips that really make a difference.
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SAT Writing Skills Not in the BooksStudents SAT Writing performance is not just a function of taking practice tests. The underlying skills in grammar and synatx must be explicitly taught and reinforced in order that students maximize their performance.