To Cram for an Exam or Not to Cram…

By: Ernie Bilodeau, Regional Director Club Z! In-Home Tutoring Services – Teachers, Tutors and other education professionals consider “cramming” for an exam a bad test prep  technique. The “crammer’s” philosophy seems to fly in the face of the...

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FCAT Science – FAQ

By: Ernie Bilodeau, Regional Director Club Z! In-Home Tutoring Services – Language Arts and Math are no longer  the only subject areas Florida students are tested on. A new, updated and more rigorous version of the statewide exams, the FCAT 2.0, will ma...

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Children and FCAT Stress

By Ernie Bilodeau, Regional Director Club Z! In-Home Tutoring Services – As far as I can tell the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) is here to stay in the near future, which is probably acceptable reality for children who are fast learners in ...

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Build Math Test Skills

Ernie Bilodeau, Regional Director Club Z! In-Home Tutoring Services – Math tests are dreaded by almost every student in almost every classroom.  Whether the loathing of mathematics is just a student’s current attitude or a way of coping with deficienc...

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Ready for the FCAT

By: Ernie Bilodeau, Regional Director Club Z! In-Home Tutoring Services – A New Year is upon us and so begins a new year of test preparation! It’s back to work and back to school for the second half of the year for students. We’ve traded in silver be...

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Be Rid of Test Anxiety

By Ernie Bilodeau, Regional Director Club Z! In-Home Tutoring Services – Do tests give your child the heevy jeevies? It’s a common fear taking up many a student’s concentration. A racy heartbeat, clammy hands, and the sense of an impending doom all m...

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How to Write an A+ Report – 7 steps

By Ernie Bilodeau, Regional Director Club Z! In-Home Tutoring Services – Have you ever wondered why teachers have their students write so many essays, and reports for class? The answer is simple. Writing, actually “doing it,” is one of the ways we le...

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Preparing for the FCAT Test

By Ernie Bilodeau, Regional Director Club Z! In-Home Tutoring Services – As far as I can tell the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) is here to stay for the foreseeable future. This is an acceptable reality for children who are fast learners in...

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The Right Diagnosis

By Ernie Bilodeau, Regional Director, Club Z! In-Home Tutoring Services – I’m not a doctor and I don’t play one on TV, but I certainly know and believe in the importance of the right diagnosis when illness strikes. You have symptoms, you don’t know...

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