How to get the highest score on your test

Author Name: Ross Dickinson

You're amazing—yes, you really are! You're a student, and you're really amazing at it. Think about a job someone in your family does. Maybe they've been doing it for nine years, maybe even 13. They're learning too—all the time they've been working, and still are, learning how to do that job well. But—whether their job is as a mechanic, a doctor, a programmer, or a teacher—the truth is, they're only learning one thing. And you? You're learning 10, 12, maybe even 15 different things at the same time!

When was the last time your mother read a Shakespeare play, solved equations, and conducted an investigative study into eating habits—all in the same day? When was the last time your father wrote a persuasive speech, used his French, and read about World War II—all in the same day? When was the last time your uncle made a PowerPoint presentation, conducted an experiment on convection, and played a tennis match—all in the same day? Of course; not for very long.

While you do all this every day for years and years now, you are a complete wealth of knowledge, a fountain of intelligence, and hold the answers that adults can only guess at.