<snip content="standardized testing"> If he's like I was, he'll breeze through the ACT and SAT. The stuff is generally pretty basic. If you've got some basic trig, geometry, and a reasonable grasp of algebra, the math is no problem. I gather from the rest of what you've said, I'd guess his vocabulary and reading comprehension are good enough to float him through the rest.
: Been there. He retired as the SimCity equivalent of Bill Gates. : Said it was : too easy to make money and uninstalled it, much to the fury of his sister : :) He likes Roller Coaster and Zoo Tycoon, Starsiege, and emulators of all : types. Age of Empires, Age of Conquest, Worms in all flavors. Also mp3s, : mostly rap. Well, firstly, his taste in music sucks. :-) Secondly, if SimCity and the like were too simple for his tastes, you might want to try him out on things like CivIII. If that's too simple (and it might be), I'm currently playing Master of Orion 3 and it's about as complex as any game I've ever seen. You must get the v1.2 patch, though -- it improves the game dramatically. If things like money are big motivators, here's a plan that got me interested in the stock market, etc. Give him a "pretend" amount of money -- say $5000, and have him "invest" it in the stock market. Race the S&P (or a given mutual fund, whatever). If he does well, consider giving him a slice of whatever you're putting away for his college or whatnot to invest himself. Of course, you shouldn't necessarily tell him about part 2 until you see if it can keep his interest over, say, 6 months. :-) Another thought about math: one of the most compelling ways I've ever seen to teach statistics was a casino model -- your grade was dependent on how well you learned to count cards! That was fun. I won an A at the blackjack table. :-) I'll talk to my parents about what worked when I was that age, and see if anything else good comes up. HTH. --BenD ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. http://www.cfhosting.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
