AJ Tutoring blog - The Learning Curve

When I first saw the new AP Language and Composition test format for 2020, I was taken aback by the new “writing section.” So were all my students. What is this, we wondered, the SAT? With its choppy text and weirdly-specific questions, the latter half of the AP Lang test’s multiple ...

In recent years, a noticeable shift in the AP Macroeconomics exam has been noted: more questions are being asked about monetary policy in a system where the banking sector has ample reserves. This isn’t an accident. This change reflects a fundamental transformation in how central banks, ...

It’s always exciting for me to meet a new student for the first time. One of the first questions I like to ask is what they like to do outside of school. I'm interested in learning what motivates my students outside of the classroom and how these interests reflect deeper implications for their ...

Reading Levels Dropping Nationally If you have been keeping up with the latest educational news, then you have been just as startled as we have been at the recent reading and math scores. With sites like NPR, Education Week, and the New York Times reporting the lowest scores in decades it has ...