Help please Tips ( PSSA Prob)?

Question

Every year for the past 8 years (im in 8th) I've Done Bad on the PSSA (thats the States Yearly Test For Students). I need help Under standing things and the PSSA Stress makes it EVEN WORSE. I study and study but when it comes to the math Section i don't understand anything. and now in 8th every thing is HARDER I've been tutored a little at Silvan and they siad i needed serious help that i was in a 4rd grade level my mom said that im smart but when it com to School stuff i don't under stand. I fix Computers laptops psp's Handheld computers. But i just can't Get ALGEBRA 1 WAt COULD I DO. Im Homeschooled because of that prob becuase My schools were bad GAngs and stuff. I NEED HELP BEFORE THE PSSA!!!

Answer 1

Ahh, the dreaded PSSAs.  I had them, too.

It's good that you're getting help.  I admire that.

Perhaps you could ask your tutor at Sylvan to find some sample problems that may come up on the test.  This way, you can try some and see what you need to work on prior to the testing.

If you work hard, then you might surprise yourself with how well you do.  

Best of luck!

Answer 2

listen and have very good attendance and study very hard ask questions about the homework to under stand it better and ask questions at school and relax on a test ask questions during a test.

Answer 3

I assume you live in PA because of the PSSA but you do not have to take it being home schooled unless you are enrolled in some cyber public school with them.  The state standardized tests like this are to basically show if the school is teaching the students properly, so in turn its a test for the school.  Being home schooled you should be able to take the CAT test, get the survey one.  The bare minimum is needed just to make the state happy.   Besides, your mom is home schooling you and she would know more than some test where you are and where you need help.  Testing should not be so stressful and that's what the schools end up doing to most kids, stress em up so bad they cant even concentrate.  As far as Algebra, I dont think you should worry about that right now until you have mastered your basic math skills and learned to do more 'mental math' instead of memorization.