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Podcast: Tests and the Rest: College Admissions Podcast
Episode: How Parents Can Best Support Students In Test Prep
Description: Testing may be an individual endeavor, but test prep is very much a team sport. People often focus on the essential roles of educators, counselors, and other external supports, but what about dear old mom and dad? Amy and Mike invited test prep professional Alexis Avila to explain how parents can best support students in test prep. What are five things you will learn in this episode? What are helicopter, snowplow, curling, and absentee landlord parents? How much pressure is the right amount of pressure? How do parents alleviate--or exacerbate--test anxiety? Why are research and planning s...